SK 2 - Educational Assistant 4

Fort Madison Community School District; Fort McMurray; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort McMurray Catholic Schools seeks a term full-time Educational Assistant at ECS, located at Saint Kateri Catholic School, for 25-31 hours per week. Start ASAP with a closing date of September 23, 2026.

The role involves supporting students in cognition, communication, physical and social development and assisting with teacher-directed programming. The candidate must hold an Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma and may be required to take SMG training for safe interventions.

Qualifications

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma is required.
• May be required to take SMG training for safe interventions.

Responsibilities

• Support students' growth in cognition, communication, physical and social development.
• Support and implement teacher-directed programming.
• Work collaboratively under guidance of teacher, CST and a multi-disciplinary team.
• Complete student or safety documentation as directed by supervisor.
• Implement strategies from specialists (OT, PT, SLP, etc.) to achieve goals.
• Observe and support positive behavioral and educational outcomes.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma

SMG training (safe interventions)

Job description

Position: S K 2 - Educational Assistant - EA 4

Location: Saint Kateri Catholic School

Hours/Week: 25-31 Hours per week

Start Date: ASAP

Closing Date: September 23 rd , 2026

Job Reference: S K 2 - 09 16 2026

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

Qualifications:

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma
• May be required to take SMG training for safe interventions (similar to NVCI)

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 unsafePhysical 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.