Local 5047 represents over 2,800 employees of the Halifax Regional Centre For Education. We work in schools across the Halifax Regional Muncipality as:
- Educational Program Assistants,
- Library Support Specialists,
- Assistive Technology Workers,
- Early Childhood Educators,
- Community Outreach Workers,
- Child & Youth Care Practitioners, and
- Mi’kmaw/Indigenous or African Nova Scotian Student Support Workers.
Our members are usually school-based, and support students in over 140 sites across HRM — from Sheet Harbour to Hubbards!