Temporary Educational Assistant - Approx

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

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.

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.

• Encourages students to develop and maintainpositiveinteraction.
• Maintains confidentiality and a patient, supportive and enthusiasticcommitmentto students.
• As required, provides personal care including toileting, diapering, feeding, dressing, grooming, etc. ensuring that student dignity 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 student equipment is sanitized and put away, retrieving students who attemptto leave their learning environment, calming and/or restraining students engaged in challenging behaviours; supervising and assisting students who utilize a variety of life skill tools (i.e., scissors, cooking utensils, etc.).
• Maintains collegial relationships with the students' learning team.

• 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.