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Supportive Learning Assistant

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Western Alberta Jasper, Canada Parkland School Division Full time
Job Description

Job Title: Supportive Learning Assistant

Job Summary:

Parkland School Division is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Supportive Learning Assistant to provide in-home support for a student with complex medical and developmental needs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide direct, individualized in-home support to a student with complex medical and developmental needs.
  • Implement daily activities and learning programs tailored to the student's developmental and educational goals.
  • Monitor and assist with medical care routines as directed by healthcare professionals and the Complex Needs Facilitator.
  • Maintain a safe and engaging environment to promote learning, well-being, and independence.
  • Communicate effectively with family members, healthcare professionals, and the Complex Needs Facilitator to ensure coordinated support.
  • Document progress and provide regular updates to the support team.

Instructional Support:

  • 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.
  • Providing 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.

Behaviour:

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

Student Assistance and Personal Care:

  • 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), lifting and handling of medically fragile students.
  • Ability to manipulate assistive devices (e.g. insulin pumps, braces, dressing fasteners, fasten seat belts, etc.).
  • Catheterization.
  • Respiratory therapy interventions, physiotherapy interventions and other medically related tasks.
  • Administer medication as required.
  • Toileting and diapering for students who are physically dependent.
  • Assist and or participate in exercising, implementing adaptive physical education, range of motion programs, fine and gross motor skills development, individualized or group communication techniques and life skills management.
  • Monitor feeding, tube feeding and breathing apparatuses, seizure management (e.g. monitor and assess severity of seizure through the use of medical equipment and administer oxygen if required), and catheterization.
  • Operate specialized equipment to support instruction for students with physical care needs (e.g. wheelchairs, mechanical lifts, walkers, transfer belt, FM and/or communications systems and hearing aid equipment).
  • Lifting and carrying students into and out of specialized equipment (i.e., gym equipment, sensory equipment, walkers, wheelchairs, toilets, commodes) to carry out program requirements as well as personal hygiene care.

Speech Therapy/Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy:

  • Help student with speech language difficulties, as instructed by Speech Pathologist.
  • Update progress on a daily basis for Individual Program Plan purposes.
  • Provide physiotherapy program as directed.
  • Model and practice speech program.
  • Liaise with members of Therapy Team to monitor student progress and use of Assistive Technology / Devices.

Communication and Reporting:

  • As requested by the teacher, communicate observations regarding health and behaviours to the teacher (as gathered in logs, charts, and data sheets).
  • Maintain accurate medication data sheets, record medical situations.
  • Participate in student team conferences when requested by the teacher.
  • Under the direction of the classroom teacher, maintain a home-school communication book (teacher to initial before book sent home).

Assist Teacher/Classroom Preparation:

  • Organize bulletin board display, photocopy material, laminate articles and prepare snacks.
  • Modify and prepare materials for special needs student.
  • Ensure equipment and facilities are kept in a clean, safe, orderly manner.
  • Assist in marking, testing, and filing of student work.
  • Prepare, set up, and dismantle displays, information areas and work areas.

Supervise Students:

  • Supervise and assist students in preparing for special activities (preparation for swimming lessons, skating, etc.).
  • Ability to work in a variety of environments and conditions (e.g. swimming, playground equipment, community facilities).
  • Ability to provide active supervision and support with students in typical school related physical activities for full work hours (including gym, playground equipment, track and field, classroom and hallways).
  • Supervise small groups on field trips.
  • Assist students boarding and disembarking from buses.

Community Living and Vocational Skills:

  • Travel with student to job placement, provide job training.
  • Assist students to be integrated into the regular classroom.
  • Facilitate the development of social skills.
  • Assist students in recreation activities (crafts, preparing meals).
  • Travel with individuals or small groups to community outings such as banking, and/or shopping.
  • Journal and assist in choosing books.

Student Personal Development:

  • Assist in building the self-esteem and self-confidence of students.
  • Encourage students to participate in classroom activities to build social skills.
  • Provide and encourage routine and repetitive personal care to students.
  • Administer first aid as required.

Other Duties:

  • May provide Braille to students starting to learn Braille (specification).
  • May provide signing to students (American Sign Language or Signed Exact English) (specification).
  • Other duties as assigned (specification).

Education and Experience:

  • a)

Education:

  • i)
  • High School Diploma
  • ii)
  • Teacher Assistant Certificate/Educational Assistant Certificate is an asset
  • iii)
  • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention and First Aid Certificate would be an asset
  • iv)
  • Courses related to working with students with complex needs OR that are specifically related to the above-mentioned duties is an asset

Qualifications:

  • Experience working individually with students with complex medical and developmental needs.
  • Proven ability to follow individualized educational and care plans.
  • Familiarity with assistive technology, adaptive communication tools, and medical equipment is an asset.
  • Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team setting.
  • Certification in First Aid and CPR is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

  • Good oral and written communication skills
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • A good sense of humour
  • Good health and physical fitness
  • The ability to take direction and work independently
  • Flexibility, patience, sensitivity, tolerance, enthusiasm, creativity and imagination
  • The ability to deal with the emotional and mental stress of working with children/group of children/school setting.
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Courses or training in Attention Deficit Disorder, Special Needs Disorders, English as a Second Language, Behaviour Management, Crisis Prevention, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, and Food Handling and Preparation, would be an asset
  • Lifts and transfers
  • G-tube feeding, catheterization
  • Knowledge of office equipment
  • Knowledge of computers
  • Some assignments may require use of own vehicle

Decision Making:

  • EAs make decisions in order to assist the implementation of instructional plans as directed by the teacher.

Examples:

  • 1.) Once tasks are assigned the EA may decide on the sequence of events such as how to format and prepare classroom resources and educational materials to suit the needs of the student(s) (e.g. photocopying, and some word processing).
  • 2.) A decision related to supervision of student's various activities and events under the direction of the teacher (e.g., group children for field trips in manageable groups).
  • 3.) How to design and set up bulletin board displays and/or information areas to support instructional objectives of the teacher.

Working with Others:

  • Some of the usual contacts that EAs will have in this position are:
  • Employees in the same school as there will be an exchange of everyday information and may require explanation and interpretation of that information.
  • Employees in other schools will exchange factual or everyday information.
  • Daily communication with students will require explanation and interpretation of everyday information.
  • As directed by the teacher communicate observations regarding health and behaviours to the teacher (as gathered in logs, charts, and data sheets).

Work is performed under frequent or close supervision. Specific directions and instructions are provided during work process.

Physical Demands:

  • The EA may be required to routinely lift items that comply with the guidelines for safe lifts and transfers.
  • Ability to complete one person lifts for students up to 35 lbs or participate as part of a two person lift for students up to 50 lbs and assist with the use of mechanical lifts for students greater than 50 lbs.
  • Sometimes, heavier lifting may be required to help children move into and out of wheelchairs.
  • EAs may also use mechanical lifts for students.

Working Conditions:

  • This position involves providing in-home support, requiring adaptability and flexibility in a home environment.
  • The Educational Assistant 2 will receive direction from the Complex Needs Facilitator and other professionals involved in the student's care.

Additional Information:

  • Educational Assistants must agree to respect the confidentiality and personal integrity of students, parents, teachers and other staff.
  • This position requires an original copy of a current clean criminal record check with vulnerable sector and an original copy of a child intervention record check.