Support Assistant

**Limited Competition**:
This job opening is limited to residents living within 25 kilometres of Aklavik, NT.

**Department Information**:
Beaufort Delta Divisional Education Council

**Job Information**:
At the discretion of the Principal, the Support Assistant (SA) reports to the Principal, Program Support Teacher and/or Classroom Teachers. The position is responsible for assisting with implementing specialized and modified learning and education activities in order to provide a positive learning experience for students with special needs or students who require additional support. The SA is responsible for working with special needs/additional needs students either individually or in small groups to provide academic assistance in mainly core areas such as reading and math. The SA is also responsible for ensuring that special needs/additional needs students are provided with positive learning environments and have an opportunity to learn effective listening and communications skills and good work habits. In particular, the SA is responsible for assisting with implementation of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) so that students are provided with a learning environment that promotes a sense of accomplishment and self-confidence.

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES**
The incumbent must demonstrate the following skills:

- interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations
- team building
- analytical and problem solving skills
- planning, time management and organizational skills
- decision making skills
- effective written, verbal and listening communications skills
- conflict management and resolution skills
- stress and anger management skills
- basic computer skills
- project management skills
- ability to work in a multi-cultural setting with young people, staff and parents
- ability to work with students with special needs
- ability to speak the local language may be a requirement, dependent on the students who have been identified with special needs
- ability to use sign language in special cases
- ability to read instructions, IEPs, minutes of meetings
- ability to write and maintain accurate student records

**Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by**:
The completion of Grade 12 combined with related training in working with special needs students and experience in an educational environment.
Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
The incumbent must have or be prepared to obtain First Aid and CPR Certification.
An ability to speak the local Indigenous language and knowledge of sign language is considered a strong asset for this position.

**GNWT Inquiries**:
Inquiries Only:
Inuvik HR Client Service Centre
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
1st FLOOR ALEX MOSES GREENLAND BUILDING
BOX 1869
INUVIK, NT X0E 0T0
Tel (867) 678-8071 Ext 15644
Fax (867) 678-6620