Posted 17 days ago
Casual On-Call Indigenous Support Workers
@ School District #79 (Cowichan Valley)
North Cowichan, British Columbia
Overview
School District #79 (Cowichan Valley) is hiring casual on-call Indigenous Support Workers to support students across the district. The work involves supporting students with behaviour management and indigenous culture-informed care. Pay is $34.56 per hour as of July 1, 2023, under a unionized position.
Pay:
$34.56 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Support students across the school district
- Apply behaviour management techniques
- Support Indigenous students in a culturally informed way
Requirements summary:
- Up to one academic year of Child Youth Care or equivalent
- Over 12 months of experience with children and youth
- Understanding of Indigenous culture
- Good behaviour management skills
- Willingness to obtain Food Safe Certificate once hired
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Source and dates
Job-board feed · applytoeducation
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-21
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-21
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-07
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Social & community services |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | School |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Licences & certifications | Food Safe Certificate |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples |
| Education | College diploma (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Child Youth Care |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
School District #79 (Cowichan Valley)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 18 |
Applications are being accepted for the position of:
INDIGENOUS SUPPORT WORKER
ISW work is a great way to make a meaningful difference in lives of students throughout the district.
Ideal candidates should have:
Up to one academic year of coursework related to Child Youth Care or equivalent training and experience
Job related experience working with children and youth for greater than 12 months
An understanding of indigenous culture
A good understanding of behavior management techniques
Willingness to obtain a Food Safe Certificate, once hired
Physically capable of performing the job duties
This is a unionized position with a pay rate as of July 1, 2023 of $34.56 per hour.
Job details are available on our website under job description #80:
Applications should include a cover letter, resume and three work-related references with contact information and permission to contact. Applications will be accepted until filled and can be emailed to [email protected] or dropped off in the School Board Office:
Human Resources, Support Staff
Cowichan Valley School District
2557 Beverly Street, Duncan, BC V9L 2X3
Thank you for your interest in these casual positions. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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