IHM – 3: Educational Assistant 3, Specialized Education Program

Fort McMurray Catholic School Division; Fort McMurray; On-site; CAD 26,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort McMurray Catholic School Division invites applications for a full-time IHM – 3: Educational Assistant – EA 3 in the High School Specialized Education Program. The position supports Language Arts, Social Studies for grades 10–12, and requires NVCI certification.

Collaboration with teachers and the multi-disciplinary team is essential. Prospective candidates should be proficient with Google Suite and adaptive learning technologies, and be prepared to work within the school and hospital

Qualifications

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma required.
• Ability to support Language Arts and Social Studies for grades 10–12.
• NVCI Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Support students academically in Social Studies, Language Arts, Math & Science as directed.
• Assist and implement teacher-directed programming.
• Collaborate with teachers, CST and multidisciplinary team.
• Apply behaviour management and educational strategies to facilitate learning.
• Communicate with students using age-appropriate positive reinforcement.

Education

Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma

NVCI Certification

Job description

Position: IHM – 3: Educational Assistant – EA 3, Specialized Education Program

Location: Immaculate Heart of Mary

Hours/Week: 25-31 h hours per week

Start Date: ASAP

Closing Date: August 28th, 2026

Job Reference: IHM3-08192026

The Fort McMurray Catholic Schools is looking for a full-time Educational Assistant in High School Specialized Education Programs.

Qualifications

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma
• Able to fully understand and support Language Arts and Social Studies for grades 10-12
• Non Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certification

Requirements

• Able to understand and support students academically in Social Studies, Language Arts, Math & Science student
• 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 other member of the multi-disciplinary team
• 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
• Provide support in use of adaptive and learning technologies using a variety of devices and associated programs
• Successful implement the Positive Behaviour Plan(PBP), if required
• Manage student behaviour using strategies learned through NVCI certification (Specific requirement only)
• Able to work with students with Autism or complex medical needs
• Work with students in school or in the hospital to support their learning needs and objectives
• Competent in working with Google Suite of products and technology based learning tools

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.