Educational Assistant Placement Students

Description:

Main Responsibilities:
The purpose of the Educational Assistant position is to provide instructional support in

academic, social, physical, emotional, and behavioural programs for students in a variety of

learning situations. As well the Educational Assistant carries out personal care duties to meet

the physical needs of students. As part of the student support tea, the Educational Assistant

promotes and maintains a safe, caring, and restorative school environment.

Provide identified students with support as per strategies recommended by

occupational, physical, and communication therapists.

Transfer and lift students, using appropriate and safe techniques and devices.

Provide toileting, changing, repositioning, and dressing.

Assist students with mobility as required.

Assist in the operation of specialized equipment.

Assist in the implementation of Student Safety Plans under the direction of the

classroom Teacher and/or School Principal/ Vice-Principal.

Perform clean and intermittent catheterization.

Perform shallow and surface suctioning.

Provide assistance with Glucometer, Insulin Pump and other procedures related to

diabetes, with training as required.

Provide hand over hand feeding, food preparation, deploys modified feeding tools,

modeling, and monitoring for choking.

Administer routine medication needs as permitted under the Regulated Health

Professions Act (RHPA).

Monitor and track the health needs of the student.

Support students by promoting the development of appropriate social, communication

and behavioural skills, utilizing the strategies of Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI).

Assist in supervision needs as required, on class trips, in the classroom, washrooms and

hallways, on the yard, at lunch, during examinations, receiving and delivering students

to and from transportation, in academic groups and with individuals, and on student

transportation.