Casual Educational Assistant

Job Description

Under the direction of the school principal and the instructional supervision of the classroom teacher, the Educational Assistant:

• provides support in a classroom where there is a child with specific needs to be met (developmentally delayed, physically challenged, deaf, blind, or experiencing social/emotional and behavioural difficulties)
• provides support in the students’ academic development
• responds to the students’ physical, emotional and hygienic needs (e.g., toileting)
• acts as a team member of the school in any area which may directly assist the assigned student(s), or may contribute to the educational program as a whole, and performs other duties as assigned

NOTE: The special needs of students may include support to address academic and/or behaviour difficulties; social and/or medical problems; a physical disability, blindness or deafness; or, in the case of a...