Educational Assistant - Coalhurst High School

Position: Educational Assistant - Coalhurst High School - Permanent Full-Time
Permanent Full-Time Educational Assistant

Location:

Coalhurst High School

Anticipated

Start Date:

August 21, 2026

Assignment:  Educational Assistant

FTE:  1120 annual hours (Full-time with paid benefits)

The Palliser School Division is committed to engendering and supporting the values of the broader society: empathy, integrity, respect, trust, and responsibility. Students come first. Learning is our central purpose. Public education serves the common good. The Division encourages an inclusive and equitable workplace, supporting our diverse student and employee community.

Coalhurst High School, located in the Town of Coalhurst and supporting Grade 7 to Grade 12, invites enthusiastic individuals to join our dynamic, diverse, and collaborative culture. This assignment would support a student with special medical needs (feeding tube, toileting, etc). Educational Assistant experience or comfort level with using feeding tubes, lifts and toileting will be considered an asset.

Benefits

Comprehensive paid benefit package through Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan (ASEBP)

Qualifications

Completion of a recognized post-secondary certificate or recognized vocational certificate in child care/development or healthcare with demonstrated successful practicum experience working with students and children with complex medical needs.

Other equivalent combinations of directly related education and directly related experience may also be considered.

Current Standard First Aid and CPR certificates (Child CPR Certificate is a strong asset).

Responsibilities

Ensures client safety, personal safety and safety of others.

Works with a multidisciplinary team to provide input into planning the student’s Individual Program Plan and participates as required in periodic meetings with the students, parents/guardians to review goals and develop revisions.

Provides educational instruction for students and supports students with accessing technology.

Maintains an effective professional working relationship within the student’s learning team, providing suggestions to the Teacher to help the students reach their 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 programs and techniques appropriate for the individual student.

Encourages students to develop and maintain positive interaction.

Provides personal care including toileting, diapering, feeding, dressing, grooming, etc., ensuring student dignity is maintained; attends to physical needs including lifting, positioning and range of motion programs as identified by appropriate personnel.

Ensures safety of students in the school and community, maintaining close supervision, sanitizing equipment, calming or restraining students with challenging behaviours, and supervising life skill tools.

Maintains confidentiality, patient, supportive and enthusiastic commitment to students.

Maintains collegial relationships with the student’s learning team.

Works with students in a variety of settings, including assisting in supervision at breaks or field trips as required.

Assists with sanitizing educational tools and cleaning up classroom spills and other accidents.

Performs other related duties as required.

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