EA Specialized Program Temporary 1.0 FTE (Early Ed)
Parkland School Division No 70 Centre for Education
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Job summary
Parkland School Division is seeking an Educational Assistant for a Temporary Full-time position at Westview School. The role focuses on supporting students with complex social-emotional needs, providing instructional and personal care support, and working within a multidisciplinary team to implement Individual Program Plans and adaptive strategies.
Experience with trauma-informed approaches and providing care in educational settings is required.
Qualifications
- Educational Assistant Certificate or comparable education.
- Experience working with students with complex social-emotional needs and a trauma-informed approach is necessary.
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary team is required.
- Provide personal care support including toileting, feeding and hygiene.
Responsibilities
- Provide instructional support in all curriculum areas, one-on-one or in small groups as directed by the teacher.
- Help organize notebooks, timetables, agendas and lockers; scribe notes from board and read exams as required.
- Assist in implementing Individual Program Plan (IPP) goals and adaptive devices.
- Provide support to communicate with peers and adults using American Sign Language or assistive technology devices.
- Apply foundational knowledge about First Nations, Métis and Inuit for the benefit of all students.
- Observe, chart and monitor student progress and behavior under teacher direction; support a safe classroom environment using de-escalation strategies.
- Provide personal care and hygiene support including feeding, dressing, grooming, toileting; operate and assist with mobility devices as needed.
- Administer medication as required; monitor feeding and breathing, assist with adaptive physical education and life skills development.
- Supervise students during activities, field trips and transitions; assist in boarding and disembarking from buses.
- Travel with students to job placements and community outings; support social skills development and integration into regular classrooms.
- Assist in building self-esteem and confidence; encourage participation in classroom activities.
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Are you interested in working with our dynamic and progressive school division to pursue excellence in education for students, professional learning opportunities, a flexible health benefits package, and a workplace that embraces diversity? Then we are the place for you!
Who we are and what we value:
Parkland School Division (PSD) is a large progressive school jurisdiction serving Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Fort Chipewyan and Parkland County. PSD meets the diverse educational needs of over 12,000 rural and urban students among 23 sites, including outreach schools and alternative education programs.
Our values are what guide us. We strive for learning opportunities that are purposeful, essential, relevant, authentic and responsive while aiming for excellence in achievement. PSD also values trustworthy, respectful relationships that promote resilience as students and staff work towards our Ultimate Goal: Student Success & Well-being.
The Parkland School Division currently has a Temporary Full-time EA Specialized Program position (1.0 FTE) available at Westview School. This temporary position is not eligible for benefits or leave entitlements.
The successful applicant will support students with complex social-emotional behaviour needs; academic support and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention is required. Experience working with complex students and having a trauma informed approach is necessary.
- Work under the supervision of one teacher or several different teachers
- Work independently with students or in the classroom with the teacher
- Support students in speech and language, fine motor, gross motor, behaviour and medical needs
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Provide personal care support including toileting, feeding and hygiene
The EA Specialized Program employees provide routine and repetitive instructional support. Under the direction of the teacher, the EA assists the student in acquiring the education and skills necessary for advancement in the educational setting. To reach this objective, the EA follows an individually prescribed learning program, through team planning and working one-on-one with the student(s). This involves routine recording, basic charting and logging of observations on anecdotal record sheets or data sheets. EA does provide personal care to students.
- Provide assistance in all curriculum areas/one on one or in small groups as directed by teacher.
- Help with organizing notebooks, timetables, agendas, and lockers.
- Scribe notes from board, scribe and read exams for students as required.
- Modify and adapt the program for individual students as directed by the classroom teacher.
- Assist in the implementation of Individual Program Plan (IPP) goals and adaptive devices.
- Provide support to students utilizing various educational software packages.
- Providing assistance to communicate with peers and adults in the school (e.g. American Sign Language, assistive tech. devices).
