Casual Educational Assistant

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Providing instructional assistance in the classroom to meet the needs of students with additional needs.
- Implementing student-specific programming, and building strong, positive relationships with the student.
- Providing general supervision to students who are struggling with behaviour and having difficulty connecting with the learning in a regular classroom setting.
- Supporting the additional needs of students, which may relate to personal care and hygiene, administration of medication or medical procedures (including gastrostomy feeding) or administering first aid.
- External applicants must, upon hire, must supply a cleared Child Abuse Registry Check, and a Criminal Record with Vulnerable Sector Search as conditions of employment.

**Qualifications, Skills and Abilities**:

- Qualifications_
- Completion of Educational Assistant/Para Educator program or related area of post-secondary education is required OR an equivalent combination of experience and in training in the care of children/youth with additional needs
- Experience working with children/youth, ideally with children with additional needs
- External applicants must supply a Criminal Record search and a cleared Child Abuse Registry Check upon hire
- Additional qualifications preferred, but not required:

- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training (NCI)
- First Aid and CPR training
- Valid Manitoba Driver’s license, driver’s abstract, and access to a reliable vehicle
- Skills and abilities_
- Demonstrated ability to establish positive relationships with children/youth
- Strong judgement and problem-solving skills with the ability to handle difficult and/or sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy.
- Ability to be flexible to meet the varying academic, social, emotional, and behavioural needs of students
- Ability to develop and demonstrate awareness of the underlying reasons for challenging behaviour and to respond positively
- Ability to interact with the students in an effective manner
- Physical abilities consistent with requirements of the job (see physical demands and working conditions, below)

**Physical Demands and Working Conditions**:

- Physical demands:_
- Sufficient vision and hearing to perform related job duties
- Able to work in an active physical environment that may require sitting, standing, bending, crouching, lifting, pushing, pulling, squatting, etc. (specific requirements will vary by assignment)
- Able to assist with outdoor supervision during recess and lunch period in constantly changing temperatures
- Physically able to assist with the control of violent and aggressive behaviour by students who may require restraint in crisis situations (providing employee has been trained)
- Able to operate and maintain specialized devices, equipment, and technologies
- Physically able to lift and transfer students with complex needs on a regular basis and be able to operate equipment relative to the task
- Working conditions:_
- Exposure to noise and frequent interruptions with conflicting demands.
- Exposure to continually fluctuating outdoor temperatures and weather conditions during recess, lunch, and bus duties.
- May be exposed to verbally and physically aggressive behaviours
- May be required to drive children to /supervise children in out-of-school activities
- The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the position identified and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent to the position._

**Job Type**: Casual

Pay: $22.15-$23.99 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person