Education Assistant / Learning Support - Spare

Education Assistant / Learning Support - Spare

About Qualicum School District

Qualicum School District is centrally situated on east Vancouver Island and covers the area of Nanoose Bay to Bowser and spans from Errington across the Strait of Georgia to Lasqueti Island. We serve a student population of approximately 4700 students. The district consists of eight elementary schools (Grades K-7), two secondary schools (Grade 8-12), an alternate school (PASS / Woodwinds) and a Distributed Learning program called the Collaborative Education Alternative Program (CEAP). False Bay School on Lasqueti Island is entirely off-grid with an immense solar project recently completed. The area’s natural beauty, never-ending beaches, mild climate and small-town charm make it a popular tourist destination and a great opportunity to have a career in paradise.

Job Title

Education Assistant / Learning Support

Job Function

An employee in this classification performs routine tasks and / or specific personal and / or instructional support for student(s).

Reporting To

Directly reports to the Principal or designate. Indirectly reports to District Principal, Learning Support.

Illustrative Examples Of Work

• Assists professional staff in implementing programs with student(s).
• Assists professional staff in supervising student(s) in the classroom, on the school grounds and on school day field trips.
• Provides support for social emotional learning and, as appropriate, peer to peer connections. Referral to Counsellors and Child and Youth Care Workers.
• May assist professional staff in supervising student(s) on overnight school field trips.
• May assist with the food program.
• May be required to transport students on occasion.
• Assists with noon hour supervision.
• Prepares materials for student(s) with whom the assistant works, as directed by classroom teachers or learning support staff.
• Provides instructional and / or functional curriculum support for student(s), as directed by classroom teachers or learning support staff.
• Provides support for student(s) using visual tools and / or augmentative communication devices.
• Provides personal care (e.g. toileting, feeding, specific medical procedures) for student(s) under the supervision of professional staff.
• Assists in providing for the physical health and safety, where directed, of student(s).
• Participates as a member of student(s) instructional support team as required.
• Contributes feedback or information towards the development of Individualized Education Plan(s) and / or Support Plan(s), as requested by professional staff.
• Participates in professional development activities and training related to the position.
• Provides additional services as required such as medical care and non-violent crisis prevention management for individual student(s) under the supervision of professional staff (includes professional health care personnel).
• Advises student(s), where and when appropriate, of school rules and assists in diffusion of potentially dangerous student behaviour.
• Assists individual student(s) when help is solicited.
• Performs other job-related duties.

Required Abilities and Qualifications

Additional Information

This position has no guarantee of hours. Spares shall make themselves available for calls from the dispatch clerk between 6 : 45 am - 8 : 45 am Monday to Friday. Spares are dispatched in rotational order.

PLEASE PROVIDE 3 PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES WITH YOUR APPLICATION.

Successful applicants must successfully complete an Authorization for Criminal Records Search pursuant to the Criminal Records Review Act every 5 years.

For further information please contact Denise Kinney, Human Resources Assistant at [email] or [phone]. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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