FB - 6: Educational Assistant – EA 3/4

Fort McMurray Catholic School Division; Fort McMurray; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort McMurray Catholic Schools is seeking an Educational Assistant to support students in Grades 1-6. The role is 25–31 hours per week with an ASAP start and a September closing date for applications.

The successful candidate will work under teacher guidance and with a multi-disciplinary team, providing support across cognition, communication and physical development. The position requires an Educational Assistant certificate or diploma, with potential NICVI Level A&B requirements.

Qualifications

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma.
• NVCI Level A&B may be required.

Responsibilities

• Support students' growth in cognition, communication, physical and social development.
• Support and/or implement teacher directed programming.
• Collaborate with teachers, CST and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Implement strategies from specialists (OT/PT/SLP) to reach goals.
• Apply behaviour and learning strategies to facilitate progress.
• Communicate with students using age-appropriate positive reinforcement.
• Observe behaviour to drive positive educational outcomes.
• Provide structure to facilitate required learning outcomes.
• Assist students at their physical level during activities.
• Support use of adaptive/learning technologies and devices.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Behaviour management

Adaptive learning tech

Observation skills

Student supervision

Safety awareness

Support strategies

Education

Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma

NVCI Level A&B (may be required)

Tools

MS Office

Email & Internet

Job description

Position: FB – 6: Educational Assistant – EA 3/4

Location: Father Beauregard

Hours/Week: 25 - 31 hours per week

Start Date: ASAP

Closing Date: September 3rd, 2026

Job Reference: FB6-08252026

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

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 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
• Swim Program

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.