Posted 7 days ago
Casual Educational Assistants (EAs)
@ Annapolis Valley Reginal Centre For Education
Berwick, Nova Scotia
Overview
Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education is hiring casual Educational Assistants on an as-needed basis to support children with special needs at various schools and grade levels. The work involves personal and physical care, safe student transfers, behaviour management and collaboration with teachers. Pay is $17.00 per hour, and candidates must pass a Child Abuse Registry Search and a criminal record check with vulnerable sector screening.
Pay:
$17 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Support children with special needs in schools
- Provide personal and physical care
- Safely transfer students
- Apply behaviour management strategies
- Follow instructions from teachers and administrators
Requirements summary:
- Knowledge of child and youth development
- Knowledge of health, hygiene and safety
- Awareness of assistive technology
- Basic computer skills
- Post-secondary training in human services preferred
- Child Abuse Registry Search and criminal record check with vulnerable sector
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-30
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-05
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Social & community services |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | School |
| Position | On the move |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Background checks | vulnerable sector, criminal record |
| Education | College diploma (preferred) |
| Fields of study | human services |
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Annapolis Valley Reginal Centre For Education
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Are you interested in working with children who require the support of an Educational Assistant?
Casual Educational Assistants (EAs) are required on an “as needed” basis to work at various schools and at various grade levels. Casual EAs are required to demonstrate:
• understanding of the role and responsibility of an EA
• knowledge of the stages of child/youth development
• an awareness of, respect, sensitivity, and awareness of similarities/differences for children with special needs
• knowledge of health, hygiene and safety including personal/physical care and the safe transfer of students
• understanding of behaviour management
• knowledge of basic computer applications and technology
• awareness of assistive technology
• ability to work collaboratively with members of a team
• ability to follow instructions of teachers and school administrators
The qualifications of a casual EA include:
• post-secondary training in human services or a related field is preferred
• ability to physically perform the requirements of the position
• a desire to work with children and youth
• respect for confidentiality and privacy protocols
• sensitivity and respect for diversity
If you are interested in working as a casual educational assistant, you must successfully complete a Child Abuse Registry Search and a Criminal Record Check, including the vulnerable sector.
Casual Educational Assistants (EA's) are required on an “as needed” basis to work at various schools - $17.00/Hr
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