Education Assistant - Notre Dame Regional Secondary

JOB DESCRIPTION

Notre Dame Regional Secondary School is looking to hire a full time Educational Assistant for the upcoming school year. Notre Dame is a Catholic coed grade 8-12 learning community , and a member of the Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese.

Education Assistants (EAs) Responsibilities:

Work with teachers to provide individualized support for students with special needs in the classroom who require adaptations and/or modifications.
-Have a working knowledge of the IEP Goals, Objectives and Strategies.
- Provide in class, small group or one-on-one support to enable students to reach their IEP goals
- Implement strategies as outlined in the IEP

Behaviour Suppor t – adaptations to support on task, respectful behaviour
Academic Support – adaptations/modifications of lesson presentation, assignments, and assessments Organizational/Planning Support – adaptations to support preparedness for class (all required materials), completion of homework and studying for tests

Regular consultation with classroom teachers
-Request assignments and tests in advance so that there is sufficient time to make adaptations/modifications if necessary
-Collaborate to find ways to best support students

Regular consultation with Student Resource Department Head
-Let the department head know as soon as possible about any questions, concerns or challenges regarding students, teachers and/or parents

Regular communication with parents
-Email/phone communication of daily updates/concerns (report this information to the department head)

School Based Team - Plan for, organize and access support services for students with special needs
-Implementation of IEPs; Report on progress (IEP goals) and provided feedback about implementation of strategies