Horizon School Division is committed to engaging and empowering all learners and prioritizes strong instruction, response to intervention, and wellness.

WARNER SCHOOL

Temporary Educational Assistant – approx. 7.5 hours/week

Hours of work: Monday 8:20 a.m.-3:35 p.m. & some additional days and hours for meetings.

Warner School is an Early Learning – grade 12 school located approx. 69 km south of Lethbridge, Alberta. Our 14 staff provide a service to approximately 110 students.

Assignment includes: We are looking for an Educational Assistant who is energetic, positive, and caring. The ability to work with learners in our Early Learning program is essential to this assignment. Education and training in early childhood, play based learning and Hanen would be considered an asset. If you desire to make a significant, positive impact on students' lives and contribute to their overall development, we warmly invite you to join our team.

The successful candidate must be:

• patient
• flexible
• adaptable
• able to work within a team environment
• empathetic

This position commences as soon as possible and concludes January 26, 2026, or until the return of the incumbent, whichever occurs first.

If you have any questions regarding this competition, feel free to contact the principal, Brian Bergsma at brian.bergsma@horizon.ab.ca.

An Educational Assistant in Horizon School Division:

• Encourages students to develop and maintain positive interaction.
• Maintains confidentiality and a patient, supportive and enthusiastic commitment to students.
• As required, provides personal care including toileting, diapering, feeding, dressing, grooming, etc. ensuring that student dignity is maintained. Attends to physical needs including lifting, positioning, and range of motion programs as identified by appropriate personnel.
• Ensures the safety of students in the school and community, which includes maintaining close supervision of students, ensuring student equipment is sanitized and put away, retrieving students who attempt to leave their learning environment, calming and/or restraining students engaged in challenging behaviours; supervising and assisting students who utilize a variety of life skill tools (i.e., scissors, cooking utensils, etc.).
• Maintains collegial relationships with the students' learning team.

Why Join Team Horizon?

• A division-wide focus on individual, school and division wide health and wellbeing.
• Professional, caring work environments that encourage and support the growth and development of our staff.
• Knowledgeable, genuine, and approachable teammates who support one another to succeed
• Opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of children and youth
• Competitive compensation and retirement package including paid time off and flexible, employer paid, health benefits (for eligible employees)
• Work schedules built upon school calendar - respectful of family time and work/life balance
• Opportunities for carpooling to reduce transportation costs

Horizon is an equal opportunity employer and values inclusion and respects diversity. Please note that applicants must be of legal age (18) to obtain a Criminal Records Check, to include the Vulnerable Sector Check. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals.

Further information about the application process may be obtained by contacting Human Services at human.services@horizon.ab.ca.

Only those shortlisted for an interview will be contacted.