Staff Development Coordinator - North York, Canada - Hawthrone Care Centre

Description

Do you have a passion for making a difference?

Making every moment matter is about improving all the things that make life enjoyable.

Things like making someone feel better, making connections with them or for them with other residents, showing them a new song or even just giving them something to look forward to.

At Hawthorne Place Care Centre, we are passionate about providing compassionate care for families' loved ones, where the residents of our home come before anything else.

Our values follow a 'People' focused philosophy, Participation ~ Excellence ~ Openness ~ Performance ~ Longevity ~ Efficient Use of Resources.

This philosophy can be seen in every aspect and level of our home.

Since Hawthorne Place Care Centre opened, we have offered a community within a community that people were happy to call 'home'.

We pride ourselves in this community connection, our philosophies and the feeling of comfort that can be felt as soon as the door opens.

Responsibilities of the Staff Development Coordinator at Hawthorne Place Care Centre

The Staff Development Coordinator coordinates the staff development program in the home.

He/she shall also be responsible for conducting mandatory in-services as set out by the Ministry of Health in the Long Term Care Homes Act and regulation 79/10.

The Staff Development Coordinator is responsible for conducting general orientation for all new employees, contracted employees, volunteers, private caregivers, agency staff and students in the Home.

He/She is responsible for monitoring students on clinical placement within the Home.

The Staff Development Coordinator organizers education and supports managers and committees and assists them in identifying and responding to the learning needs of staff.

Essential Duties are the technical skills and knowledge that an employee requires in order to perform their role.

Below is detailed information on required Essential Duties for your position.- Responsible for scheduling all general orientation days for all new employees, contract employees, students, volunteers, private caregivers and agency staff.- Guides all new nursing personnel through their entire nursing orientation.- Conducts educational assessments and evaluations- Conducts an annual education needs assessment.- Conducts annual evaluation of staff development program.- Provide education on areas identified through the Quality Improvement Program as requiring further education.- Develops and conducts mandatory in-services as set out in Long Term Care Homes Act and regulation.- Utilizes external resources for in-service sessions when appropriate.- Coordinates in-service sessions on all shifts.- Links with Colleges and Universities to arrange student placement in-house.- Prepares all employee preceptors for student clinical placements.- Follows clinical students and preceptors and acts as a resource and advisor.- Maintains individual employee educational records in the e-learning system and provides feedback at performance reviews.- Makes recommendations to Department Heads/Executive Director on allocation of resources related to staff development.- Manages the e-learning platform for the home- Required to understand the nature and meaning of quality indicators- Required to participate in the improvement of the indicators and achieve satisfactory results.

• Other duties as assigned and or indicated in Job Task Inventory

Qualifications:

At Hawthorne Place Care Centre we take pride in our employees, so your qualifications are important to us. We use them to get to know you and see if we are a good fit for each other.

The qualifications needed to join our family at Hawthorne Place Care Centre are as follows:

• Completion of either an undergraduate degree in a health and science discipline or related program or current certificate of competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario or extended work experience in Long Term Care
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Experience of learning management system platform
• Completion of course work or experience in adult education at the Community College or University level or relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of Learning Management Systems (LMS) platforms an asset
• Experience in Long Term Care preferred
• Must have a clear vulnerable sector screen, no older than 6 months, TB test results less than 6 months old, must be able to provide three supervisory references.

*This position is Full-Time Temporary*How to apply?

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and references. We look forward to speaking with you and Making Every Moment Matter.