Indigenous Education Support Worker
Walnut Park Elementary · Smithers, B.C. · Part time · Contract / term
Starting Salary - $25.25 - $30.47 per hour (Effective July 1, 2024)
Posted
Job description
October 14, 2026
File: 26/27-40a
JOB POSTING
POSITION: SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST ASSISTANT - 35 Hours per week
Salary: $29.74 per hour (Effective July 1, 2024)
*Plus Benefit and Pension Package (as per CUPE Local 2145 Collective Agreement)
LOCATION: ALL DISTRICT SCHOOLS
*NOTE: Under the direction of the District's Speech Language Pathologist, the Speech Language Pathologist
Assistant will be assigned to work with designated students at multiple locations.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Completion of Grade 12 (Dogwood Certificate)
- Speech Language Pathologist Assistant Certification or equivalent post-secondary speech language assistant training
- Training in Non-Violent Crisis Management Techniques (e.g. CPI training) and POPARD (Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Behaviour Disorders) would be an asset
- One (1) year experience working with students with speech and language difficulties in a K-12 educational environment
- Familiarity with computer software for students with special needs would be an asset
- Demonstrated ability to use initiative to determine, judge and select appropriate course of action within the guidelines provided by the Speech Language Pathologist
- Demonstrated ability to manage time and schedules without day to day oversight
- Familiarity with Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) safety procedures
- Valid Class 5 – BC Driver's Licence and an exemplary driving record as demonstrated by a current drivers' abstract
- Physical ability to perform the required duties
CLOSING DATE: THIS POSTING WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FILLED STARTING DATE: To be determined
About this occupation
This job is classed under Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment (NOC 32109) 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.
Other technical workers in therapy and assessment perform various technical therapy and assessment functions. Some may assist professionals such as audiologists, speech-language pathologists, ophthalmologists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists. They are employed in hospitals, clinics, extended care facilities, rehabilitation centres, community health centres, educational institutions, hearing aid retail stores, in the private practices of the professionals they assist, or they may be self-employed.
Typical duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Hearing instrument practitioners
- Examine adult clients to assess hearing loss using diagnostic evaluation and electro acoustic testing
- Recommend and dispense or sell appropriate type of hearing instrument
- Take earmold impressions for use in the manufacture of hearing devices
- Fit, adjust and make minor modifications to hearing instruments
Usual requirements
- Hearing instrument practitioners require completion of a two or three-year college diploma in a hearing instrument specialist program, and a period of supervised training.
- Licensure with a regulatory body is required for hearing instrument practitioners in all provinces except in Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Ontario. Ontario requires membership with the Association of Hearing Instrument Practitioners of Ontario (AHIP). Hearing instrument practitioners can prescribe and dispense hearing instruments except in Ontario where dispensing is dependent on a prescription from a physician or audiologist.
- Communicative disorders assistants and speech-language pathology assistants require completion of a three- to four-year college program.
- Ophthalmic medical technicians require completion of a one-year hospital based ophthalmic technician training program or a minimum of one year on-the-job training working as a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant under the supervision of an ophthalmologist.
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AI Summary
What you’ll do
Work under the direction of the District's Speech Language Pathologist. Work with designated students at multiple district school locations. Determine and select appropriate courses of action within established guidelines. Manage time and schedules independently
What you’ll need
Completion of Grade 12 or a Dogwood Certificate. Speech Language Pathologist Assistant certification or equivalent post-secondary speech language assistant training. One year of experience working with students with speech and language difficulties in a K-12 educational environment. Training in Non-Violent Crisis Management Techniques and POPARD is an asset. Familiarity with computer software for students with special needs is an asset. Familiarity with Workers' Compensation Board safety procedures. Valid Class 5 British Columbia driver's licence and exemplary driving record. Physical ability to perform the required duties
Benefits
- Benefit package
- Pension package