Supportive Educational Assistant

Wanted: Supportive Educational Assistant for 1:1 work in the home of a Distributed Learning student A Hands-On Home-Learning for a Sustainable World DL teacher works with the student and family to support the child's educational goals. As the S.E.A., you will be supporting this child to meet their curricular and IEP goals in the home (and possibly community). You may also support the student work on their professional therapist's goals (for example, Speech and Language therapy goals) as it is deemed appropriate. The skills and qualities that we are looking for in the S.E.A. include someone who is skilled with working with someone on the Autism Spectrum, is familiar with elementary education, and someone who is attentive, patient, experienced, and someone that makes learning fun! HOHL is looking to work with someone who is responsive, timely, and has strong communication & computer skills. You will be asked to provide Learning Samples and to answer educationally relevant questions on a weekly basis (HOHL will provide the questions, and will support you in submitting work samples that are of good quality), along with your weekly invoice of hours. Finally, you will be working in someone's home, so having good interpersonal skills will be essential. At this time, the learning goals are educational support, in the areas of Maths, Reading & Writing, and possibly some Science. The main goal is to connect, have fun, and help the student learn and express themselves in ways that are positive and meaningful. If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your references & resume (.pdf only please) with your current phone number and email. The SUBJECT LINE of your email should be addressed as follows: Job Posting ATTN: Kristine. Kristine will contact you to do a preliminary phone meeting, and then pass your information along to the parent to do a more in-depth interview if they choose to contact you. Hours: To Be Determined by HOHL and parent consultation (Part-time). Wage: Typically between 15-20$/hour. If you hold a B.C. Teaching Certificate (current) or a Diploma/Degree in Special Education the rate may be between 15-25$/hour. Commitment: This position would ideally be for the entire school-year