Please see the following links and PDFs for most SSP relevant Employee Services Forms, Wellness Forms, Health and Safety Forms and OCDSB Policies and Procedures
Please note that effective January 5, 2026, the portfolios for SSP (Educational Assistants and Early Childhood Educators) will be split alphabetically by School/Department. Previously Adam Boone covered ECEs and Callie Hannigan managed staffing for EAs. Moving forward the portfolio split will be as follows:
Adam Boone, HR Advisor (SSP Schools A-K including ECE Floaters)
Callie Hannigan, HR Advisor (SSP Schools L-Z including Learning Support Services (LSS)
Notifying HR of a Change in Your Name, Address or Marital Status
Leave without Pay Request Form
To be considered for a leave of absence without pay, you must have been continuously employed with the OCDSB for at least two (2) years on a regular basis immediately prior to the effective date of the leave.
Leaves of absence without pay may be granted for up to one (1) year. If you are interested in a leave of absence, you must submit the authorized leave form at least four (4) weeks prior to your requested leave start date to Employee Services.
The Ontario Employment Standards Act (ESA) gives eligible employees the right to take job-protected leaves of absence for specific reasons. For more information:
PROCEDURE PR 593 HS - WORKER INCIDENT REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION
PROCEDURE PR.624.HS - REFUSING UNSAFE WORK
Refusing Unsafe Work OCDSB Flow Chart
PROCEDURE PR.563.HR - INCLEMENT WEATHER - STAFF DUTY TO REPORT
RECE Job Description
EA Job Description
OCDSB CONFERENCES
The Student Support Professional (SSP) conference is an OCDSB based read only conference where you will find annual Employee Services bulletins, memos and notices.
The Payroll Conference is an OCDSB based read only conference where you will find information regarding pay date schedules, casual timesheet deadlines, etc. as well as helpful links regarding your paystub and banking information.
Please note: SSP does not post in either conference.
Where to find your conferences: from your OCDSB email, click on the Google Apps Grid (top right corner beside your google account name), then select Groups