Educational Assistant 4 - 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 support student growth and learning in various schools. This temporary role involves working closely with teachers and multidisciplinary teams to implement effective educational strategies and manage student behavior. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in education, excellent communication skills, and the ability to adapt to diverse student needs. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact on students' lives while working in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Must have an Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma.
• May need to obtain NVCI Level A&B certification.

Responsibilities

• Support students in cognitive, communication, and social development.
• Implement educational strategies and collaborate with teachers.

Skills

Student Support

Behaviour Management

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma

Tools

MS Office

Adaptive Learning Technologies

Job description

Join to apply for the Educational Assistant 4 - Temporary role at Fort McMurray Catholic School Division.

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

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 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.
• Medical Procedures – such as Catheter, Tube feeding, Feeding and swallowing support, toileting, or diabetic monitoring may be required.
• Able to understand, implement and support modified curriculum.
• Able to work with and support students with Autism or complex medical needs.
• Able to work with students with emotional, behavioural or other disabilities.
• Physically handle and transfer students when unsafe.
• Physical ability to lift and move students.
• Provide school directed indoor and outdoor student supervision.

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 with the job reference number in the subject line.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Temporary

Job function

• Education and Training
• Industries: Education