Educational Assistant 1: Inclusive Learning Support

Pembina Trails; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Pembina Trails School Division is hiring Educational Assistant 1 (EA1) at Prairie Sunrise School in Winnipeg for half-time work, with start date as soon as possible. Under the supervision of school administrators, Educational Assistants promote inclusive practices and support students with diverse needs.

Duties include classroom support, behavioral and learning assistance, documentation of program performance, supervision during recess and lunch, swim program oversight, and transportation

Responsibilities

• Working within established school structures, including classroom management structures, behavioural rules and student expectations
• Working with students with behavioural and learning challenges
• Providing academic assistance to students in classroom, small group and individual settings
• Delivering specialized or adapted programming to students under the direction of the classroom teacher and resource teacher
• Providing documentation of student-specific program performance
• Providing supports for students with challenging educational needs
• Supervising recess and lunch duty
• Supervising and assisting with the swim program
• Administering student medication as determined by the student’s U.R.I.S. plan
• Supporting students in community based programs
• Supporting students’ emotional, behavioural and physical needs
• Being flexible in terms of adapting to students’ educational programming
• Using augmentative and alternative communication
• Facilitating the transport of students between education sites
• Assisting students with their eating, which may include but is not limited to: supervision of students during lunch, oral feeding, including general assistance with oral motor safety plans

Job description

Pembina Trails School Division is hiring Educational Assistant 1 (EA1) at Prairie Sunrise School in Winnipeg for half-time work, with start date as soon as possible. Under the supervision of school administrators, Educational Assistants promote inclusive practices and support students with diverse needs.

Duties include classroom support, behavioral and learning assistance, documentation of program performance, supervision during recess and lunch, swim program oversight, and transportation