26-C-158 - Education Assistant
Kootenay-Columbia – School District #20
Twin Rivers Elementary School · Castlegar, B.C.
Job description
Kootenay-Columbia School District
Notice of Vacancy
Competition # 26-C-158
Posting Date: November 3, 2026
Position: Education Assistant - French (Temporary)
Job ID: ISE 090
Location(s): Twin Rivers Elementary School
Hours of Work: 28.5 hours/week, 8:15 am to 2:27 pm
Months per Year: 10
Rate of Pay: $32.46
Start Date: Immediately
End Date: June 24, 2027
Qualifications & Job Requirements
See detailed job description available on the School District websitehere. (https://www.sd20.bc.ca/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1095817&type=d&pREC_ID=1387936)
Salary for the above listed position(s) will be in accordance with Schedule "A" of the Collective Agreement in effect between the Board of Education and Local 1285, Canadian Union of Public Employees. Appointments are subject to Section 15, 16 and 17 of the Collective Agreement.
Closing date for accepting applications is 12:00 (Noon), November 6, 2026.
Internal CUPE employees must apply using the CUPE Job Posting Response Form by clicking on this link: https://forms.sd20.bc.ca/Forms/Applyhttps://forms.sd20.bc.ca/Forms/Apply. (https://forms.sd20.bc.ca/Forms/Apply) Applications from other job classifications are required to include documents in support of the application.
External applicants, please apply online at (http://www.makeafuture.ca/kootenay-columbia)http://www.makeafuture.ca/kootenay-columbia. (http://www.makeafuture.ca/kootenay-columbia)
About this occupation
This job is classed under Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants (NOC 43100) in Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC). Here’s how NOC describes the work in general; the posting above has the details for this job.
Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants support students, and assist teachers and counsellors with teaching and non-instructional tasks. They assist in areas of personal care, teaching and behaviour management under the supervision of teachers or other child care professionals. They are employed in public and private elementary, secondary and special needs schools and treatment centres.
Typical duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Assist students with integration into the classroom and school setting
- Help students individually or in small groups with assignments and reinforce learning and retention concepts under the supervision of the classroom teacher
- Assist students with special needs using techniques such as sign language, braille and remedial programs
- Monitor and report student progress to classroom teacher
- Accompany and supervise students during activities in school gymnasiums, laboratories, libraries, resource centres and on field trips
Usual requirements
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- Teacher assistants usually require completion of a 10-month college program in teaching assistance, educational assistance or other social science program.
- Teacher assistants who help students with special needs usually require specialized training and experience.
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What you’ll need
Qualifications and job requirements are provided in the detailed job description available on the School District website.