S25012 Student Support Worker
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About the role
Lethbridge School Division - Student Support Worker
We are excited to have a Student Support Worker opportunity available starting August 26, 2025.
Lethbridge School Division is looking for empathetic, sensitive and patient individuals to work as part of a dynamic team. The Student Support Worker will provide support and services to students experiencing emotional, behavioral or other concerns that impact the student's ability to engage in the school environment. Employees in this class often act in an advisory role to facilitate students' access to services or provide direct assistance in response to students' needs or teachers' requests. Lethbridge School Division, embraces diversity and functions in a dynamic, innovative and fast paced environment.
What will you work?
35.00 hours/week Monday to Friday
Student Support Worker staff have a working calendar that provides time off during some non-instructional days.
What will you do?
Responsibilities include identifying students potentially at risk, accessing appropriate internal and external resources, organizing and leading support groups, and facilitating strategies for student progress.
Employees in this class have considerable internal contacts both with the school and School Division. Contacts vary and involve providing information through various means, resolving conflicts and coordinating information services. Employees also participate on internal committees to share information, receive direction and report on progress. External contacts extend to community service agencies, parents and other involved supports.
The successful candidate will provide support in the areas of social skills, conflict resolution and mediation, self-esteem, assertiveness, communications, study skills, goal setting, problem solving and anger and stress management. The student support team member will assist with orientation and transition processes. The candidate will act as a mediator when students are in conflict, provides conflict resolution support and guide students through the process.
Location(s) Available:
This position is with the Lethbridge School Division and, under the Division Counselling Model, the specific location will be assigned based on student and Division needs. The initial assignment will be at General Stewart and Mike Mountain Horse Elementary Schools, and is subject to change based on evolving needs across the Division.
Please note that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted regarding an interview.
Requirements
**Education and Experience Required:**
- Post-secondary diploma in Child and Youth Care or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
In order to ensure and maintain a safe and secure working and learning environment, applicants new to Lethbridge School
Division who are offered employment must provide:
- A police information check; including Vulnerable Sector Check from Police Services or an RCMP detachment that does not have any charges or convictions.
- A satisfactory Intervention Record Check from South Region Alberta Child and Family Services.
- Proof of photo identification, may be a valid driver’s licence, provincial identification card as issued by a licensed government registry office, valid passport or Nexus card. If one cannot be provided, a new card must be obtained and proof of application provided within three days of hire.
- Documentation of a valid Social Insurance Number in the employee’s legal name. If valid Social Insurance documentation in the current legal name can not be provided, the successful candidate will be required to obtain a new one within three days of hire.
Benefits
The hourly rate ranges from $27.18 - $29.27 depending on experience.
Lethbridge School Division prides itself on supporting and promoting the wellness of our employees through our diverse benefit plan and providing time off to attend to personal matters. As a result, we offer an exceptional benefits package for you and your family to access. Some of the amazing benefits included are:
- 100% employer paid premiums for health and dental care.
- Health Spending Account (HSA).
- Free 24/7 access to our Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP). This includes but is not limited to:
- Lifestyle and specialty counselling (Health, Life Balance and Career).
- Competitive retirement plan.
- Discount at a variety of local fitness facilities within Lethbridge.
This is a purposeful and rewarding career that helps make a difference in students lives!
Posting will remain open until 10:00 AM, August 18, 2025
Note: Candidates may not be contacted until late August - mid September.
About Lethbridge School Division
Since 1886, Lethbridge School Division has offered high-quality learning experiences over a broad range of programs to meet the needs of a wide variety of learners. The Division educates over 11,000 students within the City of Lethbridge and employs nearly 1,200 staff members.
Lethbridge is a growing, vibrant city with 101,482 residents. It is home to the University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge College, and the Lethbridge Research Centre, one of the largest agricultural research facilities in Canada. The city also houses two large manufacturing plants involved in raw product development. Well situated in the south-western part of Alberta, Lethbridge residents enjoy access to state-of-the-art cultural and recreational facilities. Comprehensive retail services attract consumers from southern Alberta, south-eastern British Columbia and northern Montana.
Lethbridge School Division takes pride in the breadth of its programs, the expertise of its staff, the quality of its facilities in 23 schools, and a number of outreach facilities throughout the city. Our schools have a grade structure comprised of Kindergarten to Grade 5 students in elementary schools, Grade 6 to Grade 8 students in middle schools and Grade 9 to Grade 12 students in high schools.
All schools provide instruction in the core subjects (language arts, mathematics, social studies and science), physical education, and the fine arts. Students at each school have access to libraries that provide a blend of print materials and access to modern computers for research purposes. French language instruction is provided in grades four through twelve and a French Immersion program is offered for students from kindergarten through Grade 12. Spanish, German and Japanese courses are also available. In addition, at the secondary level, students can experience a wide range of options or complementary courses designed to meet their unique needs and interests, including those related to career and technology studies...
S25012 Student Support Worker
Top Benefits
About the role
Lethbridge School Division - Student Support Worker
We are excited to have a Student Support Worker opportunity available starting August 26, 2025.
Lethbridge School Division is looking for empathetic, sensitive and patient individuals to work as part of a dynamic team. The Student Support Worker will provide support and services to students experiencing emotional, behavioral or other concerns that impact the student's ability to engage in the school environment. Employees in this class often act in an advisory role to facilitate students' access to services or provide direct assistance in response to students' needs or teachers' requests. Lethbridge School Division, embraces diversity and functions in a dynamic, innovative and fast paced environment.
What will you work?
35.00 hours/week Monday to Friday
Student Support Worker staff have a working calendar that provides time off during some non-instructional days.
What will you do?
Responsibilities include identifying students potentially at risk, accessing appropriate internal and external resources, organizing and leading support groups, and facilitating strategies for student progress.
Employees in this class have considerable internal contacts both with the school and School Division. Contacts vary and involve providing information through various means, resolving conflicts and coordinating information services. Employees also participate on internal committees to share information, receive direction and report on progress. External contacts extend to community service agencies, parents and other involved supports.
The successful candidate will provide support in the areas of social skills, conflict resolution and mediation, self-esteem, assertiveness, communications, study skills, goal setting, problem solving and anger and stress management. The student support team member will assist with orientation and transition processes. The candidate will act as a mediator when students are in conflict, provides conflict resolution support and guide students through the process.
Location(s) Available:
This position is with the Lethbridge School Division and, under the Division Counselling Model, the specific location will be assigned based on student and Division needs. The initial assignment will be at General Stewart and Mike Mountain Horse Elementary Schools, and is subject to change based on evolving needs across the Division.
Please note that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted regarding an interview.
Requirements
**Education and Experience Required:**
- Post-secondary diploma in Child and Youth Care or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
In order to ensure and maintain a safe and secure working and learning environment, applicants new to Lethbridge School
Division who are offered employment must provide:
- A police information check; including Vulnerable Sector Check from Police Services or an RCMP detachment that does not have any charges or convictions.
- A satisfactory Intervention Record Check from South Region Alberta Child and Family Services.
- Proof of photo identification, may be a valid driver’s licence, provincial identification card as issued by a licensed government registry office, valid passport or Nexus card. If one cannot be provided, a new card must be obtained and proof of application provided within three days of hire.
- Documentation of a valid Social Insurance Number in the employee’s legal name. If valid Social Insurance documentation in the current legal name can not be provided, the successful candidate will be required to obtain a new one within three days of hire.
Benefits
The hourly rate ranges from $27.18 - $29.27 depending on experience.
Lethbridge School Division prides itself on supporting and promoting the wellness of our employees through our diverse benefit plan and providing time off to attend to personal matters. As a result, we offer an exceptional benefits package for you and your family to access. Some of the amazing benefits included are:
- 100% employer paid premiums for health and dental care.
- Health Spending Account (HSA).
- Free 24/7 access to our Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP). This includes but is not limited to:
- Lifestyle and specialty counselling (Health, Life Balance and Career).
- Competitive retirement plan.
- Discount at a variety of local fitness facilities within Lethbridge.
This is a purposeful and rewarding career that helps make a difference in students lives!
Posting will remain open until 10:00 AM, August 18, 2025
Note: Candidates may not be contacted until late August - mid September.
About Lethbridge School Division
Since 1886, Lethbridge School Division has offered high-quality learning experiences over a broad range of programs to meet the needs of a wide variety of learners. The Division educates over 11,000 students within the City of Lethbridge and employs nearly 1,200 staff members.
Lethbridge is a growing, vibrant city with 101,482 residents. It is home to the University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge College, and the Lethbridge Research Centre, one of the largest agricultural research facilities in Canada. The city also houses two large manufacturing plants involved in raw product development. Well situated in the south-western part of Alberta, Lethbridge residents enjoy access to state-of-the-art cultural and recreational facilities. Comprehensive retail services attract consumers from southern Alberta, south-eastern British Columbia and northern Montana.
Lethbridge School Division takes pride in the breadth of its programs, the expertise of its staff, the quality of its facilities in 23 schools, and a number of outreach facilities throughout the city. Our schools have a grade structure comprised of Kindergarten to Grade 5 students in elementary schools, Grade 6 to Grade 8 students in middle schools and Grade 9 to Grade 12 students in high schools.
All schools provide instruction in the core subjects (language arts, mathematics, social studies and science), physical education, and the fine arts. Students at each school have access to libraries that provide a blend of print materials and access to modern computers for research purposes. French language instruction is provided in grades four through twelve and a French Immersion program is offered for students from kindergarten through Grade 12. Spanish, German and Japanese courses are also available. In addition, at the secondary level, students can experience a wide range of options or complementary courses designed to meet their unique needs and interests, including those related to career and technology studies...