Educational Assistant
Listed on 2026-09-12
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Education / Teaching
Special Education Assistant, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional
Full
-Time Educational Assistant
F.P. Walshe School
F. P. Walshe School in Fort Macleod, Alberta is seeking to employ the very best school based staff in Alberta! We believe in a team approach to learning that creates a safe and caring, student centered environment where everyone is encouraged to achieve to their highest capabilities. If you believe in contributing to a supportive caring learning environment for students we are looking for you to join our team.
F.P. Walshe School requires Full-Time Educational Assistant with the position to begin as soon as possible and will end on June 29, 2027.
Under the direction of the Learning Support Teacher, the successful candidate will provide one-on-one and small group assistance for student(s) to help meet the goals as identified in the student's learning plan as well as in-class supports for students with Individual Student Plans (ISPs).
Desired qualifications include the following:
- Experience working with students in one-on-one, small group and inclusive classroom settings
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships with students who require patience and flexibility
- Experience and training in working with students with different diagnoses from Autism to complex behaviours
- Experience in working collaboratively with a Learning Support Team
- Experience or training working with First Nations cultures
- Physically fit and able to keep up with the demands of working with a student with complex needs
- Educational Assistant certification and/or Health Care Aide certification or equivalent would be an asset
- NVCI and/or SIVA training would be an asset.
F.P. Walshe School, located in Fort Macleod, Alberta is a grades 6-12 school with approximately 400 students. For further information on this competition, please contact Greg Freer, Principal at (information only, no applications).
This competition will remain open until suitable candidates are found. Further documentation may be requested at a later date.
By virtue of the submission of an application, the applicant agrees that the principal or designate can contact previous employers for the purpose of conducting confidential reference checks whether or not the applicant has listed a reference for that employer.
Mr. Richard Feller — Deputy Superintendent
Livingstone Range School Division P.O. Box 1810
Fort Macleod, AB T0L 0Z0
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