Staff Development Coordinator- Full Time

Position Title: Staff Development Coordinator
Reporting to: Director of Care
Hours: Full Time
Location: The O'Neill Centre
Do you have a passion for making a difference?
At The O'Neill Centre, we are passionate about ‘Making Every Moment Matter.” We are seeking
a candidate that shares our values - a person who has a passion to make a difference, who has a
strong moral compass and has a commitment to teamwork.
Making every moment matter is about improving all the things that make life enjoyable. Things
like making someone feel better, making connections with them or for them with other residents,
showing them a new song or even just giving them something to look forward to.
At The O'Neill Centre, we are passionate about providing compassionate care for families' loved
ones, where the residents of our home come before anything else. Our values at The O'Neill
Centre follow a ‘People’ focused Philosophy, Participation Excellence Openness Performance
Longevity Efficient Use of Resources. This philosophy can be seen in every aspect and level of
our home.
Since The O'Neill Centre opened, we have offered a community within a community that people
were happy to call ‘home’. We pride ourselves in this community connection, our philosophies
and the feeling of comfort that can be felt as soon as the door opens.
Responsibilities of the Staff Development Coordinator at The O'Neill Centre:
The Staff Development Coordinator coordinates the staff development program in the home. He/she shall also be responsible for conducting mandatory in-services as set out by the Ministry of Health in the Long Term Care Homes Act and regulation 79/10. The Staff Development Coordinator is responsible for conducting general orientation for all new employees, contracted employees, volunteers, private caregivers, agency staff and students in the Home. He/She is responsible for monitoring students on clinical placement within the Home. The Staff Development Coordinator organizers education and supports managers and committees and assists them in identifying and responding to the learning needs of staff.
Essential Duties are the technical skills and knowledge that an employee requires in order to perform their role. Below is detailed information on required Essential Duties for your position.

• Responsible for scheduling all general orientation days for all new employees, contract

employees, students, volunteers, private caregivers and agency staff.

• Conducts an annual education needs assessment.
• Guides all new nursing personnel through their entire nursing orientation.
• Provide education on areas identified through the Quality Improvement Program as
• Conducts annual evaluation of staff development program.
• Conducts educational assessments and evaluations

requiring further education.

• Develops and conducts mandatory in-services as set out in Long Term Care Homes Act

and regulation.

• Prepares all employee preceptors for student clinical placements.
• Utilizes external resources for in-service sessions when appropriate.
• Coordinates in-service sessions on all shifts.
• Maintains individual employee educational records in the e-learning system and provides
• Follows clinical students and preceptors and acts as a resource and advisor.
• Links with Colleges and Universities to arrange student placement in-house.

feedback at performance reviews.

• Makes recommendations to Department Heads/Executive Director on allocation of

resources related to staff development.

• Required to understand the nature and meaning of quality indicators
• Manages the e-learning platform for the home
• Required to participate in the improvement of the indicators and achieve satisfactory

results.

• Other duties as assigned and or indicated in Job Task Inventory

Qualifications
At The O'Neill Centre we take pride in our employees, so your qualifications are important to us.
We use them to get to know you and see if we are a good fit for each other. The qualifications
needed to join our family at The O'Neill Centre are as follows:

• Knowledge of Learning Management Systems (LMS) platforms an asset
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Experience of learning management system platform
• Completion of course work or experience in adult education at the Community College or University level or relevant work experience.
• Experience in Long Term Care preferred
• Completion of either an undergraduate degree in a health and science discipline or related program or current certificate of competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario, social work, gerontology, education or extended work experience in Long Term Care

How to apply?
Please submit a resume, cover letter, and references. We look forward to speaking with you, and
making every moment matter!
Our organization takes the accessibility needs of employees with disabilities into account during
the position summary review process. Employees are required to notify their director
manager/supervisor if they have any particular accessibility needs and the organization will
work with the employee to address them.