FM - Educational Assistant , Specialized Education Program

FM 19 - Educational Assistant 3, Specialized Education Program

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• Position: FM 19 - Educational Assistant – EA 3, Specialized Education Program
• Location: Father Mercredi
• Hours/Week: 25-31.25 Hours per week
• Start Date: ASAP
• Closing Date: January 5th, 2025
• Job Reference: FM

The Fort McMurray Catholic Schools is looking for a full-time Educational Assistant in High School Specialized Education Programs.

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma
• Ability to understand/support Social, LA, Math and Sciences Grades 7-12 including 30-1 levels

• Ability to understand and support students academically in Math, Science, Social Studies and Language Arts; support student growth in cognition, communication, physical and social development
• Support and/or implement teacher‑directed programming
• Work collaboratively under guidance of teacher, CST and other members of the multi‑disciplinary team
• 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 a focus on achieving positive behavioural/educational outcomes and mitigate/prevent negative ones
• Provide a high level of structure to facilitate completion of required learning outcomes
• 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
• Manage student behaviour using strategies learned through NVCI certification (specific requirement only)
• Ability to work with students with Autism or complex medical needs
• Provide school‑directed indoor and outdoor student supervision

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 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.

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