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Educational Assistant - French Immersion Kindergarten

Permanent Part-Time- 0.917 FTE– 5.5 Hours per Day– 1Position

É****cole Centennial School

Competition #4116

The Chinook School Division requires a permanent part-time (0.917 FTE) educational assistant for É cole Centennial School beginning September 1, 2026. École Centennial School is a pre-K to Grade 8 school with approximately 520 students and 33 teachers.

The Chinook School Division is proud to serve over 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 secure, 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.

Dates: September 1, 2026

Desired Qualifications:

- Educational Assistant certification or early childhood training an asset
- Ability and experience in working with children one-on-one and in a classroom setting
- 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
- Ability to communicate in French
- Demonstrates a commitment to truth and reconciliation
- Demonstrates a commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion

Duties (mayinclude butare not limited to):

- Assisting with a student's educational program
- Ability to work as a team member in a fast-paced student-centered environment
- Willingness to meet the health and hygiene needs of children 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
- May involve some lifts and transfers
- Other duties as assigned

Benefits:

- Defined Benefit Pension Plan
- Employee benefit package
- Positive work environment
- Pay range: $20.27 to $27.10 per hour

For more information about this position, please contact Kevin Kleisinger, Deputy Director at (phone hidden). Please submit your application via Apply to Education to the attention of Ken Garinger, Superintendent of Human Resources by August 23, 2026 at 12:00pm. Please note: all successful applicants must agree to a Criminal Rec**ord Check including a Vulnerable Sector Search as a condition of employment.

Only those applicants selected for an interview willbe conta**cted.

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.

📌 Educational Assistant - French Immersion Kindergarten - Non-Union - 0.917 FTE (5.5 hours per day)- Permanent - École Centennial School - #4116 (Swift Current)
🏢 Chinook School Division No. 211
📍 Swift Current