Posted 26 days ago
Temporary Educational Assistant III - St Theresa
@ Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division
Sherwood Park, Alberta
Overview
Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division is hiring a full-time Educational Assistant III at St Theresa Catholic School in Sherwood Park, Alberta, at about 0.9286 FTE (roughly 32.5 hours per week), starting immediately. The role supports students' instructional, behavioural and social development alongside teachers, including medically fragile and high-needs students. The posting requires an EA or Early Childhood Assistant certificate or diploma, or equivalent training and experience, and the grid level depends on certification.
Responsibilities:
- Support students' instructional, behavioural and social development with teachers
- Provide specialized care to medically fragile and high-needs students
- Assist with feeding, toileting, personal hygiene and mobility
- Operate specialized equipment and mechanical lifts
- Implement individualized daily living programs
Requirements summary:
- EA or Early Childhood Assistant certificate or diploma, or equivalent
- Related training and experience
- Ability to support students with complex needs
- Comfort with respiratory and physiotherapy interventions
- Consent to reference checks with previous employers
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-13
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-16
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-08
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 | 32.5 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | School |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Educational Assistant, Early Childhood Assistant |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 9 |
EA III – 0.9286 FTE
Elk Island Catholic Schools
St Theresa Catholic School (5-8)
Sherwood Park, Alberta
A vacancy exists for an Educational Assistant III at St Theresa Catholic School (Sherwood Park)) with a job allocation of 0.9286 FTE, working approximately 32.5 hours per week. This position commences immediately. Grid Level dependent on certification.
As an Educational Assistant, you will work collaboratively with teachers and school staff to support the instructional, behavioural, and social development of students. EA III's support complex needs and potentially medically fragile students. Also may provide specialized care and support to medically fragile and high needs students, could include specialized feeding, toileting, personal hygiene, respiratory and physiotherapy interventions, and communication support. Potential to operate specialized equipment and mechanical lifts, assist with mobility and transfers, and implement individualized daily living programs. The Educational Assistant Level III must possess a certificate or diploma from either an EA or Early Childhood Assistant Program or equivalent related training and experience.Please click to view the EA III job description.
By virtue of the submission of an application, the applicant agrees that the principal or designate can contact previous employers for the purpose of conducting confidential reference checks whether or not the applicant has listed a reference for that employer.
We thank all applicants for their interest but only those being considered to advance in the selection process will be contacted.
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