Aquatics Instructor

**Aquatics Instructor**:
**Job ID**:

- 233460

**Posting status**:

- Open

**Organization**:

- Ministry of Education

**Division**:

- Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch

**City**:

- Brantford

**Position(s) language**:

- English

**Job term**:

- 1 Temporary (Irregular/On-call - to work on as needed basis)

**Job code**:

- 50486 - Instructor 2 Recreat & Crafts

**Salary**:

- $28.58 - $31.44 Per hour*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

**Competition # PDSB25-109**

The Ministry of Education, W. Ross Macdonald School in Brantford requires an experienced aquatic individual to participate in the growth and development of students who are Blind, low-vision and/or deaf-blind, 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.
- Availability to work on-call hours as required.

**What you bring to the team**:
**Mandatory requirements**:

- National Lifeguard Society of Canada Lifeguard Certificate.
- Current certification in First Aid and CPR.
- Courses in Behaviour Management Systems training or equivalent.

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- Demonstrated experience working with students who are Blind/low vision and/or students who are deaf-blind.
- 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.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to communicate with using hand-over-hand communication and other non-verbal methods of communication (or willingness to learn) to communicate effectively with students, parents, staff and other professionals.
- 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.

**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.

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- accessibility
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**Additional information**:

- Friday, September 5, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

**Position details**:

- 1 English Temporary - Irregular On-Call, duration up to 10 months, 350 Brant Ave, Brantford, West Region, Vulnerable Sector Check

**Compensation group**:

- Ontario Public Service Employees Union

**Work hours**:

- Schedule 4.7

**Category**:

- Health and Social Services

**Posted on**:

- Thursday, August 14, 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**:

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