Instructor - Personal Support Worker Program

Halton District School Board; Burlington; On-site; CAD 83,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Halton District School Board is seeking a Clinical Instructor for the PSW program to supervise supervised clinical practicum within Halton facilities. You will organize student placements, mentor learners, and assess performance to ensure safe and competent practice.

The role may involve daytime and evening shifts, with a focus on aligning theory and practice and documenting student progress according to PSW standards.

Qualifications

• RN or RPN with no practice restrictions with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO).
• OCT Qualification - Health Care Technology Qualifications Preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years current, relevant work experience in a clinical environment, preferably in a long-term care/community/chronic care setting; supervision/training/leadership experience preferred.
• First consideration for RN and OCT qualifications; if OCT not held, a Letter of Permission may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Deliver in-class and on-site instruction for PSW students during the supervised clinical practicum.
• Supervise, mentor and instruct students during their clinical placements.
• Support the transition from theory to practicum including orientation and onboarding activities.
• Maintain accurate records based on PSW Quality Assurance Guidelines.
• Work with PSW lead instructor to align instruction, assessment and evaluation during placement.
• Collaborate with clinical placements personnel to pair students with a preceptor.
• Instruct and supervise students while on placement.
• Complete assessment and evaluation of students per PSW Training Standards and EOPs.

Skills

Brightspace

Aspen

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Multilingual communication

Conflict prevention/management

Independent work

Collaboration/Consultation

Education

RN or RPN with CNO in good standing

OCT Qualification

Letter of Permission (if OCT not held)

Job description

Clinical Instructor

Halton District School Board, through the Ontario Association of Adult and Continuing Education School Board Administrators (CESBA) has launched the school board-delivered program for certification as a Personal Support Worker (PSW). The program is recognized by the Long Term Care Association of Ontario.

Personal Support Worker (PSW) Program

Halton District School Board is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Clinical Instructor, Personal Support Worker Program.

The Clinical Instructor works in support of the Instructor, PSW Program, to supervise students in completion of their Supervised Clinical Practicum, which is undertaken at an approved Long-Term Care Facility within Halton.

Clinical Supervised Practicum - for a total of 110 hours of placement (1 credit)

Students in the Personal Support Worker Program complete one clinical supervised practicum that is within a long-term care facility with direct supervision by the clinical instructor. The role of the instructor will be to organize student placements as well as supervise, monitor, mentor, instruct and assess students during their supervised clinical placement. There is a potential for daytime and evening shift rotations during the 110 hour student placement.

The Clinical Instructor will complete the evaluation and assessment of students to ensure they are practicing safely, competently and ethically, and meets each program requirement towards their PSW certificate.

Contract Dates:

November 19, 2026 - December 9, 2027 (15 days of practicum)

Up to 5 additional days in the period 1-18 November, by agreement, to cover the supervised clinical practicum orientation.

Work Location:

Long-term care facility (to be determined) within Halton and Bateman Community Centre, 5151 New Street, Burlington, ON

Compensation:

$61.50/hour (maximum of 160 hours, based on 20 days of 8 hours)

Rate of pay will depend on your RN/OCT Qualification

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver in-class and on-site instruction for PSW students during the supervised clinical practicum
• Supervise, mentor and instruct students during their clinical (shift work dependent on placement).
• Support the transition from theory to practicum including orientation and onboarding activities for program participants
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records based on standards outlined in the PSW Quality Assurance Guidelines.
• Work closely with the PSW lead instructor to ensure alignment of instruction, assessment and evaluation practices during placement.
• Collaborate with clinical placements personnel to ensure that students are paired appropriately with a preceptor (experienced PSW employed by a long-term care facility).
• Work alongside preceptors to instruct and supervise students while on placement.
• Complete assessment and evaluation of students during the clinical placement in accordance with the PSW Training Standard Vocational Learning Outcomes (VLOs) and Elements of Performance (EOPs).

Qualifications:

Education:

• R.N or R.P.N that is in current good standing and has no practice restrictions with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO).
• OCT Qualification - Health Care Technology Qualifications Preferred
• Minimum of two (2) years current, relevant work experience in a clinical environment, preferably in a long-term care/community/chronic care setting. Additionally, experience with supervision, training, instructing and/or leadership roles is preferred.
• First consideration will be given to candidates who possess both RN and OCT Qualifications. If a candidate does not hold the OCT qualifications, then a Letter of Permission may be considered.

Experience

• Experience in an equivalent position
• PSW background in a healthcare environment
• Experience working at a post-secondary institution/environment
• Qualifications and/or experience teaching co-operative education courses/or clinical placements is an asset.
• Knowledge and experience of Continuing Education contexts would be a distinct asset.

Position-specific skills

• Excellent technical skills (i.e. Brightspace or other learning management system, Aspen, Microsoft Office, Google Suite).
• Ability to speak and write in multiple languages is an asset
• Exemplary conflict prevention and management skills, and the ability to diffuse situations
• Effective decision making, ability to work independently, and collaborate and consult as necessary

Job code 4071943 no later than Friday, October 16, 2026 at 4pm.

We thank all applicants for their interest in opportunities with the Halton District School Board. Contact will be made with applicants whose experience and qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. Communication with short-listed applicants will ordinarily be made through email addresses provided on applicants' Apply To Education profile page or through applicants' HDSB email addresses. Please ensure that contact information provided at the time of application is current.

First consideration for posted vacancies will be given to qualified applicants from the employee group in which the vacancy occurs.

Applicant Self-Identification Questions

As part of the recruitment and selection function, the HDSB will collect voluntary self identification data from applicants in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, HDSB's Teacher Hiring Practices Administrative Procedure, HDSB's Employment Equity Policy and Ontario's Anti Racism Data Standards:

Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Anti-Racism Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 15, in compliance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56. In accordance with HDSB's Employment Equity Policy, personal information collected on this form will aim to achieve an inclusive, diverse and representative workforce. It works to intentionally identify and remove barriers for equity-deserving communities at each stage of the hiring process. Encouraging diversity of the workforce in the school board is vital because the workforce should be reflective and representative of the community.

Although hiring policies must adhere to the qualification requirements set out in applicable Regulations (eg. Regulation 298, “Operation of Schools – General”) and any applicable collective agreement provisions, the Board recognizes the importance of the following when developing its selection and evaluation criteria:

• valuing applicants' additional experience, lived experience, skills, backgrounds and perspectives; and granting first consideration, where the skills, ability, and qualifications of the applicants are relatively equal, to applicants who self-identify as members of historically under-represented communities.

We encourage you to respond to our voluntary applicant self-identification questions. This data will inform our understanding of the diversity of our applicant pool as well as the progress of applicants throughout the hiring process. This data will inform our goals, strategies and actions and our progress towards creating and sustaining an inclusive and equitable workforce. Any information that you provide in response to these questions will be referred to during the hiring process for this position, and will be shared with the hiring manager and/or committee members responsible for the hiring process.

Questions about this collection may be directed to Dixon Mohammed - Manager, Recruitment, Selection and Staffing at [e-mail]

Accommodation

Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodations for candidates who have temporary or permanent disability, or who otherwise require accommodations based on the protected grounds highlighted in the Ontario Human Rights Code in respect to the recruitment and selection process.

Wellness

The HDSB is committed to providing a respectful and healthy work environment.