EDUCATION ASSISTANT (with American Sign Language skills)

EDUCATION ASSISTANT

(with fluent American Sign Language)

Permanent, full time / 30 hours per week

Coquitlam School District invites applications for the position of a qualified Education Assistant with fluent American Sign Language skills. As the third largest school district in the province, we are located within a 40-minute drive from downtown Vancouver. The school district has a population of 32,000 students with approximately 4,400 teaching, administrative, managerial and support staff.

Education Assistants report to the principal/designate and provide instructional assistance and supervision of special needs students, under the direction of the classroom/program teacher.

Qualifications :

• A certificate in a Special Education Assistant Program from a recognized college/institution or equivalent combination of training and experience.

  Completion of American Sign Language Level III. A copy of all credentials must accompany your application .

• A driver’s license may be required.

This is a unionized position which offers $32.53/hour, plus benefits including MSP, extended health, dental, life insurance and a pension plan.

To apply, please click on the following link and create a user profile.

https://ejp.sd43.bc.ca/postings/Account/Login

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A criminal background check will be required. We appreciate your interest but regret that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.