Specialized Educational Assistant

Permanent Part-Time Specialized Educational Assistant
**Location**: RI Baker Middle School
**Anticipated Start Date**: February 24, 2025
**Assignment**: Middle School Specialized EA
**FTE**: Per work schedule (510 annual hours to start)
**Specialty Required**: CYCW or equivalent
The Palliser School Division is committed to engendering and supporting the values of the broader society: empathy, integrity, respect, trust, and responsibility. If the children of this community are to realize these values, the division acknowledges its responsibility to provide an exemplary education.

**Benefits**:
Comprehensive fully paid benefits through Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan (ASEBP)

**Qualifications**:
Completion of a recognized post-secondary certificate or recognized vocational certificate in child care/development or behaviour management with demonstrated successful practicum experience working with students with complex special needs
CYCW diploma or equivalent education and experience working with complex needs youth in a school environment
Other equivalent combinations of directly related education and directly related experience may also be considered
Current Standard First Aid and CPR certificates (Child CPR Certificate) is a strong asset

**Responsibilities**:
Provides educational instruction for students and supports students with accessing technology.
Provides input into planning the student’s Individual Program Plan. Participates, as required, as a member of the student’s learning team in periodic meetings with the students, parents/guardians to review goals and develop revisions. Collects data to support student growth and the IPP development.
Maintains an effective professional working relationship within the student’s learning team by providing suggestions to the Teacher based on experience and knowledge of the students, with respect to ways to help the students reach their goals, including recognition of the support a student needs to reach their unique goals.
Communicates with parents and the student’s learning team members, to provide information of interest and receive information that may impact the child’s progress.
Facilitates and encourages the development of the student’s self-esteem and independence through established programs and techniques deemed appropriate for the individual student.
Encourages students to develop and maintain positive interaction.
As required, provides personal care including toileting, diapering, feeding, dressing, grooming, etc. ensuring that student dignity is maintained. Attends to physical needs including lifting, positioning and range of motion programs as identified by appropriate personnel.
Ensures the safety of students in the school and community, which includes maintaining close supervision of students, ensuring student equipment is sanitized and put away, retrieving students who attempt to leave their learning environment; calming and/or restraining students engaged in challenging behaviours; supervising and assisting students who utilize a variety of life skills tools (i.e. scissors, cooking utensils, etc).
Maintains confidentiality, and a patient, supportive and enthusiastic commitment to students.
Maintains collegial relationships with the student’s learning team.
Works with students in a variety of settings in the school and community, including assisting in the supervision of students at breaks or on field trips as required.
Assists with and sanitizing educational tools and clean up in the classroom resulting from spills and other accidents.
Performs other related duties as required.
Successful Criminal Reference Check, including vulnerable sectors (within 3 months of contract start date).
Cover letter directed to Jason Prebushewski, Principal, RI Baker Middle School ;
Resume summarizing training and experience;
Copy of your most recent evaluation;
Minimum of three professional references.
Mr. Shane Cranston, Director
Palliser School Division