Educational Assistant - Sunnyside School - Temporary Part-Time

Temporary Part-Time Educational Assistant

Inspire Minds, Ignite Potential, and Join Our Team Today

Location: Sunnyside School

Anticipated

Start Date:

January 19, 2026 (or date mutually agreeable)

Anticipated End Date: June 26, 2026

Assignment: Educational Assistant (EA)

Annual

Hours:

325 annual hours

The Palliser School Division is committed to engendering and supporting the values of the broader society: empathy, integrity, respect, trust, and responsibility. If the children of this community are to realize these values, the division acknowledges its responsibility to provide an exemplary education. Students come first. Learning is our central purpose. Public education serves the common good. The Palliser School Division encourages an inclusive and equitable workplace, which supports our diverse student and employee community.

We encourage all applicants to join our dynamic, diverse, and collaborative culture and welcome applications from all qualified individuals.

Located on Sunnyside Road North, east of Lethbridge, and supporting students from Pre‑School to Grade 6, Sunnyside School invites enthusiastic individuals to apply for the Temporary Part‑Time Educational Assistant position available January 19, 2026. Sunnyside School was established in 1953 in the County of Lethbridge and continues to thrive and serve the Sunnyside community as well as some Lethbridge families. Sunnyside School has built a strong and vibrant school that is all about kids, community, service, and celebration.

Small enough to be comfortable but big enough to make a difference, Sunnyside School provides a dynamic learning environment, enhanced by a supportive rural community.

When you apply to the Palliser School Division, you can feel good about serving our future leaders and contributing to student success.

• May qualify for co‑pay benefits package through Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan (ASEBP)

• Completion of a recognised post‑secondary certificate or recognised vocational certificate in child care/development or behaviour management with demonstrated successful practicum experience working with students with special needs
• Other equivalent combinations of directly related education and directly related experience may also be considered
• Experience in an inclusive learning environment an asset
• Current Standard First Aid and CPR certificates (Child CPR Certificate is a strong asset)

• Provides educational instruction for students and supports students with accessing technology.
• Provides input into planning the student’s Individual Program Plan. Participates, as required, as a member of the student’s learning team in periodic meetings with the students, parents/guardians to review goals and develop revisions. Collects data to support student growth and the IPP development.
• Maintains an effective professional working relationship within the student’s learning team by providing suggestions to the Teacher based on experience and knowledge of the students, with respect to ways to help the students reach their goals, including recognition of the support a student needs to reach their unique goals.
• Communicates with parents and the student’s learning team members, to provide information of interest and receive information that may impact the child’s progress.
• Facilitates and encourages the development of the student’s self‑esteem and independence through established programmes and techniques deemed appropriate for the individual student.
• Encourages students to develop and maintain positive interaction.
• 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 programmes 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 sanitised and put away, retrieving students who attempt to leave their learning environment; calming and/or restraining students engaged in challenging behaviours; supervising and assisting…