Posted 12 days ago
Educational Assistant - 30 hours per week
@ Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Overview
Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools is hiring an Educational Assistant for 30 hours per week, full-time status as stated. The role supports students and teachers with programs and strategies set by the teacher and specialized teams, including small-group and individual work. Starting pay is $22.26/hr under the collective agreement, with a generous benefit package and a police and intervention record check required.
Pay:
$22.26 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Assist students with programs and strategies set by teachers and specialized teams
- Provide feedback to the supervising teacher on student observations
- Lead large group activities
- Work with small groups or individual students
Requirements summary:
- Rapport with students with physical, emotional and learning disabilities
- Knowledge of behaviour management and positive reinforcement
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Willingness to assist with feeding, toileting and personal hygiene
- Educational Assistant certificate or diploma preferred
- Experience with children with special needs preferred
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-26
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-26
- 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 |
| Hours per week | 30 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | School, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Licences & certifications | Police Information Check, Intervention Record Check |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Education | Trade certificate (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Educational Assistant |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 7 |
Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools covers a geographical area that includes the regional communities of Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, Sexsmith, and Spirit River. We are a team of 600 staff who provide quality teaching and learning experiences for approximately 5400 students.
Position Overview
- Assist students and meet with the school planning team in following programs, strategies and materials identified/developed and introduced by the teacher, specialized teams and District leads
- Provide feedback to the supervisory Teacher on his/her observations of students
- Assist with large group activities and work with small groups or individual students
- Able to establish rapport with students who present with physical, emotional and learning disabilities who come from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds
- Knowledge of behavior management and positive reinforcement and the ability to utilize behavior management techniques according to established guidelines
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Educational Assistant certificate or diploma preferred
- Must be willing to assist students with feeding, toileting and personal hygiene
- Experience working with children with special needs in an organized setting is preferred
- Other combinations of applicable education, training, and experience, which provide the knowledge, abilities, and skills necessary to perform the position may be considered
A recent Police Information Check and Intervention Record Check will be required if you are the successful applicant.
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