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Apply By: Tuesday, November 25, 2025 11:59 pm EST

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

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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.
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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.
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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

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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:

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Apply by:

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:

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You must submit your application using only one of the methods identified below.

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.

Be sure to quote the Job ID number for this position.

OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.

Send application to:

PSBjobs@ontario.ca and quote Competition # PDSB25-167

Language requirements and assessment:

All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matiere de langue et evaluation:

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichees en francais et en anglais. Consultez la section Langue du ou des postes en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaitre les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont evalues en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/francais), vous devrez egalement passer un test de competences linguistiques en francais.





All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Information collection notice

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We are collecting your personal information to assess how well you meet the qualifications for employment with the Ontario Public Service, and for related recruitment purposes. The collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers, which is an authorized common service in accordance with s. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25.



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