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Special Needs Teacher - Elementary School

Employer

Elves Special Needs Society

Date Posted

May 22, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $33.00 to $40.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 35 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 3  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Jun 12, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Elves Special Needs Society

Languages

English

Education

Bachelor's degree

Work setting

  • Alternative school
  • Willing to relocate

Tasks

  • Discuss results and students' progress with them, their parents and school officials
  • Evaluate and document students' progress
  • Participate in staff meetings
  • Supervise teaching assistants and train student teachers
  • Develop course content
  • Identify childrens' individual learning needs
  • Lead students in activities to promote their physical, mental and social development and their school readiness
  • Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help
  • Prepare subject material for presentation according to an approved curriculum

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Emergency child care first aid and CPR
  • Provincial or Territorial Teaching Certificate

Security and safety

  • Basic security clearance
  • Child Abuse Registry check
  • Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Work under pressure

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

Early morning

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Day

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Life insurance
  • Pension plan

Long term benefits

Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

  • Other benefits
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
  • Parking available

Support for persons with disabilities

Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Special Needs Teacher - Elementary School is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Elementary School and Kindergarten Teachers
SOCIAL

Interest in leading students in activities to promote their physical, mental and social development; in participating in staff meetings, educational conferences and teacher training workshops; and in preparing examinations

INNOVATIVE

Interests in co-ordinating information to prepare courses for presentation to students according to curriculum, to identify children's individual learning needs and to prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help

DIRECTIVE

Interest in instructing students using a systematic plan of lessons, discussions, audio-visual presentations and field trips; and in assigning and correcting homework and administering and correcting examinations; may supervise teachers' aides and student teachers

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Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

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Manual Dexterity

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