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FBI 22 - Educational Assistant 4, Independent Living Program
- Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
- Closing date
- Working hours
- 25-31 Hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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Position: FBI 22 - Educational Assistant – EA 4, Independent Living Program
Location: Father Beauregard School
Hours/Week: 25-31 Hours per week
Start Date: ASAP
Closing Date: October 2nd, 2026
Job Reference: FBI22-09282026
Fort McMurray Catholic Schools is looking for a full-time Educational Assistant in the Independent Living Program.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will be required to provide a Criminal Reference Check and a Vulnerable Sector Check. FMCSD will contact past and present employers for references. All FMCSD employees are expected to be computer literate; this includes fluency with e-mail, Internet and MS Office.
Only those applications submitted and received by 4:00pm on the closing date will be considered for this position. We thank all applicants for their interest.
Please submit resumes to with the job reference number in the subject line.
Location: Father Beauregard School
Hours/Week: 25-31 Hours per week
Start Date: ASAP
Closing Date: October 2nd, 2026
Job Reference: FBI22-09282026
Fort McMurray Catholic Schools is looking for a full-time Educational Assistant in the Independent Living Program.
Qualifications
- Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma
- May be required to obtain NVCI Level A&B
- Valid First Aid Level C with CPR
- Able to Swim in depths up to 50 meters
- Support students' growth in the areas of cognition, communication, physical and social development
- Support and/or implement teacher directed programming
- Work collaborative under guidance of teacher, CST and members of a multi-disciplinary team
- Implement specialist (OT, PT, SLP, etc) strategies to achieve required goals
- Implement behaviour management and educational strategies that facilitate student learning
- Communicate effectively with students using age appropriate positive reinforcements and/or school specific behaviour strategies
- Observe student behaviour with focus on achieving positive behavioural/educational outcomes and mitigate/prevent negative ones
- Provide high level of structure to facilitate completion of required learning outcomes
- Work and play at student's physical level of their activities
- Provide support in use of adaptive and learning technologies using a variety of devices and associated programs
- Successfully implement the Positive Behaviour Plan(PBP), if required
- Medical Procedures – such as Catheter, Tube feeding, Feeding and swallowing support, toileting, or diabetic monitoring may be required
- Able to understand, implement and support modified curriculum
- Able to work with and support students with Autism or complex medical needs
- Able to work with students with emotional, behavioural or other disabilities
- Physically handle and transfer students when unsafe
- Physical ability to lift and move students
- Provide school directed indoor and outdoor student supervision
- Swim program
The successful candidate will be required to provide a Criminal Reference Check and a Vulnerable Sector Check. FMCSD will contact past and present employers for references. All FMCSD employees are expected to be computer literate; this includes fluency with e-mail, Internet and MS Office.
Only those applications submitted and received by 4:00pm on the closing date will be considered for this position. We thank all applicants for their interest.
Please submit resumes to with the job reference number in the subject line.
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Responsibilities
Support students’ cognitive, communication, physical, and social development by implementing teacher-directed programming, specialist strategies, and behavior and learning plans. Provide individualized assistance with adaptive technology, medical and personal care, student transfers, supervision, and swimming activities.
Requirements
An Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma is required; the role may also require NVCI Level A and B, and requires valid Level C First Aid with CPR. Candidates must be able to swim up to 50 meters and support students with disabilities, autism, complex medical needs, and behavioral needs, including physically assisting students when necessary.
Skills
- Student Support
- Educational Programming
- Behavior Management
- Positive Behavior Plans
- Communication
- Team Collaboration
- Adaptive Technology
- Modified Curriculum Support
- Autism Support
- Medical Care
- Student Transfers and Lifting
- First Aid and CPR
- Swimming
- Student Supervision
- Microsoft Office
- Email and Internet
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Categories
- Education
Keywords
- Educational Assistant Certificate
- Educational Assistant Diploma
- NVCI Level A and B
- First Aid Level C
- CPR
- Independent Living Program
- Teacher-Directed Programming
- Multidisciplinary Team
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Behavior Management
- Positive Behavior Plan
- Modified Curriculum
- Autism
- Complex Medical Needs
- Adaptive Technology
- Medical Procedures
- Catheter Care
- Tube Feeding
- Feeding and Swallowing Support
- Diabetic Monitoring
- Student Transfers
- Student Supervision
- Swimming Program
- Microsoft Office