Seniors Onboarding and Student Placement Lead

**Job Opening**

**Non Union**

**Job Title**:

- Seniors Onboarding and Student Placement Lead**Job Opening Id**:

- 40658**# Required**:

- 1**Business Unit**:

- Community Services**Division**:

- Seniors Services**Location**:
- Headquarters Campbell East**Standard Hours**:

- 35.00 / week**Full/Part Time**:

- Full-Time**Regular/Temporary**:
- Temporary**Salary Grade**:

- 3**Salary Range**:

- $ 60,800.00 - $ 71,530.00**Post Date**:

- 2024-11-06**Close Date**:

- 2024-11-19

**Division**:
Seniors Services

**Temporary Duration**:
Approximate Duration: 18 months

**About Us**:
Serving a diverse urban and rural population of more than 475,000, Niagara Region is focused on building a strong and prosperous Niagara. Working collaboratively with 12 local area municipalities and numerous community partners, the Region delivers a range of high-quality programs and services to support and advance the well-being of individuals, families and communities within its boundaries. Nestled between the great lakes of Erie and Ontario, the Niagara peninsula features some of Canada’s most fertile agricultural land, the majesty of Niagara Falls and communities that are rich in both history and recreational and cultural opportunities. Niagara boasts dynamic modern cities, Canada’s most developed wine industry, a temperate climate, extraordinary theatre, and some of Ontario’s most breathtaking countryside. An international destination with easy access to its binational U.S. neighbour New York State, Niagara attracts over 14 million visitors annually, as well as a steady stream of new residents and businesses.

At Niagara Region, we value diversity - in background and experience. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aspire to hire and grow a workforce reflective of the diverse community we serve. By doing so, we can deliver better programs and services across Niagara.

For the Region's full employee equity statement, Working at Niagara Region - Niagara Region, Ontario.

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**Job Summary**:
Reporting to the Central Support Operations Supervisor, the Seniors Central Support Onboarding and Student Placement Lead is responsible for coordinating the Student Placement Program, Agency and Contracted Services Onboarding processes, Ontario Health and Ministry LTC Funding Programs, ensuring compliance with legislative, corporate and departmental requirements.

**Education**:

- Post-secondary diploma or degree in Business Administration or equivalent

**Knowledge**:

- At least 5 years of current related experience in onboarding and student placement coordination
- Preferred Human Services/Public Administration environment
- Demonstrated ability to build relationship with educational institutions, ministry and agencies
- Demonstrated leadership and communication skills
- Knowledge of electronic documentation software (i.e. The Vine, PeopleSoft, HR Reporting).
- Knowledge of the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care Homes Act and Regulations
- PeopleSoft HCM and Financial experience

**Responsibilities**:
**_ Develops, Coordinates and implements unpaid student placement process_ _student/preceptor education initiatives and Ontario Health and Ministry LTC funding programs (50% of time)_**:

- Create instructional materials and communication templates for affiliation agreements with academic institutions
- Act as liaison between academic institutions and legal department to create and establish unpaid student placement affiliation agreements
- Create and maintain Data Sharing Agreements with academic institutions and liaise with the Legal Division

Coordinate Student Placement Program
- Oversees student practice education program, maintaining relationships with academic institutions and Departmental Management Team
- Implement and maintain processes for onboarding of unpaid students and tracking and verifying completion of all ministry and corporate orientation requirements are met
- Create and implement student placement manuals and other communication materials
- Ensures appropriate support, supervision and evaluation roles for Senior’s staff and university/college faculty undertaking student placements and/or research/program evaluation projects within the department
- Reviews student project opportunities, ensuring their dissemination with local and regional educational institutions to recruit interested and skilled undergraduate or post-graduate students
- Coordinates feedback and communication between student placement experience between learning institution, student and Seniors.
- Planning, implementing, and reviewing various quality improvement initiatives primarily for student placements

Funding Programs
- Enrolling long-term care homes into funding initiatives
- Compiling, refining, encoding and submitting data to receive funding on an ongoing basis
- Represents Niagara Region Senior Services at committee meetings with learning institutions
- Coordinate employee, agen