Educational Assistant 3 - Temporary

Fort McMurray Catholic Schools; Alberta; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational institution is seeking a dedicated Educational Assistant to join its team temporarily. This role involves supporting students' growth in various developmental areas, collaborating with teachers and specialists, and implementing effective educational strategies tailored to individual needs. The successful candidate will work closely with students, providing necessary support and supervision to foster a positive learning environment. If you are passionate about making a difference in students' lives and possess the required qualifications, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma is required.
• Ability to support students with Autism or complex medical needs.

Responsibilities

• Support students’ growth in cognition, communication, and social development.
• Implement behaviour management strategies to facilitate learning.

Skills

Support students’ cognitive development

Communication skills

Behaviour management strategies

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Adaptation to student needs

Education

Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma

Tools

Adaptive and learning technologies

MS Office

Job description

Join to apply for the Educational Assistant 3 - Temporary role at Fort McMurray Catholic School Division.

Fort McMurray Catholic Schools is looking for a temporary Educational Assistant in various schools.

Qualifications

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma

Requirements

• Support students’ growth in the areas of cognition, communication, physical and social development.
• Support and/or implement teacher directed programming.
• Work collaboratively 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.
• 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.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Temporary

Job function

• Education and Training
• Industries: Education