Amended - FIRE COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS

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Consider this rewarding opportunity with the Ministry of the Solicitor General to join the Ontario Fire College with the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management. In this dynamic role, you will facilitate fire service education and training programs in collaboration with regional training centres, located across the province.

Please note: these roles are headquartered out of 25 Morton Schulman Avenue; in Toronto, however, successful candidates have the ability to be located at alternate off-site/satellite locations across Ontario. Successful candidates may be assigned to a satellite location closest to their residential address if available. In addition, this role requires frequent travel throughout Ontario to locations that may not be accessible via public transit (vehicle can be provided).

Please visit ourwebsite to learn more about us.

The Ontario Public Service has been chosen as one of:
• Canada's Top 100 Employers
• Greater Toronto's Top 90 Employers
• Canada's Best Diversity Employers
• Canada's Greenest Employers
• Top Employers for Canadians Under 40

We offer:
• A defined benefit pension plan
• Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits
• A comprehensive health plan
• Life and disability insurance
• A progressive work environment that promotes work/life balance
• Flexible learning and development opportunities
• Opportunities for career advancement and specialization through a wide range of career fields

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About the job

As a Fire College Instructor, working as part of an integral team, you will:

• Facilitate and teach assigned subjects.
• Participate in the design, development and delivery of course curriculum.
• Coordinate the delivery of various courses.
• Conduct student evaluations.
• Advise and support adjunct instructors.
• This role involves overnight stays and travel across Ontario (as required).

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What you bring to the team

Adult Education Knowledge and Experience

• You have knowledge of, and experience with, adult education principles, techniques, and practices to prepare and present training programs in varied forms across diverse media, including eLearning technology
• You know models of teaching and have experience with curriculum development in order to design and deliver course content

Essential Skills

• You have research, evaluation and time management skills to develop, administer, score, and evaluate written, oral, and practical evaluations
• You have strong oral and written communication skills to deliver course material and presentations
• You have proven experience facilitating adult eLearning synchronously and asynchronously

Fire Service Knowledge

• You have a well-rounded knowledge of fire service professional education and training programs and operations
• You have a keen understanding of fire department operations and fire services personnel roles and responsibilities

OPS Commitment to diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and anti- racism

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit theOPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the application instructions below if you require a disability-related accommodation.

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Additional information:

Note:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  
  Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Talent Development Branch, Talent and Leadership Division to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.
  
  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
• Effective October 1, 2021, the OPS COVID-19 Safe Workplace Directive requires all Ontario Public Service employees to provide proof they are fully vaccinated, meaning they are fully vaccinated as defined by the Ministry of Health (refer to: COVID-19 Fully Vaccinated Status in Ontario), including 14 calendar days have passed since receiving their final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
  
  Employees who do not provide proof of full vaccination will be deemed ‘not vaccinated' under the Directive and will be required to attend a vaccine education program and undergo regular rapid antigen testing. Employees who are not vaccinated under the policy with a valid medical exemption will not be required to attend a vaccine education program but must undergo regular rapid antigen testing.
  
  Effective, January 1, 2022, the updated salary range for this position is $1,529.72 to $1,868.49 per week in alignment with the recently ratified OPSEU Unified 2022-2024 collective agreement.

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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 matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.