When a York Teacher Candidate sustains an injury or illness at the school placement, reporting to all parties must occur within 24 hours of the incident. WSIB has strict guidelines that York University must adhere to.
Steps for reporting a Teacher Candidate incident at a school placement:
- If a York Teacher Candidate experiences an incident, the school contact and the Teacher Candidate should inform the Practicum Facilitator immediately.
- It is the responsibility of the Practicum Facilitator to complete the investigation and to complete and submit the required paperwork on time.
- Incident Report must be completed by Practicum Facilitator and submitted to recipients noted below within 24 hours from when first aware of the incident:
- Director of Academic Affairs and Operations – Laura Crane (lcrane@edu.yorku.ca and healthandsafety@edu.yorku.ca)
- Practicum Facilitator, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program – Melanie Simpson (melanie.simpson@edu.yorku.ca)
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program office – Program Administrator (deafed@edu.yorku.ca)
- Risk Management Office (riskmgmt@yorku.ca)
- Health, Safety & Employee Well-being (HSEWB) (sairs@yorku.ca)
- Placement school is then provided with the following forms* by the Practicum Facilitator, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher Education Program, which need to be completed by the placement school and then returned to the Practicum Facilitator, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher Education Program, within three days:
- Post-Secondary Student Unpaid Work Placement Workplace Insurance Claim Form
- Employer’s Report of Injury/Disease
- Letter of Authorization
*All completed documents should be submitted by email to the following recipients:
- Director of Academic Affairs and Operations – Laura Crane (lcrane@edu.yorku.ca and healthandsafety@edu.yorku.ca)
- Practicum Facilitator, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program – Melanie Simpson (melanie.simpson@edu.yorku.ca)
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program office – Program Administrator (deafed@edu.yorku.ca)
- Risk Management Office (riskmgmt@yorku.ca)
- Health, Safety & Employee Well-being (HSEWB) (sairs@yorku.ca)