Khalsa School Calgary is an educational institution that aspires to provide academic excellence by maintaining a spiritual environment which instills the highest standard of moral and humanitarian values. Khalsa School Calgary currently has three career opportunities for the upcoming 2010-2011 school year:

Special Needs Teacher Assistant (*NEW)

The Sikh community of Calgary is a strong contributing partner to the city’s growth. During the last three decades, many Sikh families from across the globe have chosen Calgary as their home. In order to serve the Sikh community, Khalsa School Calgary will be welcoming 5 new classes for the upcoming 2010-2011 school year.

Khalsa School Calgary is an educational institution that aspires to provide academic excellence by maintaining a spiritual environment which instills the highest standard of moral and humanitarian values.

Khalsa School Calgary has an immediate career opportunity for a Special Needs Teacher Assistant for the 2010-2011 school year.

The Special Needs Teacher Assistant will be responsible for:  

• Helping facilitate the teaching-learning process within the classroom for a special needs student
• Supporting students and teachers with emphasis on a special needs student
• Provide for individual student during games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development
• Supervise student in classrooms, halls, school yard, gymnasium and or on field trips
• Providing extra assistance to an individual student as well as assist with all students

Successful candidate:

• A Bachelor of Education degree
• Special Needs Teaching experience is an asset

The specific placement and assignment will be determined by the school principal in consultation with both the staff and the successful candidate.

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to send in their cover letters and résumés by September 10, 2010.

Full Time Custodian 

Custodian Qualifications: 

• Must be enthusiastic about position and be willing to accept responsibility and have the interest and ability to work effectively with others.
• Experience and/or training in the maintenance of buildings and equipment.
• Experience in working with electricity, plumbing, heating, carpentry and other skills needed in maintaining school building and grounds.
• Must be available to work: Monday-Friday 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm (or as needed) with additional hours on weekends (as needed)

Custodian Job Responsibilities:

• Keeps building and premises, including play areas, parking lots, neat and clean at all times.
• Shovels and performs yard keeping chores as appropriate to maintain the school grounds in a safe and attractive condition.
• Assumes responsibility for the security of the school by ensuring school is alarmed and locked on a daily basis
• Sweeps classrooms daily and sanitizes furniture.
• Cleans corridors after school each day, and during the day when their condition requires it.
• Scrubs and disinfects toilet floors daily, and cleans all sanitary fixtures and drinking fountains daily.
• Makes minor building repairs as he or she is capable of doing.
• Remains on the school premises during school hours and during nonschool hours when the use of the building has been authorized and his or her attendance is required by the school board.
• Conducts an ongoing program of general maintenance, upkeep, and repair.
• Assumes other responsibilities as assigned by the principal and or the school board

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to send in their cover letters and résumés, indicting the job they are applying for before September 30, 2010

Mr. M. Simms, Principal
Khalsa School Calgary
careers@khalsaschoolcalgary.ca
Phone: 403 293 7712  
Fax: 403 293 2245