Contract Posting #16 - 6/6 Full Time Teacher for the Personal Support Worker Program

6/6 Full Time Teacher for the Personal Support Worker Program.

Adult and Continuing Education

Location: John Parrott Centre, Napanee

Principal: Kate Myers

Effective for the start of the 2026/27 School Year

Please note:

1. Current Secondary Contract Teachers, Occasional Teachers and External Applicants are eligible to apply to this position.
2. Increases in Entitlement ARE permitted at this time.
3. Secondary Contract Teachers will be given preference, followed by Secondary Occasional Teachers and then External Applicants

Position Overview:

This accelerated Personal Support Worker program provides adult students the opportunity to earn their PSW certification over the course of a single semester.  Limestone DSB runs two separate cohorts of the PSW program each school year with a group starting in September and a second group starting in February.  The Personal Support Worker program consists of theory, lab instruction, a supervised placement as well as unsupervised placements with students working with PSW preceptors in both Long Term Care and Community placements. The teacher of the program is responsible for delivering curriculum, supervising placements and ensuring that students meet the requirements of the PSW certification.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Delivering secondary credits including TPJ 3C (Health Care Gr. 11), TPJ 4C (Health Care Gr. 12), TOJ 4C (Child Development & Gerontology Gr. 12) and Co-Op credits connect to placements.
• Ensuring that students have the skills and knowledge laid out in the CESBA requirements for PSW programs.
• Prepare students for and proctor the CESBA Provincial PSW Certification exam.
• Support the organization of student placements for unsupervised placements and problem solve any issues that arise in these placements.
• Monitor students on unsupervised placements and maintain regular communication with student and preceptor.
• Participate in the vetting of candidates for placement in the program.
• Participate in the Quality Assurance process for the PSW Program.
• Implementing Individual Education Plans to ensure students can access the learning.
• Maintain ongoing communication with Program partners - Clinical Instructors, Staff at John Parrot Centre, Program Coordinator and Administration.
• Report student achievement using secondary reporting processes.

Qualifications:

• Must be a current RN or RPN (Current, non-restricted)
• Certification with the College of Nurses required
• Experience in the PSW field or in the supervision of health care or home support care
• Ontario Teacher’s Certificate of Qualifications, but will consider candidates who are not OCT qualified if above qualifications are met.
• Co-operative Education qualifications and experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Experience:

• Demonstrated experience and commitment to EDI (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion)
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team
• Excellent interpersonal skills as well as oral and written communication skills to communicate effectively with students, school  administration, school staff and community partners
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Professional experience in a related field outside of the classroom, specifically in nursing and healthcare
• Demonstrated growth mindset that all students can learn and succeed
• Demonstrated ability to manage one’s own emotions and those of others
• Demonstrated reflective learner and practitioner
• Demonstrated leadership
• Experience working with diverse student populations with varying needs and strengths, in particular adult students
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Demonstrated application of a variety of assessment techniques which are used to inform student learning and instruction
• Demonstrated experience with differentiating instruction and assessment as well as creating and implementing alternative programming

How to Apply

1. Apply to this posting electronically through applytoeducation (simplication)

2. Attach a detailed cover letter and resume outlining your qualifications related to the criteria above

3. Attach current CNO Certificate of Nursing License

4. Include two (2) references.  By providing references, you consent to us contacting them for the purposes of this job application.

5. Contact ATE directly if you having difficulties with the application process

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Across LDSB, we are committed to removing systemic barriers not only in recruitment but in retention and promotion as well so that you can see yourself in Limestone. The LDSB is dedicated to promoting fair and equitable hiring practices that will move us forward in hiring staff who reflect the full diversity and lived experiences within the communities we serve.

We invite and welcome you, through your cover letter, to self-identify as someone who has lived experiences, and who can bring valuable, diverse knowledge and perspective to our district and the students and communities we serve.

Accommodation will be provided to applicants to enable equitable participation in the recruitment process. Applicants can request accommodation at any time during the recruitment process.

Applicants who are transgender may provide records in a different name than their current legal name or name of common usage. This will not prejudice prospective employees in any way, and such information will remain confidential.

The Kingston community promotes and supports the diversity that continues to grow within our communities. For more information about Kingston and/or the LDSB, including equitable recruitment, retention and promotion practices, please visit  limestone.on.ca.

We thank you for your interest. Only those applicants who have been selected for an interview will be contacted and invited to participate in the interview process.