Duties and Responsibilities

• Student Support
• As directed, provides direct educational classroom support to students in various classrooms including implementation of modifications to the curriculum
• Assists the teacher in preparation of lesson materials.
• In accordance with a care plan, provides personal care assistance such as toileting, feeding, diapering, and dressing; provides physical assistance such as wheelchair maneuvering, positioning, lifting, transferring and motor skill development exercises.
• Implements components of health care plans, such as: administering medication, catheterization, monitoring seizure activity and gastro tube or other complex feeding.
• Implements, as directed, educational support programs such as speech therapy, physical therapy and/or occupational therapy and assists students using specialized equipment such as speech computer programs, personal communicators and wheelchairs.
• Supports students during emotional outbursts using non-violent crisis intervention strategies
• Dispenses medication and carries out health care plan and procedures outlined in a care plan
• Uses computers and specialized equipment to provide support and instruction including augmentative and alternative communication equipment ( e.g. communication boards, sign language, braille, oral interpretive skills), troubleshoots and programs such equipment
• Individual Education Plan Responsibilities
• Participates as a member of the School Based Team to contribute to the planning for the social, emotional, physical and academic needs of the students.
• Implements the Individual Education Plan as determined by the Team.
• Observes, monitors and documents health, behavioral and academic changes and progress.
• Student Supervision and Safety Support
• Organizes and monitors the safe arrival, departure and emergency evacuation of students.
• Monitors students' behaviour during daily arrival, class changes, dismissal, lunchroom and on the playground.
• Monitors the class/students when the teacher is out of the room.
• Monitors students at community-based activities.
• Provides preventative and emergency response care for students.

Qualifications and Experience

• Education Assistant certified
• Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent including English 12
• Related experience with children.
• WHMIS/First Aid is an asset.