High School Educational Assistant

6 months ago


Vancouver, Canada Vancouver Christian School Full time

Who We Are

Vancouver Christian School is a large, diverse K-12 school located in East Vancouver, British Columbia. A vibrant and close-knit community of 900 students, VCS is a proud leader in Christian education celebrating over 70 years of history in the region. From the early days of our Christian Reformed roots to the building of a new, modern campus in the heart of Vancouver, VCS is dedicated to preparing students for a life of transformation and service through excellent, Christ-centred education.

What We Offer

When staff are asked why they choose to work for VCS, one word sums it up: community.

VCS thrives because we have a community of staff, parents and students who care deeply about our purpose and mission, who support and nurture each other, who are committed to living out Christ’s example, and are passionate about helping our students grow into the people God has designed them to be.

We value all our staff and can offer prospective team members a workplace that encourages professional growth and development, lots of laughter and care, and an appreciative leadership team who see the positive impact staff have each day on our students.

VCS offers a competitive compensation package that includes extended health benefits, disability insurance, paid sick leave and a pension plan. More importantly, VCS is a place to grow professionally and build valued, lasting relationships and connections.

Please consider the opportunities available at VCS and connect with us to learn more about what it means to be part of the VCS team

Join our team

As a High School Educational Assistant, key responsibilities include:
? Working in collaboration with the teacher and Educational Support Services team with their assigned student(s) with their assessed needs from a strength-based approach

? Collaborating with teachers, counsellors, ESS team members, and other support personnel to serve the needs of the student - advocating for an inclusive approach to their educational journey

? Demonstrating effective verbal, non-verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, and understanding confidentiality

? Demonstrating organizational skills, ethical behavior, and accountability as a educational assistant working in a school environment

? Being familiar with students’ specific learning needs and preferences, which can help build positive relationships with students, which increases the effectiveness of student learning support

? Assisting students who require ongoing, long-term support through plans developed specifically for them by the School Based Team. This is done under the direction of teachers and other professional staff. EAs may be called upon to work together with members of an individual student’s SBT.

? Supporting specific plans that work towards outcomes that are specified to their learning needs: eg. IEPs (individualized education plans); Behaviour Action Plans; Emergency Response Plans; Individualized Health Care Plans.

? Providing personal care or medical support to students as required and permitted by regulations and school policy

? Demonstrating capability in supporting students, which may include non-verbal or mínimally verbal students, in a life skills program with modified lessons, which include:
? teaching life skills such as taking public transportation, traffic safety, meal preparation, personal care, knowledge of the community services, social skills & communication, emotional self-regulation

? planning relevant activities/project such as our gardening project, the pop-up cafe/shop project, and implementing modified lessons for literacy, math, PHE, music, art, foods, science and other lessons in collaboration with the life skills teacher; creating visual schedules for the student

? Operating and maintaining specialized devices, equipment and technologies

? Working with teachers to facilitate the participation of all students with learning differences in classroom activities. Keeping students engaged in a range of activities that take place in the learning environment to encourage and support their intellectual, emotional, academic, social development

? Providing support to the student individually or in small groups in the classroom and/or outside the classroom in the least intrusive environment for students and peers

**? Assisting classroom activities and lessons by**:
keeping lines of communication open with members of the school staff by sharing information, giving & receiving feedback

evaluating & maintaining records of student progress through observation notes and ABA assessment practices for goal-setting

Assembling, organizing and constructing support materials as directed by the teacher while attending to one or more students

assisting students by explaining, demonstrating and modeling the skills and attitudes necessary to encourage and support learning as facilitated by the teacher

teaching executive functioning skills, socio-emotional regulation, study


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