BrightPath Early Learning & Child Care·Edmonton, Alberta
The Educational Assistant works alongside teachers to support children with diverse needs in a learning environment. Responsibilities include planning educational programming, maintaining documentation, and building relationships with families.
Center: West Henday, AB
$20.00- $28.00 per hour
Job Type: Full-Time Contract
No evenings or weekends!
Build your career in the early childhood education field and become a valued member of our team at BrightPath Kids!
As a proud member of the Busy Bees global childcare community, we offer exceptional opportunities for your career to thrive.
Join our diverse community of over 5,000 dedicated employees, and experience competitive pay and benefits, including a childcare discount.
With our rapid growth, now is the perfect time to apply and shape an extraordinary future with us.
Unleash your potential and join BrightPath!
What will you be doing?
As an Educational Assistant, you will work side-by-side with teachers and families to provide a home away from home for children in our care. Responsibilities include:
Helping children with various degrees of need in the learning environment.
Planning and implementing programming based on the need of the child supported by a certificated teacher.
Effectively communicating and building a relationship with children and families.
Ability to collaborate with a team.
Ability to write an IPP, tracking and planning forms as well as parent communication are required.
Other duties as assigned.
We offer a 40% child care discount to Full-time employees & 10% to Part-time so that your family can take advantage of our great learning environment!
We will support your long-term career goals by offering opportunities for professional development.
Full-time staff are eligible to participate in a retirement plan (RRSP) which offers a company match – this is free money!
Full-time and Part-time staff receive 5 days of sick time.
Full-time staff are given 12 paid statutory holidays off.
Full-time staff are offered health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance and life insurance.
If this sounds like a good fit, we want to meet you! Please submit your application today.
Market context
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