Pos ition : IHM – 3 : Educational Assistant – EA 3 , Specialized Education Program

Location: Immaculate Heart of Mary

Hours/Week: 25-31 h ours per week

Start Date: ASAP

Closing Date: August 28 th , 2026

Job Reference: IHM 3 - 08192026

The Fort McMurray Catholic Schools is looking for a full-time Educational Assistant in High School Specialized Education Programs.

Qualifications:

- Educational Assistant Certificate or Diploma
- Able to fully understand and support Language Arts and Social Studies for grades 10-12
- Non Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certification

Requirements:

- Able to understand and support students academically in Social Studies, Language Arts, Math & Science student
- Support students' growth in the areas of cognition, communication, physical and social development
- Support and/or implement teacher directed programming
- Work team-oriented under guidance of teacher, CST and other member of the multi-disciplinary team
- Implement behaviour management and educational strategies that facilitate student learning
- Communicate effectively with students using age appropriate positive reinforcements and/or school specific behaviour strategies
- Observe student behaviour with focus on achieving positive behavioural/educational outcomes and mitigate/prevent negative ones
- Provide high level of structure to facilitate completion of required learning outcomes




- Provide support in use of adaptive and learning technologies using a variety of devices and associated programs
- Successful implement the Positive Behaviour Plan(PBP), if required
- Manage student behaviour using strategies learned through NVCI certification (Specific requirement only)
- Able to work with students with Autism or complex medical needs
- Work with students in school or in the hospital to support their learning needs and objectives
- Competent in working with Google Suite of products and technology based learning tools

Employee is expected to work with behaviours related/associated with conduct, obsessive/compulsive, trauma and stress related, severe chronic depressive, feeding and/or eating disorders etc. Other behaviours related to ADHD, emotional/behavioural, learning and speech & language-related disabilities, etc may be encountered.

The successful candidate will be required to provide a Criminal Reference Check and a Vulnerable Sector Check. FMCSD will contact past and present employers for references. All FMCSD employees are expected to be computer literate; this includes fluency with e-mail, Internet and MS Office.

Only those applications submitted and received by 4:00pm on the closing date will be considered for this position. We thank all applicants for their interest.

Please submit resumes to [email protected] with the job reference number in the subject line.

📌 IHM – 3: Educational Assistant 3, Specialized Education Program (Fort McMurray)
🏢 Fort McMurray Catholic School Division
📍 Fort McMurray