Relief Support Assistant - Fort Providence, Canada - Government of the Northwest Territories

Government of the Northwest Territories
Government of the Northwest Territories
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Fort Providence, Canada

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Limited Competition:

This job opening is limited to residents living within 25 kilometres of Fort Providence.


Department Information:

Dehcho Divisional Education Council


Job Information:


At the discretion of the Principal, the Relief Support Assistant reports to the Principal, Program Support Teacher and/or Classroom Teachers.

The position is responsible for assisting with implementing specialized and modified learning and education activities in order to provide a positive learning experience for students with special needs or students who require additional support.

The SA is responsible for working with special needs/additional needs students either individually or in small groups to provide academic assistance in mainly core areas such as reading and math.

The SA is also responsible for ensuring that special needs/additional needs students are provided with positive learning environments and have an opportunity to learn effective listening and communications skills and good work habits.

In particular, the SA is responsible for assisting with implementation of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) so that students are provided with a learning environment that promotes a sense of accomplishment and self-confidence.


  • KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

The incumbent must demonstrate the following skills:

  • excellent interpersonal skills
- team building
- analytical and problem solving skills
- planning and organizational skills
- decision making skills
- effective verbal and listening communications skills
- effective written communications skills
- conflict management and resolution skills
- stress and anger management skills
- time management skills
- ability to deal with difficult situations
- basic computer skills
- project management skills
- ability to work in a multi-cultural setting with young people, staff and parents
- ability to work with students with special needs
- ability to speak the local language may be a requirement, dependent on the students who have been identified with special needs
- ability to use sign language in special cases
- ability to read instructions, IEPs, minutes of meetings
- ability to write and maintain accurate student records

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:

The incumbent would normally acquire the required knowledge and skills through completion of Grade 12 combined with related training in working with special needs students and experience in an educational environment.

Equivalencies may be considered


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Inquiries Only:
Dehcho HR Client Service Centre
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories

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FORT SIMPSON, NT X0E 0N0
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