Educational Assistant; Competition #S2526

Overview

Ferrybank Colony School is seeking a dedicated classroom Educational Assistant to support and assist the teacher in a multi-grade classroom encompassing Kindergarten through Grade 9 students, with the focus on Kindergarten to Grade three. The ideal candidate will work closely with the classroom teacher to reinforce the skills being taught and guide students in small-group and one-on-one settings.

• Full-time 1.0 FTE Educational Assistant position
• Duties to commence as mutually agreed upon, dependent on the successful candidate

• Experience in multi-graded classrooms
• Experience in a colony school environment would be considered an asset
• Excellent communication skills and strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with multiple students to support learning
• A calm and patient approach to solving problems
• Willingness to work collaboratively in a team-orientated environment
• Experience and/or training as an Educational Assistant
• Experience working with young English language learners would be considered an asset
• Strong understanding of literacy learning (we use: Science of Reading and Jolly Phonics)
• Strong work ethic and an ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to work with students of various academic abilities and behavioural needs
• Experience working with Speech and Language programming (PUF) would be considered an asset

Please Note: We appreciate the interest of all applicants, but advise that only candidates selected for an interview for this competition will be contacted.