ESP 13 - Educational Assistant - EA 4

Fort Madison Community School District; Fort McMurray; On-site; CAD 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort McMurray Catholic Schools is seeking a term full-time Educational Assistant to support students in grades 1-6 at Ecole St. Paul. 25-31 hours per week, ASAP start with closing date October 14, 2026.

The role involves implementing inclusive programming, assisting with communication and physical support, and collaborating with teachers and specialists. Successful candidates will provide documentation as directed, follow the Positive Behaviour Plan, and help create a structured learning

Qualifications

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma.
• May be required to take SMG training for safe interventions (similar to NVCI).

Responsibilities

• Support students' growth in cognition, communication, physical and social development.
• Support and/or implement teacher directed programming.
• Work collaboratively under guidance of teacher, CST and multi-disciplinary team.
• Complete student or safety documentation, if directed by supervisor.
• Implement specialist strategies (OT, PT, SLP, etc) to achieve goals.
• Implement behaviour management and educational strategies that facilitate student learning.
• Communicate effectively with students using age-appropriate positive reinforcements and school behaviour strategies.
• Observe student behaviour with focus on positive outcomes and mitigate negatives.
• Provide high level of structure to facilitate learning outcomes.
• Work and play at the student’s physical level of activities.
• Provide support in use of adaptive learning technologies including speech and non-verbal communication.
• Maintain compliance with Health, Safety and Positive Behaviour Plans as required.

Education

Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma

Job description

Position: ESP 13 - Educational Assistant - EA 4

Location: Ecole St. Paul

Hours/Week: 25-31 Hours per week

Start Date: ASAP

Closing Date: October 14th, 2026

Job Reference: ESP 13 - 10 07 2026

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

Qualifications:

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma
• May be required to take SMG training for safe interventions (similar to NVCI)

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
• Complete student or safety documentation, if directed by supervisor
• 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, including for speech and non-verbal communication
• Successfully implement the Positive Behaviour Plan(PBP), if required
• Medical Procedures – including, but not limited to, Catheter, Tube feeding, Feeding and swallowing support, toileting routines 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
• Physically handle and transfer students when unsafe
• Physical ability to lift and move students
• Provide school directed indoor and outdoor student supervision
• Follow all relevant health and safety requirements as directed by supervisor

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.