Teacher Assistant – Healthcare Facilitator

About the role

SAESD is seeking a Teacher Assistant who will primarily serve as a Healthcare Facilitator within a school environment. Working under the direction of the classroom teacher, the assistant will support small groups and individual students, while also handling routine clerical and health‑related tasks.

Key responsibilities

• Assist the teacher with small‑group and one‑on‑one instruction based on student needs.
• Perform routine clerical, administrative and non‑professional duties as assigned.
• Act as the on‑site Healthcare Facilitator, providing basic health support to students.
• Operate duplicating machines, audio‑visual equipment, and other classroom technology.
• Type documents with reasonable speed and accuracy.

Required profile

• Good command of the English language.
• Minimum three years of full‑time employment experience.
• At least 60 semester hours of post‑secondary credit or two years of academic training beyond high school.
• Prior experience as a healthcare facilitator or a nursing background is preferred.
• Ability to build rapport with assigned student groups.

Required skills

• Operation of duplicating machines.
• Audio/visual equipment operation.