Education Assistant

British Columbia Public School Employers' Association | Make a Future - Careers in BC Education; Fort St. John; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 43,000; Part time

Job summary

British Columbia Public School Employers' Association | Make a Future - Careers in BC Education seeks a Certified Education Assistant for Margaret Ma Murray Elementary School. You will support teachers, assist students with diverse needs, and help implement educational programs in a collaborative district setting.

The role emphasizes safety, personal care, and behaviour support, with a 5.25-hour day schedule across ten months, starting September 1, 2026.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or equivalency.
• Must be willing to maintain current CPI status.
• Level 1 First Aid Certificate may be required.
• Education Assistant Certificate with training in ASD, FASD, and complex behavioural needs.
• Formal POPARD training or experience.
• Proven ability to remain calm in difficult situations.
• Proven ability to develop positive relationships with students.
• Demonstrated adaptability in new or challenging situations.
• Physical ability to keep up with an active child.
• WHMIS and online safety training to be completed within probation.
• Must pass Vulnerable Sector Criminal Records Check before starting.

Responsibilities

• Provides instructional support to implement educational programs and provide feedback on daily work.
• Constructs/locates instructional materials, games, displays and learning centres.
• Operates computers, audiovisual equipment and adaptive technology.
• Supervises students and records academic/behaviour data to assist teachers.
• Maintains records and files.
• Implements behaviour management as directed by teachers.
• Provides personal care and safety assistance to students.
• Attends team/parent professional development meetings.
• Assists with intensive behaviour interventions.
• Supervises students in classroom, gym, playground, buses and field trips.
• Fosters student independence and positive peer interactions.
• Collaborates as part of a team.
• Attends required workshops.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Calm under pressure

Flexibility

Education

Education Assistant Certificate

Grade 12 or equivalency

POPARD training

Tools

Augmentative communication devices

Boardmaker

Apps

Job description

CERTIFIED EDUCATION ASSISTANT

Position Description: There is a position available for a Certified Education Assistant at Margaret Ma Murray Elementary School.

Reporting to the site Administrative Officer(s), this position is responsible for working under the direction of the classroom teacher and various District personnel in providing care for students (training provided by appropriate medical personnel when required).

This position requires an individual to work as part of a collaborative team that provides assistance to teachers in the delivery and implementation of educational programs and services. The education programs facilitate the integration, growth, learning, safety and comfort of students with a variety of educational/emotional and behavioural needs. The successful candidate will work with special needs students, youth with learning disabilities, those on modified and alternate programs (primarily in classroom setting), as well as provide, on occasion, pull out support for individuals or small groups.

Hours of work: (5.25) hrs per day, five (5) days per week

Duties to Commence: September 1, 2026

Work Year Base: Ten (10) months per year

Commencing Salary : $26.24-$31.43 - Based on certification

Duties

1. Provides instructional support to students to implement educational programs as determined by the teacher/resource team/administrator and provide students with feedback for completion of daily work.
2. Constructs/locates instructional materials, games, displays and learning centres.
3. Operates computers, audiovisual and various other equipment as well as adaptive technology.
4. Supervises the students completion of education activities, as outlined in the IEP, observe and record academic and behavioural assessment data to assist teachers in the monitoring of students.
5. Copies, transcribes, types, files and maintains records.
6. Implements behaviour management of programs as determined by the teacher/resource team.
7. Provides person/health care and physical safety assistance to students.
8. Attends team/parent professional development meetings as required.
9. Assist in the implementation of programs requiring intensive behaviour interventions.
10. Supervises students as required in the classroom, gym, school, playground, loading/unloading of bus(es), community field trips.
11. Fosters student independence and appropriate peer interactions.
12. Works collaboratively as a member of a team.
13. May be required to attend specific workshops at the direction of the Administrative Officer(s).
14. Performs other job related assigned comparable duties as directed which are within the knowledge and skills required by the job description.

Qualifications and Attributes

• Grade 12 or equivalency
• Must be willing to maintain current CPI status
• Level 1 First Aid Certificate may be required
• Education Assistant Certificate, which includes documented training in the follow areas:
  • Pervasive developmental disorders, including ASD, FASD and complex behavioural needs
  • Developmental and sensory needs and disorders
  • Personal care: dressing, toileting, feeding, lifting, transferring, seizure management
  • Technology assisted programs (ie. Augmentative communication devices, Boardmaker, Apps and other software)
  • Behaviour support: conflict resolution, anger management, nonviolent behavioural interventions, behaviour/safety/crisis/emergency plans
  • Learning challenges: learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, learning challenges
• Formal POPARD training or experience
• Proven ability to remain calm in difficult situations
• Proven ability to develop positive relationships with students
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible/adaptable when faced with new or challenging situations
• Physical ability to keep up with an active child
• Ability to work independently and set priorities
• WHMIS Certificate and other online safety training provided by the District to be completed within the probationary period
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to be an integral part of a team
• Must be able to pass a Vulnerable Sector Criminal Records Search conducted by the District prior to starting employment

Please Note: Proof of graduation and or highest level of education is required prior to starting work

For more information please contact:

Keith MacGillivray, Administrative Officer [phone] or email [e-mail]