Education Assistant 4

Fort McMurray Catholic School Division; Fort McMurray; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Fort McMurray is seeking a half-time Educational Assistant to support students' growth in multiple areas such as cognition and communication. The ideal candidate must have an Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma and may be required to obtain NVCI Level A&B. Responsibilities include collaborating with teachers, implementing behavior management strategies, and providing supervision for students. Interested applicants should submit their resumes to [e-mail].

Qualifications

• Support students' growth in cognition, communication, and social development.
• May require physical handling and transferring of students.
• Implement strategies for students with Autism or complex medical needs.

Responsibilities

• Support and implement teacher-directed programming.
• Work collaboratively under guidance of teachers and specialists.
• Provide supervision for students during indoor and outdoor activities.

Skills

Team collaboration

Behavior management strategies

Communication with students

Implementation of educational strategies

Education

Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma

NVCI Level A&B (may be required)

Job description

Position: GS- 18: Educational Assistant – EA 4 Half-time

Location: Good Sheppard

Hours/Week: 12.5-15.5 Hours per week

Start Date: August 29, 2025

Closing Date: September 5, 2025

Job Reference: GS18-08292025

Fort McMurray Catholic Schools is looking for a half-time Educational Assistant in ECS.

Qualifications

Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma

May be required to obtain NVCI Level A&B

Requirements

Support students’ growth in the areas of cognition, communication, physical and social

development

Support and/or implement teacher directed programming

Work collaborative under guidance of teacher, CST and members of a multi-disciplinary team

Implement specialist (OT, PT, SLP, etc) strategies to achieve required goals

Implement behaviour management and educational strategies that facilitate student learning

Communicate effectively with students using age appropriate positive reinforcements and/or

school specific behaviour strategies

Observe student behaviour with focus on achieving positive behavioural/educational outcomes

and mitigate/prevent negative ones

Provide high level of structure to facilitate completion of required learning outcomes

Work and play at student’s physical level of their activities

Provide support in use of adaptive and learning technologies using a variety of devices and

associated programs

Successfully implement the Positive Behaviour Plan(PBP), if required

Medical Procedures – such as Catheter, Tube feeding, Feeding and swallowing support, or

diabetic monitoring

Able to understand, implement and support modified curriculum

Able to work with and support students with Autism or complex medical needs

Physically handle and transfer students when unsafe

Physical ability to lift and move students

Provide school directed indoor and outdoor student supervision

Employee is expected to work with behaviours related/associated with conduct, obsessive/compulsive, trauma and stress related, severe chronic depressive, feeding and/or eating disorders etc. Other behaviours related to ADHD, emotional/behavioural, learning and speech & language-related disabilities, etc may be encountered.

The successful candidate will be required to provide a Criminal Reference Check and a Vulnerable Sector Check. FMCSD will contact past and present employers for references. All FMCSD employees are expected to be computer literate; this includes fluency with e-mail, Internet and MS Office.

Only those applications submitted and received by 4:00pm on the closing date will be considered for this position. We thank all applicants for their interest. Please submit resumes to [e-mail] with the job reference number in the subject line.