Aquatics Instructor

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- **Job ID**:

- 236649
- **Posting status**:

- Open
- **Organization**:

- Ministry of Education
- **Division**:

- Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch
- **City**:

- Belleville
- **Position(s) language**:

- English
- **Job term**:

- 1 Temporary Irregular, On-Call/Supply (Available immediately to the end of June 2026)
- **Job code**:

- 50485 - Instructor 1 Recreat & Crafts
- **Salary**:

- $27.45 - $30.15 Per hour*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
- **Competition # PDSB25-167**

The Ministry of Education, Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf and Sagonaska Demonstration School requires an experienced aquatic individual to participate in the growth and development of students who are Deaf, hard of hearing and/or have severe learning disabilities, through an aquatics program- **About the job**: In this role you will:

- Plan, organize and implement instructional, recreational, and training programs designed to meet the needs of students and lifeguarding staff.
- Schedule staff to ensure safety.
- Maintain records.
- Organize competitive and recreational swimming programs and special community events.
- Implement school policies and to ensure the maintenance of aquatics equipment.-
- **What you bring to the team**:

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Mandatory requirements**:

- National Lifeguard Lifesaving Society, Lifeguard Certification
- Current certification in First Aid and CPR.
- Courses in Non Violent Crisis Intervention or equivalent.

** Skills and Qualifications**:

- Demonstrated experience working with students who are Deaf/hard of hearing and/or have severe learning disabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate effective aquatic programs to meet the needs of students.
- Knowledge of the Ontario Public Pools regulations and relevant legislation and Provincial and Demonstration Schools policies and procedures, guidelines and practices.
- Good judgement and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds to assist with student transfers.
- Willingness to work shifts.

** Communication Skills**:

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to communicate effectively with students, parents, staff and other professionals.
- Proficiency in English and American Sign Language (ASL) (or willingness to obtain).-
- **How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility**: We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's _Human Rights Code_ and the _Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005._ We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy- **Additional information**:

- Tuesday, November 25, 2025 11:59 pm EST
- **Position details**:

- 1 English Temporary - Irregular On-Call, duration up to 10 months, 350 Dundas St W, Belleville, East Region, Vulnerable Sector Check- **Compensation group**:

- Ontario Public Service Employees Union
- **Work hours**:

- Schedule 4.7
- **Category**:

- Health and Social Services
- **Posted on**:

- Monday, November 10, 2025
- **Note**:

- **About security checks**:
A criminal or other federal offence record **does not automatically disqualify you** from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.-
- **How to apply**:

- Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.-
- Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.-
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