School District No. 52 (Prince Rupert) is located within traditional Tsmsyen Territory on the beautiful north coast of B.C. and services the small communities of Hartley Bay and Port Edward in addition to the City of Prince Rupert. Currently we have one secondary school, one middle school, five elementary schools, one store-front site and one on reserve school (Hartley Bay, K-12). Our student population is approximately 2,000 students, 64% of which are aboriginal.

Our small community boasts an excellent recreation facility (ice arena, swimming pool and gymnasium), an 18-hole golf course, racquet centre, tennis court, museum and a 700-seat performing art centre.

School District No. 52 is an exhilarating place to work where new ideas and opportunities are embraced. School District No. 52 has often been described as cutting edge in terms of instruction and assessment practices and is well known for the forward thinking work of the Aboriginal Education and Support Services Department and their initiative and involvement in many projects.

School District No. 52 has the following opportunity:

Education Assistants

Qualifications include:Grade 12 or equivalent.

Minimum 3 years experience working with children.

Exercises discretion and confidentiality in dealing with all matters pertaining to students and staff.

Courses in childhood education and special needs education.

The Hanen Language Course may be required; must be willing to obtain if deemed necessary for this position.

Current training in Basic First Aid/CPR or willingness to obtain.

Computer literacy and basic computer skills (30 wpm) required.

Must be physically able to carry out the duties of the position.

Must have adequate verbal and written English language skills to provide assistance in speech/language development.

Must be able to communicate clearly, to understand and follow directions and to prioritize tasks.

Good organizational and inter-personal skills.Watch this video to learn more about Prince Rupert