FM - Educational Assistant , Specialized Education Program

Position: FM 20 – Educational Assistant – EA 3, Specialized Education Program
Location: Father Mercredi
Term: Fixed Term Position until June 24th, 2026
Status: Temporary
Hours/Week: 25-31 Hours per week
Start Date: ASAP
Closing Date: March 11th, 2026
Job Reference: FM

The Fort McMurray Catholic Schools is looking for a full-time Educational Assistant in High School Specialized Education Programs.

• Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma
• Able to understand/support Social, LA, Math and Sciences Grades 7-12 including 30-1 levels

• Able to understand and support students academically in Math, Science, Social Studies and Language Arts. Support students’ growth in the areas of cognition, communication, physical and social development.
• Support students’ growth in the areas of cognition, communication, physical and social development.
• Support and/or implement teacher directed programming.
• Work collaboratively under the guidance of teacher, CST and other members of the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Implement behaviour management and educational strategies that facilitate student learning.
• Communicate effectively with students using age‑appropriate positive reinforcements and/or school‑specific behaviour strategies.
• Observe student behaviour with a focus on achieving positive behavioural/educational outcomes and mitigating/preventing negative ones.
• Provide a high level of structure to facilitate completion of required learning outcomes.
• Provide support in the use of adaptive and learning technologies using a variety of devices and associated programs.
• Successfully implement the Positive Behaviour Plan (PBP), if required.
• Manage student behaviour using strategies learned through NVCI certification (Specific requirement only).
• Able to work with students with Autism or complex medical needs.
• Provide school‑directed indoor and outdoor student supervision.

Employee is expected to work with behaviours related/associated with conduct, obsessive/compulsive, trauma and stress‑related, severe chronic depressive, feeding and/or eating disorders etc. Other behaviours related to ADHD, emotional/behavioural, learning and speech & language‑related disabilities, etc. may be encountered.

The successful candidate will be required to provide a Criminal Reference Check and a Vulnerable Sector Check. FMCSD will contact past and present employers for references. All FMCSD employees are expected to be computer literate; this includes fluency with e‑mail, Internet and MS Office.

Only those applications submitted and received by 4:00 pm on the closing date will be considered for this position. We thank all applicants for their interest.

Please submit resumes to with the job reference number in the subject line.