- Apply foundational knowledge about First Nations, Métis and Inuit for the benefit of all students.
- Under direction of the teacher, observe, chart and monitor individual student progress and behavior.
- Assist the teacher in maintaining a safe and secure environment for both students and staff through the application of de-escalation strategies and non- violent physical intervention techniques.
- Provide behavioural management assistance for students with behavioural disorders (implementing predetermined non-aversive disciplinary methods and nonviolent crisis intervention techniques to diffuse escalating negative behaviour patterns).
- Deal with student behaviour and assists with classroom discipline.
- Assist student with walking (e.g. holding their hand, stabilizing them, guiding on stairs).
- Assist student with personal care and hygiene, which may include food preparation, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
- Feeding assistance (can include spoon or tube feeding), lifting and handling of medically fragile students.
- Ability to manipulate assistive devices (e.g. insulin pumps, braces, dressing fasteners, fasten seat belts, etc.).
- Catheterization.
- Respiratory therapy interventions, physiotherapy interventions and other medically related tasks.
- Administer medication as required.
- Toileting and diapering for students who are physically dependent.
- Assist and or participate in exercising, implementing adaptive physical education, range of motion programs, fine and gross motor skills development, individualized or group communication techniques and life skills management.
- Monitor feeding, tube feeding and breathing apparatuses, seizure management (e.g. monitor and assess severity of seizure through the use of medical equipment and administer oxygen if required), and catheterization.
- Operate specialized equipment to support instruction for students with physical care needs (e.g. wheelchairs, mechanical lifts, walkers, transfer belt, FM and/or communications systems and hearing aid equipment).
- Lifting and carrying students into and out of specialized equipment (i.e., gym equipment, sensory equipment, walkers, wheelchairs, toilets, commodes) to carry out program requirements as well as personal hygiene care.
- Help student with speech language difficulties, as instructed by Speech Pathologist.
- Update progress on a daily basis for Individual Program Plan purposes.
- Provide physiotherapy program as directed.
- Model and practice speech program.
- Liaise with members of Therapy Team to monitor student progress and use of Assistive Technology / Devices.
- As requested by the teacher, communicate observations regarding health and behaviours to the teacher (as gathered in logs, charts, and data sheets).
- Maintain accurate medication data sheets, record medical situations.
- Participate in student team conferences when requested by the teacher.
- Under the direction of the classroom teacher, maintain a home-school communication book (teacher to initial before book sent home).
- Organize bulletin board display, photocopy material, laminate articles and prepare snacks.
- Modify and prepare materials for special needs student.
- Ensure equipment and facilities are kept in a clean, safe, orderly manner.
- Assist in marking, testing, and filing of student work.
- Prepare, set up, and dismantle displays, information areas and work areas.
- Supervise and assist students in preparing for special activities (preparation for swimming lessons, skating, etc.).
- Ability to work in a variety of environments and conditions (e.g. swimming, playground equipment, community facilities).
- Ability to provide active supervision and support with students in typical school related physical activities for full work hours (including gym, playground equipment, track and field, classroom and hallways.
- Supervise small groups on field trips.
- Assist students boarding and disembarking from buses.
- Travel with student to job placement, provide job training.
- Assist students to be integrated into the regular classroom.
- Facilitate the development of social skills.
- Assist students in recreation activities (crafts, preparing meals).
- Travel with individuals or small groups to community outings such as banking, and/or shopping.
- Journal and assist in choosing books.
- Assist in building the self-esteem and self-confidence of students.
- Encourage students to participate in classroom activities to build social skills.
- Provide and encourage routine and repetitive personal care to students.
- Administer first aid as required.
- May provide Braille to students starting to learn Braille (specification).
- May provide signing to students (American Sign Language or Signed Exact English) (specification).
- Other duties as assigned (specification).
- Education:
- High School Diploma
- Teacher Assistant Certificate/Educational Assistant Certificate
- Nonviolent Crisis
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