Job Posting

Educational Assistant

Permanent Part Time (.917 FTE 27.5 hours per week)

O.M. Irwin School

Competition #3627 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: November 4, 2024 Qualifications : Educational Assistant certification or early childhood training 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

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: Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Employee benefit package

Positive work environment

Pay range: $19.25 to $25.73 per hour

Applications must be submitted prior to 3:00 pm on October 22, 2024.

For more information about this position, please contact Arron Kohlman, Principal, at 306-778-9270. Please submit your application electronically via Apply to Education to the attention of Ken Garinger, Superintendent of Human Resources.

Please note: all successful applicants must agree to a Criminal Record Check including a Vulnerable Sector Search as a condition of employment.

Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

By virtue of the submission of the 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.