Special Educational Assistant

Special Educational Assistant
White Rock Christian Academy is seeking candidates for a Special Educational Assistant (SEA) position for the 2024-2025 school year.

Responsibilities:

1. Advocate for students' needs, maintaining confidentiality and professional communication.
2. Facilitate student participation in classroom activities, collaborating with teachers, counselors, ESS dept., and other support personnel.
3. Provide individualized or small group support in the least intrusive environment to enhance students' emotional, intellectual, and social development.
4. Participate in school-based team meetings and adapt situations, environments, materials, and activities for student success.
5. Implement planned strategies, activities, and behavior support plans, consulting with classroom teachers and ESS Coordinator for feedback.
6. Document student progress with anecdotal records and work samples.
7. Evaluate and maintain records of student progress as per their IEPs.
8. Support students with note-taking, test writing, auditory processing, executive functioning, and other aids to ensure their success.
9. Implement educational programs to improve reading, math, and writing skills.
10. Create visual supports for units and organization, and support AAC communication, assignment, and test organization.
11. Communicate student progress, motivation, and homework expectations to families, participate in the community, and support teachers and the school as needed.

Ideal Qualifications:

1. EA Certification OR Completion of a recognized Post-Secondary Special Education Assistant program, or a Degree / Diploma in a related field, and/or extensive experience in an equivalent field.
2. Excellent communication skills in English.
3. Excellent skills with mathematics.
4. Completion of a recognized program in special needs assistance.
5. Completion of a certificate/diploma whose primary focus is on empirically supported approaches to supporting children with ASD or an equivalent certification.
6. One thousand (1,000) hours home team / Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) training and work experience documented by a Professional Consultant.
7. Experience working with non-verbal students or using AAC system.
8. Experience supporting students with behaviour challenges and/or anxiety.

At WRCA, we are committed to inspiring and cultivating citizens of Godly character so they are able to transform their world for Christ. If you would like to be a part of our dynamic staff team glorifying God through Christian education, please email a cover letter, resume, academic records, statement of faith, and application (Application for Teaching Position.indd (wrca.ca)) attention Academic Principal (Junior School) Mr. Gerry Goertzen to [emailprotected].