OLR - 17: Educational Assistant 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 elementary students in grades 1-6 at Our Lady of the Rivers. The role is 25–31 hours per week with ASAP start and a closing date of Aug 28, 2026.

The successful candidate will hold an Educational Assistant certificate or diploma, may need NVCI Level A&B, and will work under teacher guidance to implement programs, support learning, and assist with behaviours and safety across inclusive settings.

Qualifications

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma is required.
• May need to obtain NVCI Level A&B.
• Strong communication and collaboration with teachers and staff.

Responsibilities

• Support students' growth in cognition, communication, physical and social development.
• Assist and implement teacher-directed programming.
• Work under guidance of teacher, CST and multi-disciplinary team.
• Implement strategies from specialists (OT, PT, SLP) to meet goals.
• Apply positive behaviour strategies to facilitate learning.
• Observe student behaviour to promote positive outcomes.
• Provide structure to complete learning outcomes.
• Support students at their physical activity level and use of devices.
• Assist with the Positive Behaviour Plan if required.
• Provide supervision and safety for students as needed.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Observation

Behaviour support

Positive reinforcement

Education

Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma

Tools

Assistive tech

Job description

Position: OLR - 17: Educational Assistant - EA 4

Location: Our Lady of the Rivers

Hours/Week: 25-31 Hours per week

Start Date: ASAP

Closing Date: August 28th, 2026

Job Reference: OLR17-08192026

Fort McMurray Catholic Schools is looking for a full-time Educational Assistant in Elementary 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

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.

We thank all applicants for their interest.