Temporary Educational Assistant - Approx. 30 hours/week

Horizon School Division; Grassy Lake; In loco; CAD 22.000 - 30.000; Part-time

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Horizon School Division is seeking an Educational Assistant to support a high school student in a Life Skills Program at Arden T Litt. Learning Centre in Grassy Lake, Alberta.

The role runs about 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30–3:10, and focuses on fostering independence and social development in an inclusive learning environment. The ideal candidate will be committed to providing daily learning support, personal care as needed, and collaboration with the learning team to help the

Competenze

• Support a high school student enrolled in a Life Skills Program.
• Foster an inclusive and supportive learning environment.
• Assist with daily learning activities and promote independence and social development.

Mansioni

• Encourage students to develop and maintain positive interactions.
• Maintain confidentiality and provide patient, supportive care.
• Assist with personal care including toileting, diapering, feeding, dressing, grooming.
• Ensure student safety, supervise equipment, and respond to incidents as needed.
• Collaborate with the student’s learning team to support progress.

Conoscenze

Life Skills support

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

Arden T Litt. Learning Centre for Learning- Grassy Lake

Chamberlain School/ Arden T. Litt. Centre for Learning is an Early Learning – grade 12 school. Our 19 staff provide a service to approx. 110 students from the Hamlet of Grassy Lake and surrounding area.

Arden T. Litt. Learning Centre Temporary Educational Assistant approx. 30 hours/week

Monday-Friday 8:30-3:10.

Arden T Litt. Learning Centre is looking for an educational assistant to support a high school student enrolled in a Life Skills Program. The ideal candidate will be committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment, assisting the student with daily learning activities, and promoting independence, personal growth and social development.

An EducationalAssistantin Horizon School Division:

• 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?

• Individual, school and division wide wellness is a priority
• 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. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals.