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Educational Assistant
@ Sun West School Division
Kindersley, Saskatchewan
Overview
Sun West School Division is hiring a temporary full-time Educational Assistant at Westberry Elementary School in Kindersley, SK, six hours per student day until June 25, 2027. The role supports students with intensive physical, cognitive and medical needs, including personal care and student health care plans. Pay and benefits follow the CUPE Local 4802 Collective Agreement.
Responsibilities:
- Provide personal care, lifting and transfers for assigned students
- Support medical needs such as diabetic monitoring and feeding tubes
- Monitor and follow student-specific health care plans
- Implement activities recommended by OT, PT and SLP
- Support students' learning and behaviour alongside teachers
Requirements summary:
- Physical ability to lift, turn and transfer students
- Calm, patient demeanour and ability to build rapport
- Experience with cognitive or physical limitations (asset)
- Educational Assistant Certificate or related post-secondary (asset)
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-12
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-13
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-13
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Social & community services |
| Hours per week | 30 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | School |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Fields of study | Educational Assistant, Special education |
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Sun West School Division
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|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 82 |
Description
Sun West School Division invites applications for an Educational Assistant in Westberry Elementary School, Kindersley, SK. This is a temporary position, 6 hours per day, every student day, starting as soon as possible and continuing until June 25, 2027.
The successful candidate will be required to support the physical, cognitive, and medical needs of students as assigned. Duties may include personal care, lifting, transferring, and supporting medical needs such as diabetic monitoring, assisting with feeding tubes, seizure response, and monitoring and following student-specific health care plans. Responsibilities may also include assisting with toileting or hygiene routines, supporting behaviour needs, and implementing activities as recommended by occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists. The candidate must be physically able to lift, turn, transfer, and assist students as required.
Experience working with individuals with cognitive or physical limitations is considered an asset. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to build rapport and maintain a calm, patient demeanor while supporting student needs. Post-secondary education in a related field, such as an Educational Assistant Certificate, is also considered an asset.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively as part of a team?including classroom teachers, student support teachers, the principal, and other professionals?to assist in the delivery and implementation of educational programs and services. These supports are intended to promote the integration, growth, learning, safety, and well-being of students with intensive needs.
Salary and benefits for this position will be in accordance with the current Collective Agreement of CUPE Local 4802. For a more detailed job description, contact Kaitlyn Gibbons or Celene Longmire ([email protected] or call.
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