Apply By: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

AQUATICS TEAM LEAD

Job ID:

234572

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of Education

Division:

Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch

City:

Brantford

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Temporary -Seasonal (September to June recurring)

Job code:

50487 - Instructor 3A Rec & crafts

Salary:

$1,193.80 - $1,334.80 Per week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

Competition # PDSB25-136

The Ministry of Education, W. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind requires an experienced aquatic individual to supervise an aquatics program for students who are blind, low-vision and/or deaf-blind.

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 life guarding staff;
• Oversee day to day operations of the pool and swim programming;
• Organize competitive and recreational swimming programs and special community events;
• Schedule staff to ensure safety;
• Maintain records;
• Implement school policies and supervise established instruction and water safety techniques

What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• CPO certification.
• Ensuring compliance with all policies and procedures under the Health Protection and Promotion Act, Regulation 565 Public Pools.
• National Lifeguard Society of Canada Lifeguard Certificate.
• Lifesaving Society Swimming Instructors Certificate.
• Current certification in Standard First Aid and CPR with AED.
• Courses in Behaviour Management Systems or equivalent

Skills and Qualifications

Your background and experience enables you to meet the following requirements:

• Demonstrated oral, written communication skills to communicate effectively with students, parents, staff and other professionals;
• 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;
• Demonstrated excellent organization and planning skills to plan, organize, implement and facilitate effective recreational and training programs designed to meet the needs of students and life guarding staff;
• Knowledge of the Ontario Public Pools Regulations and relevant legislation and Provincial Schools Policies and Procedures, guidelines and practices;
• Ability to communicate with students who are Blind, visually impaired, and

deafblind using various communication techniques (i.e., hand over hand communication, braille etc.)

• Good judgment and problem solving skills.

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:

Apply by:

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

• 1 English Temporary - Seasonal, 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:

Monday, September 29, 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:

• 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 # PDSB25-136.

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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.

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