Regular Educational Assistant: approximately

Regular Educational Assistant

Approximately 21 hours per week.

Monday – Friday 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Working with a student one‑to‑one with other support staff to support daily life skills. These hours may increase based on the student’s daily program.

• Encourage students to develop and maintain positive interaction.
• Maintain confidentiality and a patient, supportive, enthusiastic commitment to students.
• Provide personal care as required, including toileting, diapering, feeding, dressing, grooming, etc., ensuring student dignity is maintained. Attend to physical needs, including lifting, positioning, and range‑of‑motion programs as identified by appropriate personnel.
• Ensure the safety of students in the school and community, which includes maintaining close supervision, ensuring equipment is sanitized and put away, retrieving students who attempt to leave their learning environment, calming and/or restraining students engaged in challenging behaviours, and supervising and assisting students who utilize a variety of life‑skill tools (e.g., scissors, cooking utensils).
• Maintain collegial relationships with the students’ learning team.

• A division‑wide focus on individual, school, and division‑wide health and wellbeing.
• Professional, caring work environments that encourage and support staff growth and development.
• 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 the 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. Applicants must be of legal age (18) to obtain a Criminal Records Check, including the Vulnerable Sector Check. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals.

This position commences August 27, 2026
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