ESP 12 - Educational 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 in elementary grades 1-6. Responsibilities include aiding in student development, collaborating with teachers, and implementing educational strategies. Ideal candidates will have an Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma and be bilingual in English and French. The position requires a commitment to working with students with diverse needs and supporting a positive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma required.
• NVCI training if required.
• Bilingual in English & French.

Responsibilities

• Support students' growth in cognition and communication.
• Work collaboratively under teacher guidance.
• Implement behavior management strategies.

Skills

Bilingual in English & French

NVCI

Support for students with Autism

Education

Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma

Job description

Overview

Position: ESP- 12: Educational Assistant – EA 4

Location: Ecole St. Paul

Hours/Week: 12.5 – 15.5 hours per week

Start Date: ASAP

Closing Date: October 2nd , 2025

Job Reference: ESP12-09252025

Fort McMurray Catholic Schools is looking for a half-time Educational Assistant in Elementary grades 1-6.

Qualifications

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma
• NVCI, if required
• Bilingual in English & French

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 with the job reference number in the subject line.