Competition # 622 - Learning Assistant at Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education

Location: Community Daycare Placement (various)

Assignment Type: Temporary

FTE: 0.43 - 0.86

Assignment Duration: November 17, 2025 - June 26, 2026

Primary Duties:

• Implement strategies and activities developed by specialists (e.g., speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, or inclusive learning teachers).

• Support children’s development in areas such as:

  • Communication and language

  • Social-emotional regulation

  • Fine and gross motor skills

  • Cognitive and early literacy/numeracy skills

  • Independence and self-help skills (e.g., dressing, toileting, transitions)

• Work closely with consultants, therapists, and the classroom teacher to carry out programming recommendations.

• Participate in team meetings, progress reviews, and professional development when appropriate.

• Communicate regularly with the supervising teacher or inclusion coordinator about progress and challenges.

• Adapt materials or modify activities to meet the child’s needs while keeping them engaged with peers.

• Promote positive social interactions and model appropriate behaviors.

• Assist with routines (snack, circle time, outdoor play, etc.) in ways that build children’s independence.

Technical Skills Required:

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  Must have good organizational skills and be capable of working in a multi-task, team-oriented environment.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate with school staff and students.

• Supporting Individuals through Valued Attachments (SIVA) training is an asset. Training will be provided.

• A current Criminal Records Check and AB Children’s Services Record Intervention Check will be required.

• Child and Youth Care Diploma, Education Assistant Certificate.

As part of a commitment to Catholic education for the students of the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education, and as a condition of employment, an individual taking employment within the Division, will undertake to follow, both in and out of your employment with the Division, a lifestyle and deportment in harmony with Catholic Church practices and beliefs which include, among other things, living in harmony with the principles of the Gospel and teachings of the Catholic Church.

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