Wilp Si Sa't'ama -House of New Beginnings Gitwangak Adult School
Position Title: SEP Education Assistant/Cook
Term of Employment: September 5, 2025 to June 26, 2026
Wage: Negotiable and is dependant on experience
Seasonal School Year position
Successful applicant will start on a 3-month probation period
Deadline for Application package: June 30, 2025
Start Date: September 5, 2025
Must Submit:
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
3. References
4. Copy of Certificates
Incomplete Resume packages will not be considered.
Mandatory Criminal Record Check: GES has a form for the successful applicant to complete .
Position summary: Special Education Program Education Assistants, Under the guidance of FNESC support staff and accountable to the GES Administrator.
Work with Adult School Instructor to provide a wide range of Academic assistance, monitoring behavior, facilitating inclusiveness in the classroom, school environment & Language and Culture including all on the land activities.
You must be flexible to adjust to all student’s needs—you will monitor and facilitate student learning individually or in small groups, document daily progress, support students in learning social behavior or life skills, supervise during recess and lunch plus organize classroom items.
In this variety-filled role, you will be required to arrange, and attend meetings with teachers, parents and therapists – in regard to IEP’s and Report Cards.
Qualifications:
· 1-2 years Experience working in a school setting
· Education Assistant Certificate
· The ability to work effectively with a full range of students, including students with special needs.
· Strong communication skills and ability to complete job duties with minimal supervision.
· In accordance with provincial regulations applicants must pass a criminal records check.
· Assist with coordinating training and cultural workshops for students
Position summary: Cook
· Prepare Breakfast and lunch.
· Kitchen Clean up.
· Food Inventory and Shopping.
· Proper Storage of foods.
Qualifications:
· Food Safe Certificate
· WHMIS Certificate
· Experience in Cooking – Western and traditional Gitksen foods
· Knowledge of preserving traditional Gitksen foods
· Flexible to cook on the land when camping
· Be a team worker with all Gitwangak Education Society Staff
· Knowledge of Gitsenimx or willing to learn
Gitwangak Education Society, Attn: Lesley Morgan
Lesley.Morgan@gitwangakeducation.ca
Thank you to all applicants, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.