Educational Assistant - Temporary - Full-time

Foothills School Division is currently seeking Educational Assistants to provide physical, social, emotional, behavioral, and learning support to students/children identified with mild, moderate, and/or severe needs in a variety of settings within the school environment.

The successful candidate will have the ability to work with minimal supervision under the direction of the classroom teacher and learning coach. They will provide flexible support to students/children according to their changing needs and to facilitate and encourage independence in all areas of student/child development. This position will have a focus on supporting with RTI programs in Math and English Language Arts.

The Education Assistant will establish effective working relationships with teachers, parents, and the community. A strong background and expertise working with students with a wide range of physical, cognitive, social, and emotional differences including:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Trauma
• Down Syndrome
• Medically fragile
• Mild, moderate and severe intellectually delayed
• ADHD
• Self-care personal assistance

Experience working with students with complex needs that includes collaboration with educational support teams and therapists, such as SLP, OT, and Behavioral Consultants is an asset. If you would describe yourself as possessing a love for all children, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to multi-task in a busy school team environment, then we welcome your application. Preferred applicants will have a Teacher Assistant Certificate.

Applications accepted via the careers page on the Foothills School Division website only.

Successful candidates cannot begin without a satisfactory Criminal Record Check completed within the last 6 months. Start dates will be dependent on providing FSD with the required documentation.

We appreciate and consider all applications; however, only those applicants selected for further consideration will be contacted.