Educational Assistant - Casual

St. Clement's School; Fort McMurray; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An established educational institution is seeking casual educational assistants to support students with exceptionalities. This role involves working collaboratively with teachers and multidisciplinary teams to foster student growth in various developmental areas. The successful candidates will implement specialized strategies and behaviour management techniques, ensuring a positive learning environment. This position offers flexibility in hours and the opportunity to make a significant impact on students' lives. If you are passionate about education and helping children thrive, this is a rewarding opportunity for you.

Benefits

Employee assistance program

On-site parking

Wellness program

Qualifications

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma is required.
• Experience with children who have exceptionalities is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support students' cognitive and social development.
• Implement behaviour management strategies to facilitate learning.

Skills

Support students' growth

Collaborative work

Behaviour management

Communication skills

Physical handling of students

Education

Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma

AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate

Tools

MS Office

Adaptive and learning technologies

Job description

Position: Casual Educational Assistant

Location: Various

Hours/Week: Varies based on demand

Fort McMurray Catholic Schools is looking for casual educational assistants to join our team.

Qualifications:

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma
• May be required to obtain NVCI Level A&B
• Previous experience working with children who have exceptionalities

Requirements:

• Support students' growth in the areas of cognition, communication, physical and social development
• Support and/or implement teacher-directed programming
• Work collaboratively under the guidance of the 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 a focus on achieving positive behavioural/educational outcomes and mitigate/prevent negative ones
• Provide a high level of structure to facilitate completion of required learning outcomes
• Work and play at students' physical level of their activities
• Provide support in the 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

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 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.

Job Types: Casual

Pay: $22.72-$23.53 per hour

Expected hours: 12.5 - 31.25 per week

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• On-site parking
• Wellness program

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Educational Assistant Certification/Diploma (preferred)

Work Location: In person