Trades and Manufacturing Educator

Job Title: Trades and Manufacturing Educator

Reports to: City of Kawartha Lakes Program Manager

Location: Kawartha Lakes, ON (In-Person) with regular travel to partner sites

Salary: $55,000.00

Term: Full-time, permanent

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Who We Are

Join an organization that’s making an impact in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities

Ampere (formerly the Pinnguaq Association) isn’t just another non-profit. We’re an award-winning catalyst for change, activating opportunities for people of all ages in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities to unlock their potential through STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). Through our partnerships with communities, businesses, and technology creators, we co-design and deliver culturally responsive tools, resources, curriculums, and world-class programming across the country. We believe the best education doesn’t feel like work, it feels like discovery.

From our roots in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, we’ve grown to operate Makerspace and Skills Hubs in Iqaluit (Nunavut), Bathurst (New Brunswick), and the Kawartha Lakes (Ontario), while collaborating with partners nationwide. Our Lifecycle approach ensures that we’re with learners at every age and every stage of life, and our mission‑driven model ensures that 100% of social enterprise proceeds sustain programs that benefit communities we serve. Your work here directly changes lives. If you’re passionate about making a tangible difference, this is where you belong.

Why Join us?

• Mission-driven impact – Contribute to meaningful work that supports communities and promotes digital inclusion across Canada.
• Enjoy the flexibility to maintain a healthy work-life balance with schedules that fit your lifestyle.
• Comprehensive benefits – Access a robust benefits package designed to support your health and wellness.
• Pension Plan – Plan for your future with a competitive pension plan.
• Wellness Perks –Take advantage of wellness initiatives that promote your physical and mental well-being.

Job Summary:

This role works closely with our Trades and Manufacturing Lead to create and facilitate trade-specific training, programming and workshops. Experience in Trades is an asset.

We’re expanding our adult programming into trades and manufacturing, a program built around three ideas: experienced tradespeople brought in as sessional trainers and site mentors, financial literacy taught in the context of the trade itself, and a clear pathway to pension and retirement security for construction and manufacturing workers. This role focuses on the facilitation of this programming and assists in the building of it.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and facilitate training, programs and workshops centered around trades, manufacturing and the equipment in the Lindsay, On Makerspace shop.
• Assist in maintaining the Makerspace Shop and the equipment within.
• Work collaboratively with the Ontario Delivery Team STEAM Educators, Makerspace Lead, and community partners across the province to identify programming needs and develop associated learning resources (e.g. activity plans, slide decks, video tutorials, tutorials, podcasts, etc.)
• Translate the program model into an operational build plan and delivery schedule.
• Deliver high-quality, community-centered, play-based STEAM and digital skills programming for learners of all ages primarily in City of Kawartha Lakes and adjacent communities, and occasionally in communities across the province.
• Maintain current knowledge of trends, initiatives and best practices of STEAM education and technologies and support their integration in Ampere’s programs as appropriate
• Develop and manage full-cycle curriculum resources from initial concept through to final assessment.
• Create practical, supportive resources and 'train-the-trainer' tools to help our STEAM educators feel confident and inspired.
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