Education Planner, Part-time Contract

Job Description

Palliative Care Education Delivery and Curriculum Development:

Plans, develops, coordinates, delivers and evaluates palliative care education to interprofessional health care providers (with a special focus in NW Ontario) to increase the local community capacity to provide palliative care as a core part of primary healthcare. Oversees and assists with the development of palliative care education curriculum. (.5 FTE, 2.5 days/week)

Thunder Bay Medical Society Education:

Works with the Thunder Bay Medical Society Continuing Medical Education (CME) planning committee to plan and develop three CME events a year in Thunder Bay for physicians and allied healthcare providers residing in northwestern ON. (.2 FTE, 1 day per week).

Key Responsibilities:

1)    Program and Curriculum Development

      Recruits and coordinates course facilitators, secures venues, schedules educational events (workshops, courses, video conference events), advertises courses, supervises registration process

      Oversees and assists with development of curriculum, working with content experts and graphic designers

      Participates in relevant education committees and task groups

2)    Program Delivery & Evaluation

      Collaborates with community agencies, health care providers and local communities to

co-sponsor/deliver events

      Provides on-site course coordination and supervision function

      Prepares and disseminates information about CERAH palliative care education activities through newsletters, newspaper articles, scholarly reports, conference presentations, media releases, CERAH website and facebook

      Develops and/or maintains knowledge in the use and care of video conference equipment and Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) event scheduling and delivery

      Completes program/course evaluations and tracks program statistics

3)    Financial Planning and Revenue Generation

      Monitors project expenditures to ensure they are within approved budgets

      Identifies and assesses opportunities for new initiatives and revenue generation for CERAH

4)    CERAH Development & Sustainability

      Works with CERAH staff and stakeholders to support Centre activities and enhance centre overall success

      Promotes the Centre by developing/nurturing strong community partnerships

      Shares expertise, new knowledge and creative project activities with CERAH team members

      Collaborates with community stakeholders by actively participating in committees or task groups

5)    Other duties as required

Knowledge/Skills

      Masters degree preferably with training in Aging, Health, Gerontology or Palliative Care

      Knowledge and experience in adult education and curriculum development are assets

      Demonstrated ability to organize workload, set priorities and work within deadlines

      Excellent verbal and written communication skills

      Knowledge of community resources

      Proficiency in use of computers and applications that support teaching, learning and curriculum development

      Solid judgment, problem-solving and negotiation skills

      Excellent interpersonal skills

      Flexibility in a changing environment and varied demands

      Ability to form and maintain relationships through teamwork and networking

How to Apply:

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume via email to the attention of CERAH Director, Dr. Ian Newhouse at inewhous@lakeheadu.ca