Position: Education Assistant - Casual on call
Competition: S-25-073 Location/Dept: District Employee
FTE: Casual On Call Hours
Start Date: As soon as possible
Term of Employment: Continuing
Salary: $33.27 per hour
Posted: APR. 11, 2025
Application Deadline: 4:00 P.M., FRIDAY, APR. 18, 2025
The Delta School District is currently accepting applications for Casual On-Call Education Assistants.
Reporting to the Principal and/or District Administrator, Inclusive Learning, and working under the direction of the classroom teacher(s), our Education Assistants participate as valuable members of a team in the ongoing implementation of inclusive learning opportunities, and play a key role with the classroom teacher in maintaining a culture of equity and success.
Duties
- Assists in developing students’ ability to access curriculum-based learning opportunities using universal/essential strategies with increasing independence.
- Assists the teacher with the implementation of educational plans such as IEPs, AIPs, Safety Plans, and Positive Behaviour Support Plans, including ABA-based educational plans.
- Provides basic personal care, such as feeding, dressing and toileting, administering medication, use of mobility devices, lift and transfer.
- Implements individual medical care/nursing care plans in school- or community-based locations.
- Maintains regular communications with the supervising teacher and other team members.
- With guidance of classroom teacher/case manager, observes and records student progress, and maintains detailed written records (i.e., scatterplot, behaviour analysis, administration of medication).
- Operates standard school, cafeteria/kitchen, and office equipment including computer applications, instructional aid communications, and special individualized equipment/technology.
- Participates with and supervises students in specialized or integrated settings, such as regular or resource classrooms, community-based life skills training, work experience sites, etc., and including activities in the gym, pool, playground, and other community sites.
- Works with students with cognitive, behavioural, emotional, communication, sensory and/or physical, health challenges.
- May be required to transport students.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Successful completion of an Education Assistant Certificate/Diploma Program from an accredited college/institute is required. A copy of your credentials and email contact information for 2 professional references must accompany your application.
Please note that Casual EAs are required to be available 5 days a week, Monday to Friday, for a variety of school and district EA assignments and will be eligible to apply for regular positions as they become available.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
