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Job Description:
Education Specialist – Butterfly Model of Care
Contract Full-Time – 13 months
Health Services – Long Term Care
Salary Range: $84,335 – $105,417 plus comprehensive benefits
Work mode: hybrid * see below for more details about this work mode
Location: 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton
Hours of work: Monday to Friday – 35 hours per week – occassional evening and weekend work may be required
Who we are:
The Long-Term Care Division requires staff to provide person-centered care to our residents and families following the Butterfly Model of Care. This will ensure high levels of emotional wellbeing and a better quality of life for those living in our homes. Staff are to have emotional intelligence ability to deliver person-centered care in an authentic way that is meaningful to the resident and their family.
While you won’t be providing direct resident care, you will report to the Advisor, Dementia Care on this special project and oversee the development and delivery of emotion-focused dementia care training to pilot groups in Peel Regional Paramedic Services and Peel Regional Police
What you will do in the role:
- Oversee and provides guidance on this project for the development and maintenance of emotion-focused dementia training and education to Paramedics and Peel Police
- Conduct audits of eLearning and education materials
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external partners
- Provide updates and collaborate with Leadership teams and other stakeholders to identify current and future education needs
- Researche and makes recommendations related to innovative approaches to emotion-focused dementia care, education and learning
- Collaborate with project stakeholders to share information, identify challenges and opportunities and implement improvements to education program
- Coordinate staff training and education initiatives with stakeholders/partners
- Oversee training hours and monitor training budget to ensure allocated training hours are within budget
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure that training content is in accordance with administrative policies and procedures Accreditation Standards, Regulated Health Professional Colleges, Standards of Practice and other applicable legislation to maintain and enhance competency of training participants
- Collaborate with external partner on the development of customized education content and eLearning modules including sourcing content, developing and programming software modules, facilitation and delivery
- Develops materials, procedures and tools for supporting the spread of training beyond participant groups
What the role requires
- Successful completion of a post-secondary school diploma specializing in a health or science field, plus a minimum of two years relevant experience
- An equivalent combination of experience and education will also be considered
- Advanced Computer Skills including MS Office and Electronic Information Management
- Experience with eLearning software
- Previous experience or involvement in providing simple training and coaching to staff
- Ability to travel to the various locations within the Region of Peel
- A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
Skills/Abilities:
- Good problem solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with clients at all levels and to present to large audiences
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Detail oriented and excellent research skills
- Ability to work in a self-directed manner within a collaborative team environment
- Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills
Nice to have”
- Registration in good standing with the College of Nurses as a Registered Nurse
- Adult learning certification or experience with development and facilitation of adult learning
- Project management experience
- Work Mode & Job Location:
In this role you will have the ability to work remotely and attend on-site when required based on operational requirements at 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton worksite. The frequency of on-site activities may vary on a weekly basis and based on operational requirements. Your remote work location must be located within the province of Ontario.
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week – The Region of Peel offers job based flexible hours of work that allows employees to manage personal and professional responsibilities while at the same time ensures business operational needs and customer service expectations are achieved.
Interview: Our recruitment process will be completed with video conference technology.
Please note: Successful candidates hired to work within Long Term Care are required to provide the following information prior to hire:
Vulnerable Sector Police Check – current within 6 months
TB Skin Testing – current within 6 months
Fully Vaccinated against COVID19, including 3rd booster – or medical exemption
It is the responsibility of the successful candidate to pay for any associated costs of the above noted checks
If this opportunity matches your qualifications and experience, please apply on-line.
As part of the Region’s ongoing commitment to health and safety, there are enhanced Covid-19 specific safety protocols and/or personal protective equipment requirements (e.g. masks, eye protection, etc.) in place to help protect health and safety. The additional requirements are determined based on the nature of the work being carried out.
New employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Being fully vaccinated is determined as the status of having received the full series of approved vaccines (both doses of a two dose vaccine series, one dose of a single dose vaccine series) and any additional doses required and approved by Health Canada and having satisfied the full post vaccination period required to ensure vaccination efficacy. The Region of Peel reserves the right to request proof of vaccination at any time. Acceptable proof includes an Ontario Ministry of Health COVID-19 vaccine receipt which you can obtain through the Provincial portal https://covid19.ontariohealth.ca/, or other government-issued vaccine passport or certification.
The requirement to be fully vaccinated is subject to the Ontario Human Rights Code. If you are not fully vaccinated, a documented medical reason provided by a physician or registered nurse and time period for the medical reason may be accepted.
About Us:
Peel Region consists of the cities of Brampton and Mississauga, and the town of Caledon. The Region of Peel delivers essential services to more than 1.5 million residents and approximately 175,000 businesses.
We’re working to create a community that is safe, inclusive, and accessible. A place where everyone feels they belong and can access the services they need to thrive throughout each stage of life.
Our workforce is 6,500 strong and since 1974, we’ve been delivering a wide range of resident focused services. Our services include paramedic services, health programs, long-term care and services for seniors, child care support, garbage collection and recycling, waste water and water treatment, road maintenance, financial assistance, and housing support.
Recognized by Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month® with the Great Employer Award presented by Excellence Canada, the Region of Peel is a place where everyone feels they belong. We strive to develop a workplace that values and respects diversity, practices inclusion, recognizes the unique contributions and abilities of all people and facilitates innovative thinking. At Region of Peel, people come first. Each employee has an important role within our community and when we work together, it’s impactful. We encourage you to join us in delivering essential services and programs to our diverse community. You won’t find a better opportunity than the Region of Peel.
Additional Information:
The Region of Peel is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is respected and valued for their contributions, and where everyone is treated fairly and has opportunity to grow and develop. As one of the most diverse regions in Canada, we are committed to establishing a qualified workforce that is reflective of the population we serve.
The Region of Peel is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process, upon request. If you require accommodation please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs. Accessible formats and communication supports are available. Please contact [email protected]
Please be advised, the Region of Peel uses email to communicate with their applicants for open job competitions. It is the applicant’s responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence via email (i.e. testing bookings, interview dates), it is imperative that applicants check their email regularly. If we do not hear back from applicants, we will assume that you are no longer interested in the position and your application will be removed from the competition.
