Description
Job Posting
Educational Assistant
Permanent (.917 FTE - 27.5 hours/week)
Ponteix School
Competition #3643
The Chinook School Division is proud to serve nearly 6,000 students in 60 schools, with over 1,000 collegial and student-centered teachers and support staff. We are a vibrant and progressive school division located within Saskatchewan's great Southwest. Our Division is committed to our guiding principles; Communication, Shared Responsibility, Positive Relationships and Ongoing Monitoring and Improvement. The Division affirms the right of all students and staff to be contributing members of a school community that is safe, caring and respectful of all people.
Chinook is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion in our schools and workplace as indicated in AP 176. Successful candidates are expected to:
understand the importance of supporting a welcoming environment;
present a positive attitude towards inclusion and diversity;
identify opportunities to support inclusion and diversity; and,
take meaningful action.
Start Date: As soon as possible.
Qualifications :
Educational Assistant certification or early childhood training is considered an asset
Ability and experience in working with children
Physical ability to work with active students
Strong interpersonal and relationship skills, and an ability to work in a team environment
A positive and flexible attitude to change
Demonstrates a commitment to truth and reconciliation
Demonstrates a commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion
Duties may include but are not limited to the following :
Willingness to meet the health and hygiene needs of children as required
Work one on one with students and within a classroom setting
Willingness to accompany a student on the bus to and from school as required
Based on needs of individual students, provide individual students with assistance in speech, motor, and language development and social and life skills
Work as part of a team in development and implementation of Individual Improvement Plan
Benefits:
Pay range: $19.25 - $25.73 per hour
Employee benefit package
Positive work environment
Successful applicants must agree to a criminal records check including a vulnerable sector search. Interested applicants are asked to Apply Online via the Chinook online employment page found at www.chinooksd.ca/Employment. Please upload a cover letter (indicating competition #3643 ), a résumé, complete with three references and copies of any supporting documents, including relevant certification, to Ken Garinger, Superintendent of Human Resources, by 3:00 p.m. on November 13, 2024. For further information, please contact Blair Simpson, Principal, at 306-625-3277.
While all applications are appreciated, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
By virtue of the submission of an application, the applicant agrees that the Director or designate can contact previous employers for the purpose of conducting confidential reference checks whether or not the applicant has listed a reference for that employer
