Education Assistant Certified; Temporary FTE

Are you interested in working with our dynamic and progressive school division to pursue excellence in education for students, professional learning opportunities, a flexible health benefits package, and a workplace that embraces diversity? Then we are the place for you!

Parkland School Division (PSD) is a large progressive school jurisdiction serving Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Fort Chipewyan and Parkland County. PSD meets the diverse educational needs of over 12,000 rural and urban students among 23 sites, including outreach schools and alternative education programs.

Our values guide us: we strive for learning opportunities that are purposeful, essential, relevant, authentic and responsive while aiming for excellence in achievement. PSD also values trustworthy, respectful relationships that promote resilience as students and staff work toward our Ultimate Goal:
Student Success & Well-being.

The Parkland School Division currently has a Temporary Part‑time (for new employees) or Permanent Part‑time (for existing employees) EA Certified position (0.893 FTE) available at Westview School, in Stony Plain, Alberta.

The successful applicant will support students in Grades 3–9 with academic learning as well as supporting social‑emotional needs. The role requires flexibility to support students with complex needs (e.g., toileting) when needed. NVCI training along with experience with literacy and/or numeracy interventions is an asset. This temporary position is not eligible for benefits or leave entitlements and will remain open until a qualified applicant is hired.

EA Certified employees assist teachers with many instructional and non‑instructional tasks in the classroom and with other school activities. They work as members of the school and of a student support team and must meet PSD’s mandatory educational requirement: an Educational Assistant Certificate or comparable education.

• Work under the supervision of one teacher or several different teachers
• Work independently with students or in the classroom with the teacher
• Work with a particular special needs student or a group of students within a class or in a special program
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Perform clerical tasks in the classroom or school

• Provide assistance in all curriculum areas, one‑on‑one or in small groups as directed by teacher
• Help with organizing notebooks, timetables, agendas, and lockers
• Scribe notes from board, scribe and read exams for students as required
• Modify and adapt the program for individual students as directed by the classroom teacher
• Assist in the implementation of Individual Program Plan (IPP) goals and adaptive devices
• Assist students with computer access
• Provide support to students utilizing various educational software packages
• Provide assistance to communicate with peers and adults in the school (e.g., American Sign Language, assistive tech devices)
• Apply foundational knowledge about First Nations, Métis and Inuit for the benefit of all students

• Observe, chart and monitor individual student progress and behaviour
• Assist the teacher in maintaining a safe and secure environment for both students and staff through the application of de‑scalation strategies and non‑violent physical intervention techniques
• Provide behavioural management assistance for students with behavioural disorders (implementing predetermined non‑aversive disciplinary methods and non‑violent crisis intervention techniques to diffuse escalating negative behaviour patterns)
• Deal with student behaviour and assist with classroom discipline

• Assist student with walking (e.g., holding their hand, stabilizing them, guiding on stairs)
• Assist student with personal care and hygiene, which may include food preparation, dressing, grooming, and toileting
• Feeding assistance (can include spoon or tube feeding) and lifting and handling of medically fragile students
• Ability to manipulate assistive devices (e.g., insulin pumps, braces, dressing fasteners, fasten seat belts, etc.)
• Catheterization
• Respirato…