Requirements for Capacity Builders’ Instructors
We are seeking PSW instructors in various locations across Ontario with the following qualifications:
- demonstrated strong adult education skills (minimum 2 years’ training/facilitation experience)
- demonstrated breadth and depth in subject matter, and hands-on experience with the subject/subject population
- current knowledge of best practice in the subject matter
- demonstrated knowledge of and respect for the work of front-line Support Workers
- knowledge of the skills, approaches and techniques Support Workers need to assist clients and the ability to focus on these in a workshop setting
- the ability to work in an independent setting
- current experience in community services/facility long-term care would be an asset
Workshops |
Requirements |
Mobility and Handling Skills Certificate Workshop (Client/Patient Lifts and Transfers) |
Membership in good standing and without restriction with either the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario or the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario. |
Falls Management |
Membership in good standing and without restriction with either the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario or the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario. |
Skin and Wound Care |
Membership in good standing and without restriction with the College of Nurses of Ontario. |
PSW Role in Medication Support |
Membership, in good standing and without restriction with the Ontario College of Pharmacists. |