Temporary – Eagle View Elementary School

at  School District No 85

FIRST NATIONS EDUCATION ASSISTANT

Pay Rate : $30.59 per hour
Location : Eagle View Elementary Schoo l
Hours of Work : 26.50 hours per week while school is in session
Start Date : ASAP until May 31, 2024 or return of the incumbent, whichever comes first.
Reporting To : Stacia Johnson, Principal, Eagle View Elementary School
MAJOR DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS - See attached job descript ion
Please mail all applications to: Secretary Treasurer, School District No.85 (Vancouver Island North)
P.O. Box 90, Port Hardy, BC VON 2PO or email to mjones@sd85.bc.ca
Please include a completed CUPE application, resume, transcripts and certificates.
CUPE-Application-Form-fillable.pdf (sd85.bc.ca)
cc: CUPE Payroll
CUPE Local 401
Al l Schools
Port McNeill Maintenance
Transportation
School District Administration Office

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Secondary school graduation (with Dogwood Certificate or equivalent).
One year of post-secondary education applicable to work situation including courses in
First Nations Studies, Anthropology, English, Mathematics, Sociology and Psychology.
Extensive knowledge of Kwakwaka’wakw culture.
Ability to maintain good working relationships and communicate effectively with school
staff, aboriginal students and their families. Ability to assist elementary students with
their schoolwork.
Ability to assist secondary students in their schoolwork in the areas of mathematics,
language arts, social studies, and science.
Ability to understand and effectively carry out oral and written instructions.
Ability to use a computer (word-processing) for record keeping and instructional
programs.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Two to three years recent experience working with aboriginal students
Revised Apr. 2004
Reviewed Nov. 2004
Reviewed Apr. 2008
Reviewed Apr. 2011
Revised Jun. 2015
Revised Mar. 201

Supports the formal education program through the direct supervision of aboriginal
student activities.
Supports aboriginal students in the development of positive social/emotional skills that
facilitate learning.
Assists aboriginal students with schoolwork and monitors their progress.
Works with school staff to support aboriginal student transition to secondary schools.
Maintains student records.
Performs other duties necessarily incidental to those assigned above.