Casual Medical Educational Assistants - Edmonton, Canada - Edmonton Catholic Schools
Description
Edmonton Catholic Schools is a large urban school division whose mission is to provide a Catholic education that inspires students to learn and that prepares them to live fully and to serve God in one another.
The Division is comprised of over 44,000 students and 5,000 employees in 95 schools plus other sites.Casual Medical Educational Assistants:
Requisition ID: 7630
Hours Per Week:
Varies
Position:
New
FTE:
Varies
Department:
Staffing
No Months Per Year: 10
Position Status:
Casual
Employee Group:
Non
Rate of Pay:
$22.81
Posting Closing Date: 9/8/23
Responsibilities:
- Assist teacher and multidisciplinary teams in implementing programs to meet individual student's special and diverse needs;
- Provide ongoing personal and physical care and medical assistance;
- Administer medications and assist with Gtube feeding;
- Ensure students have the necessary materials to complete classwork and activities;
- Assist students in adapting to the classroom, developing social skills, selfesteem, independence, and interacting with others;
- Instruct students on the work to be completed and provide assistance in completing classroom work and activities;
- Monitor students throughout the day to ensure safety, anticipate needs and intervene to curtail inappropriate or unsafe behaviours or actions.
Qualifications:
- Postsecondary diploma in a related discipline (i.e. early childhood development, child and youth care, special needs, health care aide) plus a minimum of three years of directly related experience.
- Knowledge of Anger and Behaviour Management, Crisis Intervention, Deescalation, and Safe Restraint;
- Certification in First Aid and CPR and knowledge of medication administration;
- Knowledge of medical conditions, developmental delays, disorders, and disabilities that pertain to students with a range of disabilities;
- Knowledge of various apparatus used for personal and physical care including lifting, transferring, and body positioning techniques;
- Strong team skills and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to meet the educational, physical, emotional, and behavioral needs of the student;
- Ability to travel to sites within Edmonton.
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