Full-Time Educational Assistant

Livingstone Range School Division; Fort Macleod; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

F.P. Walshe School in Fort Macleod, Alberta, is hiring a Full-Time Educational Assistant to support students one-on-one and in small groups.

The role includes assisting with learning plans and ISPs under the Learning Support Teacher's direction, contributing to a safe, caring, student-centered environment. The successful candidate should have EA or Health Care Aide certification (or equivalent) and experience with diverse diagnoses, including autism and complex behaviours; NVCI/SIVA training is

Qualifications

• Experience with one-on-one and small group support in classrooms.
• Ability to build relationships with students requiring patience and flexibility.
• Experience with students with autism and complex behaviours.
• Experience collaborating with Learning Support Team.
• Experience with First Nations cultures.
• Physical stamina to work with students with complex needs.
• Certification as Educational Assistant and/or Health Care Aide preferred.
• NVCI or SIVA training is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one and small group support per learning plans.
• Assist with in-class supports for students with ISPs.

Skills

Student support

Relationship building

Behaviour support

Team collaboration

FN intercultural experience

Stamina

Certification

NVCI/SIVA training

Education

Educational Assistant certification

Health Care Aide certification

Certification or equivalent

Job description

Full -Time Educational Assistant

F.P. Walshe School

F. P. Walshe School in Fort Macleod, Alberta is seeking to employ the very best school based staff in Alberta! We believe in a team approach to learning that creates a safe and caring, student centered environment where everyone is encouraged to achieve to their highest capabilities. If you believe in contributing to a supportive caring learning environment for students we are looking for you to join our team.

F.P. Walshe School requires Full-Time Educational Assistant with the position to begin as soon as possible and will end on June 29, 2027.

Under the direction of the Learning Support Teacher, the successful candidate will provide one-on-one and small group assistance for student(s) to help meet the goals as identified in the student's learning plan as well as in-class supports for students with Individual Student Plans (ISPs).

Desired qualifications include the following:

• Experience working with students in one-on-one, small group and inclusive classroom settings
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with students who require patience and flexibility
• Experience and training in working with students with different diagnoses from Autism to complex behaviours
• Experience in working collaboratively with a Learning Support Team
• Experience or training working with First Nations cultures
• Physically fit and able to keep up with the demands of working with a student with complex needs
• Educational Assistant certification and/or Health Care Aide certification or equivalent would be an asset
• NVCI and/or SIVA training would be an asset.

F.P. Walshe School, located in Fort Macleod, Alberta is a grades 6-12 school with approximately 400 students. For further information on this competition, please contact Greg Freer, Principal at [phone] (information only, no applications).

This competition will remain open until suitable candidates are found. Further documentation may be requested at a later date.

By virtue of the submission of an application, the applicant agrees that the principal or designate can contact previous employers for the purpose of conducting confidential reference checks whether or not the applicant has listed a reference for that employer.

Mr. Richard Feller — Deputy Superintendent

Livingstone Range School Division P.O. Box 1810

Fort Macleod, AB T0L 0Z0

www.lrsd.ab.ca