Employment Type: part time Date Posted: 30 October 2026 High School Educational Assistant (0.4 – 0.6 FTE) Vancouver Christian School is a diverse K-12 independent school in Vancouver, British Columbia. With a vibrant and close-knit community of 945 students, VCS has shaped lives through Christ-centred education for over 75 years. We are committed to nurturing students' academic, social, spiritual, and emotional growth, equipping them to live lives of transformation and service.

VCS is accepting applications for an Educational Assistant (0.4 – 0.6 FTE) working with high school students. A full-time high school educational assistant works from 8:15 am to 4:15 pm, Monday to Friday.

The Educational

Assistant is supervised by the High School Inclusive Education Coordinator and works with teachers and staff to support student learning. As a High School Educational Assistant, key responsibilities include: Collaborating with teachers, counsellors, ESS team members, and other support personnel to serve the needs of the student – advocating for an inclusive approach to their educational journey Demonstrating organizational skills, ethical behaviour, and accountability as an educational assistant working in a school environment Being familiar with students' specific learning needs and preferences, which can help build positive relationships with students, which increases the effectiveness of student learning support Assisting students who require ongoing, long-term support through plans developed specifically for them by the School Based Team.



IEPs (individualized education plans); Individualized Health Care Plans.

Providing personal care or medical support to students as required and permitted by regulations and school policy teaching life skills such as taking public transportation, traffic safety, meal preparation, personal care, knowledge of the community services, social skills & communication, emotional self-regulation planning relevant activities/project such as our gardening project, the pop-up cafe/shop project, and implementing modified lessons for literacy, math, PHE, music, art, foods, science and other lessons in collaboration with the life skills teacher; applying recommendations and tools prepared by paraprofessionals such as the Speech Language Pathologist (eg. Keeping students engaged in a range of activities that take place in the learning environment to encourage and support their intellectual, emotional, academic, social development Keeping lines of communication open with members of the school staff by sharing information, giving & receiving feedback Assembling, organizing and constructing support materials as directed by the teacher while attending to one or more students Teaching executive functioning skills, socio-emotional regulation,



study skills, self-advocacy and other skills to support the student's educational journey Participating in the Christian community and life of the school (e.g., leading a pastoral care group, leading staff devotions, mentoring students in their spiritual journey) 28.70 – $31.67 per hour (dependent on education, qualifications, and experience) VCS endeavours to hire Educational Assistants who will support the unique abilities and disabilities of students from a Christian perspective. It is the expectation that Educational Assistants at VCS will be grounded in their Christian faith and committed to their own professional and spiritual growth through continuous learning and development.

EA Certification preferred OR completion of a recognized Post-Secondary Special Education Assistant program and/or a Degree/Diploma in a related field (Education/Psychology degree) and/or extensive experience in an equivalent field (e.g., Child & Youth Worker, ECE certificate (special needs designation course recommended), SLP, OT, nursing), as determined by the school and/or 1,000 hours of home team/Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) training and work experience documented by a Professional Consultant and/or completion of a certificate/diploma whose primary focus is on empirically supported approaches to supporting children with ASD or an equivalent certification While we appreciate your interest in Vancouver Christian School, we will contact only short-listed candidates.

📌 High School Educational Assistant (Vancouver)
🏢 Society Of Christian Schools In British Columbia
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