Regular Education Assistant - Approx. 22 hrs/week

Horizon School Division; Taber; On-site; CAD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Horizon School Division in Taber, Alberta seeks an Educational Assistant for Taber Central Elementary School. The role supports a diverse group of learners from Early Learning to Grade 5, with emphasis on inclusion and student well‑being.

The position is approx. 22 hours per week, Monday to Thursday, 8:20 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., commencing immediately to aid students with varying needs in a welcoming school community.

Qualifications

• Experience with students of various ages and needs is pertinent.
• Training with communication and English as an additional language is an asset.
• Experience supporting students with complex needs is valued.

Responsibilities

• Encourages students to develop and maintain positive interaction.
• Maintains confidentiality and a patient, supportive and enthusiastic commitment to students.
• Provides personal care including toileting, diapering, feeding, dressing, grooming, etc., ensuring student dignity.
• Ensures the safety of students in the school and community, including supervision and handling challenging behaviours.
• Maintains collegial relationships with the students' learning team.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Communication

Confidentiality

Inclusion

Job description

Horizon School Division is committed to engaging and empowering all learners and prioritizes strong instruction, response to intervention, and wellness.

TABER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Central Elementary School is an Early Learning to Grade five elementary school that supports a diverse community of learners, in the heart of Taber, Alberta. We have a population of approximately 220 students and a staff of 25.

Regular Educational Assistant – approx. 22 hours/week

Hours of work include - Monday – Thursday 8:20 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Taber Central School is seeking an Educational Assistant immediately. This school supports a diverse community of learners in the heart of Taber with a student population of about 225 students. The range of students is from Early Learning programming through to grade 5. Experience working with students of various ages and needs is pertinent. Training with communication, English as an additional language and supporting students with complex needs would be considered an asset.

An understanding of inclusion and support for diverse learners would be seen as a strength. This position will require the candidate to work closely with students who have complex needs such as autism, physical adaptations and speech and/or language delays.

This position will commence immediately.

• Encourages studentsto develop and maintainpositiveinteraction.
• Maintains confidentialityand a patient, supportive and enthusiasticcommitmentto students.
• As required, provides personal care including toileting, diapering, feeding, dressing, grooming, etc. ensuringthat studentdignity is maintained. Attends to physical needs including lifting, positioning, and range of motion programs as identified by appropriate personnel.
• Ensures the safety of students in the school and community, which includes maintaining close supervision of students, ensuring studentequipment is sanitized and put away, retrieving students who attemptto leave their learningenvironment, calming and/or restraining students engaged in challenging behaviours; supervising and assisting studentswho utilize a variety of life skill tools (i.e., scissors, cooking utensils, etc.).
• Maintains collegial relationships with the students' learning team.

Why Join Team Horizon?

• A division-wide focus on individual, school and division wide health and wellbeing.
• Professional, caring work environments that encourage and support the growth and development of our staff.
• Knowledgeable, genuine, and approachable teammates who support one another to succeed
• Opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of children and youth
• Competitive compensation and retirement package including paid time off and flexible, employer paid, health benefits (for eligible employees)
• Work schedules built upon school calendar - respectful of family time and work/life balance
• Opportunities for carpooling to reduce transportation costs

Horizon is an equal opportunity employer and values inclusion and respects diversity. Please note that applicants must be of legal age (18) to obtain a Criminal Records Check, to include the Vulnerable Sector Check. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals.