Casual Educational Assistants
Top Benefits
About the role
HIRINGCASUALEDUCATIONAL****ASSISTANTS
Upto33.35hours/week(MondaytoFriday)
Effective: September 3, 2025
HourlyRateofPay:$27.32to$29.14**(plus****%inlieuofbenefits,vacationandstatutoryholidays)**
AbouttheLimestoneDistrictSchool****Board
The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) is situated on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee. We acknowledge their enduring presence on this land, as well as the presence of Métis, Inuit, and other First Nations from across Turtle Island. We honour their cultures and celebrate their commitment to this land.
The LDSB is the region's only fully inclusive school board. Limestone schools serve more than 20,500 students in 55 schools and five alternative education centres covering a geographic area of 7,719 square kilometres across the City of Kingston, the Townships of Central Frontenac, North Frontenac, South Frontenac, Addington Highlands, Loyalist, Stone Mills, the Frontenac Islands and the Town of Greater Napanee.
Position****Overview
The Limestone District School Board is currently accepting applications for Casual Educational Assistants from individuals who are committed to working with students, providing academic, social, emotional and/or physical support, aimed at fostering success for all through equity of hope, opportunity, and outcome. Asacasualemployeeyouwillhavetheopportunitytoworkindaytodaypositionsaswellasinlongtermpositions**(fivedaysper****week).**
IfyouarelookingtogainapermanentEducationalAssistantpositionwiththeLimestoneDistrictSchoolBoardthisopportunitywillhelpyoubecomefamiliarwithBoardpracticesaswellasgainschoolboardexperience.
Qualifications**&**Experience
- Minimum of Secondary School Graduation Diploma
- Community College Diploma such as Child and Youth Worker, Behavioural Science Technology, Developmental Service Worker, Early Childhood Education, Community and Justice Services, or Social Service Worker considered are considered an asset
- A passion for learning and supporting all students' achievement and well-being
- Knowledge and understanding of child development with sensitivity to the needs of students.
- A commitment to equity, inclusion, and nurturing culturally responsive learning environments
- A growth mindset, with the ability to be flexible and adapt to evolving learning environments.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, liaising with administration, teachers, parents, and other professionals supporting student success.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Resilience, optimism, and self-efficacy
HowtoApply
If you are energized by a career where you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact in the life of a child, and you can see yourself in Limestone. Packages must be submitted by 10**:00** p**.m.onMonday,** August 4**,**2025. Please visit to complete your on-line application, which will ask you for the following:
- A cover letter detailing how you will make the difference in the life of a child in Limestone by sharing your experience and skills that make you the ideal candidate for a casual Educational Assistant position.
- Resume which clearly outlines your qualifications as well as types of skills and experiences you have had working with students.
- Proofofqualifications**(copyofpost-secondarydiploma/degreeorsecondaryschool****diploma)** uploaded on your Supporting documentspage within your applytoeducation account
Interviews
Please note thatin-person interviews will be held on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. Candidates who are selected for an interview will be sent an interview invite by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday Aug 13, 2025.
CommitmenttoDiversityandInclusion
Across LDSB, we are committed to removing systemic barriers not only in recruitment but in retention and promotion as well so that you can see yourself in Limestone. The LDSB is dedicated to promoting fair and equitable hiring practices that will move us forward in hiring staff who reflect the full diversity and lived experiences within the communities we serve.
We invite and welcome you, through your cover letter, to self-identify as someone who has lived experiences, and who can bring valuable, diverse knowledge and perspective to our district and the students and communities we serve.
Accommodation will be provided to applicants to enable equitable participation in the recruitment process. Applicants can request accommodation at any time during the recruitment process.
Applicants who are transgender may provide records in a different name than their current legal name or name of common usage. This will not prejudice prospective employees in any way, and such information will remain confidential.
The Kingston community promotes and supports the diversity that continues to grow within our communities. For more information about Kingston and/or the LDSB, including equitable recruitment, retention and promotion practices, please visit
We thank you for your interest. Only those applicants who have been selected for an interview will be contacted and invited to participate in the interview process.
Our Intention: To make a positive difference in the lives of every student, in every classroom, in every school.
Karen McGregor, Chair | Krishna Burra, Director of Education and Secretary | Craig Young, Treasurer
About LIMESTONE DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
Limestone District School Board (LDSB, known as English-language Public District School Board No. 27 prior to 1999) is an English public district school board encompassing a region that includes the City of Kingston and the counties of Frontenac and Lennox and Addington in Eastern Ontario, Canada. The board was founded in a 1998 provincial reorganization of all Ontario school boards. It is an amalgamation of the former Frontenac County and Lennox and Addington County Boards of Education.
Casual Educational Assistants
Top Benefits
About the role
HIRINGCASUALEDUCATIONAL****ASSISTANTS
Upto33.35hours/week(MondaytoFriday)
Effective: September 3, 2025
HourlyRateofPay:$27.32to$29.14**(plus****%inlieuofbenefits,vacationandstatutoryholidays)**
AbouttheLimestoneDistrictSchool****Board
The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) is situated on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee. We acknowledge their enduring presence on this land, as well as the presence of Métis, Inuit, and other First Nations from across Turtle Island. We honour their cultures and celebrate their commitment to this land.
The LDSB is the region's only fully inclusive school board. Limestone schools serve more than 20,500 students in 55 schools and five alternative education centres covering a geographic area of 7,719 square kilometres across the City of Kingston, the Townships of Central Frontenac, North Frontenac, South Frontenac, Addington Highlands, Loyalist, Stone Mills, the Frontenac Islands and the Town of Greater Napanee.
Position****Overview
The Limestone District School Board is currently accepting applications for Casual Educational Assistants from individuals who are committed to working with students, providing academic, social, emotional and/or physical support, aimed at fostering success for all through equity of hope, opportunity, and outcome. Asacasualemployeeyouwillhavetheopportunitytoworkindaytodaypositionsaswellasinlongtermpositions**(fivedaysper****week).**
IfyouarelookingtogainapermanentEducationalAssistantpositionwiththeLimestoneDistrictSchoolBoardthisopportunitywillhelpyoubecomefamiliarwithBoardpracticesaswellasgainschoolboardexperience.
Qualifications**&**Experience
- Minimum of Secondary School Graduation Diploma
- Community College Diploma such as Child and Youth Worker, Behavioural Science Technology, Developmental Service Worker, Early Childhood Education, Community and Justice Services, or Social Service Worker considered are considered an asset
- A passion for learning and supporting all students' achievement and well-being
- Knowledge and understanding of child development with sensitivity to the needs of students.
- A commitment to equity, inclusion, and nurturing culturally responsive learning environments
- A growth mindset, with the ability to be flexible and adapt to evolving learning environments.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, liaising with administration, teachers, parents, and other professionals supporting student success.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Resilience, optimism, and self-efficacy
HowtoApply
If you are energized by a career where you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact in the life of a child, and you can see yourself in Limestone. Packages must be submitted by 10**:00** p**.m.onMonday,** August 4**,**2025. Please visit to complete your on-line application, which will ask you for the following:
- A cover letter detailing how you will make the difference in the life of a child in Limestone by sharing your experience and skills that make you the ideal candidate for a casual Educational Assistant position.
- Resume which clearly outlines your qualifications as well as types of skills and experiences you have had working with students.
- Proofofqualifications**(copyofpost-secondarydiploma/degreeorsecondaryschool****diploma)** uploaded on your Supporting documentspage within your applytoeducation account
Interviews
Please note thatin-person interviews will be held on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. Candidates who are selected for an interview will be sent an interview invite by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday Aug 13, 2025.
CommitmenttoDiversityandInclusion
Across LDSB, we are committed to removing systemic barriers not only in recruitment but in retention and promotion as well so that you can see yourself in Limestone. The LDSB is dedicated to promoting fair and equitable hiring practices that will move us forward in hiring staff who reflect the full diversity and lived experiences within the communities we serve.
We invite and welcome you, through your cover letter, to self-identify as someone who has lived experiences, and who can bring valuable, diverse knowledge and perspective to our district and the students and communities we serve.
Accommodation will be provided to applicants to enable equitable participation in the recruitment process. Applicants can request accommodation at any time during the recruitment process.
Applicants who are transgender may provide records in a different name than their current legal name or name of common usage. This will not prejudice prospective employees in any way, and such information will remain confidential.
The Kingston community promotes and supports the diversity that continues to grow within our communities. For more information about Kingston and/or the LDSB, including equitable recruitment, retention and promotion practices, please visit
We thank you for your interest. Only those applicants who have been selected for an interview will be contacted and invited to participate in the interview process.
Our Intention: To make a positive difference in the lives of every student, in every classroom, in every school.
Karen McGregor, Chair | Krishna Burra, Director of Education and Secretary | Craig Young, Treasurer
About LIMESTONE DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
Limestone District School Board (LDSB, known as English-language Public District School Board No. 27 prior to 1999) is an English public district school board encompassing a region that includes the City of Kingston and the counties of Frontenac and Lennox and Addington in Eastern Ontario, Canada. The board was founded in a 1998 provincial reorganization of all Ontario school boards. It is an amalgamation of the former Frontenac County and Lennox and Addington County Boards of Education.