OLR - 28: Educational Assistant 4

Fort Madison Community School District; Fort McMurray; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort McMurray Catholic Schools is accepting applications for an Educational Assistant (EA 4) in ECS. The role supports students' growth across cognition, communication, physical and social development, and works under teacher guidance to implement programming and safety procedures.

The successful candidate will hold an Educational Assistant certificate or diploma (SMG training may be required), collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team, assist with behaviour management and use adaptive

Qualifications

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma required.
• SMG (Safe Management Group) training may be required.

Responsibilities

• Support students' growth in cognition, communication, physical and social development.
• Assist with teacher-directed programming.
• Collaborate with teacher, CST and multi-disciplinary team.
• Complete student or safety documentation as directed by supervisor.
• Implement specialist strategies (OT, PT, SLP) to meet goals.
• Apply behaviour management and educational strategies to facilitate learning.
• Use adaptive technologies for learning, including speech and non-verbal communication.
• Follow health and safety requirements and provide student supervision.
• Observe student behaviour to promote positive outcomes.
• Support students at their physical level during activities.
• Assist with swim program (50 m, level 1–2).
• Support students with medical needs as directed.

Skills

Cognition support

Communication with students

Collaboration

Behaviour management

Adaptive learning tech

Education

Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma

SMG training

Job description

Pos ition : OLR - 2 8 : Educational Assistant – EA 4

Location: Our Lady of the Rivers

Hours/Week: 25-31 Hours per week

Start Date: ASAP

Closing Date: September 22 nd , 202 6

Job Reference: OLR2 8 - 0915 202 6

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

Qualifications

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma
• SMG (Safe Management Group) training may be required

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
• Swim program, able to swim in 50 meters, level 1 and 2
• 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.