SA - 12: Educational Assistant 4

Position: SA - 12: Educational Assistant – EA 4 Location: St. Anne Hours/Week: 25-31 hours per week Start Date: ASAP Closing Date: September 14th, 2026 Job Reference: SA12-09082026 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 Ability to swim 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 Swim program 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. Only those applications submitted and received by 4:00pm on the closing date will be considered for this position. We thank all applicants for their interest. Please submit resumes to with the job reference number in the subject line.

Support elementary students' cognitive, physical, and social development through teacher-directed programming and specialist strategies. Implement behavior management plans and provide necessary medical and physical support to facilitate learning outcomes.

Candidates must hold an Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma and be able to swim. Requirements include the ability to handle complex medical needs, perform physical transfers, and pass criminal record checks.

• CollaborationSouhaitée
• CommunicationSouhaitée

Relevées dans la description du poste. Confirmez les exigences importantes ci-dessus.

• Behavior Management
• Student Supervision
• Adaptive Technology
• Medical Procedure Support
• Curriculum Modification
• Positive Reinforcement
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Physical Transferring
• Observation

• Education
• Social Services
• Healthcare

Formation minimale

Diplôme professionnel

Expérience minimale

0+ ans

Postuler avant le

9 oct. 2026

Langue de l’offre

anglais

Heures de travail

31 heures par semaine

Niveau d’expérience

Entry level