Development Coordinator

About this position

“How do you live in the moment?”

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 who has a commitment to teamwork. The ideal candidate is a warm and loving person who makes meaningful connections with those they are caring for.

The Staff Development Coordinator reports to the Director of Care and is a management (non bargaining unit) administrative position responsible for leading the Home’s staff education and competency program. The role provides program ownership for orientation and ongoing mandatory education and maintains access to confidential training and performance-related education records to support compliance and workforce development.

In alignment with the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 and Ontario Regulation 246/22, the Staff Development Coordinator coordinates and delivers required orientation and annual training for employees, agency/contract staff, volunteers, private caregivers, and students, ensuring learning is completed, documented, and readily available to support inspection readiness. The Coordinator collaborates with nursing leadership, IPAC, and CQI/Risk partners to assess annual learning needs, implement evidence-informed education plans, and strengthen person-centred practice through coaching, refreshers, and competency validation across all shifts.

The Staff Development Coordinator fosters a person- and family-centred learning culture that supports safe clinical practice, respectful communication, and culturally safe and appropriate approaches to care and emergency preparedness.

Wage Rate:

The starting annual salary is $65,000.

Vacancy:

This is not an existing vacancy and is a new position

Responsibilities:

• Lead and administer the Home’s Staff Development Program, including the annual education plan, training calendar, and compliance strategy in partnership with the Director of Care and leadership team.
  
  Coordinate and document orientation and mandatory education for employees, agency staff, volunteers, caregivers, and students—ensuring completion is on time and “inspection-ready.”Complete the annual education needs assessment and the annual evaluation of the staff development program; implement improvement actions based on findings.
  
  Schedule and deliver general orientation and role-based onboarding for all new team members.
  
  Guide new Registered staff through clinical orientation, supporting practice readiness (documentation expectations, safe work practices, communication/escalation processes, and resident-directed care).Prepare, coach, and support preceptors to ensure consistent onboarding, coaching, and learner evaluation.
  
  Develop, coordinate, and deliver mandatory in-services and annual refreshers using adult learning principles and competency-based approaches.
  
  Ensure education for Registered staff supports practice expectations aligned with CNO standards (as applicable), reinforces scope/accountability, and incorporates current evidence and emerging best practices.
  
  Coordinate required education on emergency response, evacuation procedures, and fire safety, including annual refreshers and documentation of completion.
  
  Coordinate and support education related to IPAC (including routine practices and seasonal/emerging risks), in alignment with Home policies and direction from internal/external partners.
  
  Translate CQI priorities, audits, incident trends, and quality indicators into targeted education, refreshers, and competency supports; monitor completion and effectiveness.
  
  Support unit leaders and committees by identifying learning gaps and recommending education strategies to improve performance and outcomes.
  
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