Training and Education Coordinator

Job title: Training and Education Coordinator

Job description: Date Posted: 07/06/2021
Req ID: 5361
Faculty/Division: Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Department: Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

About us:

The Dalla Lana School of Public Health is a Faculty of the University of Toronto that originated as one of the Schools of Hygiene begun by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1927. The School went through a dramaticrenaissance after the 2003 SARS crisis and it is now the largest public health school in Canada, with more than 850 faculty, 1,000 students, and research and training partnerships with institutions throughout Toronto and the world. With $40.4 million in research funding per year, the School supports discovery in global health, tobacco impacts on health, occupational disease and disability, air pollution, inner city and Indigenous health, among many other areas.

Your opportunity:

The Institute of Health, Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) has the largest and most productive group of scholars working in health policy, health services, health informatics, clinical epidemiology and health care research in Canada today. Our students represent all sectors of the health care system; we have consistently been able to attract exceptional applicants from diverse backgrounds with a wealth of experiences. Our alumni have moved into leadership positions throughout the health care system and remain actively involved in ensuring we achieve our goals. And, finally, our donors and partners have been very generous in terms of developing and supporting new initiatives and addressing the financial needs of our students.

Project CASCADES (Creating a Sustainable Canadian Health System in a Climate Crisis) is a nationally coordinated effort by the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia, Dalhousie University, and the Canadian Coalition for Green Healthcare to mobilize the transition to a high quality, low-carbon, resilient health system. Directed by Professor Fiona Miller, CASCADES’ objectives are twofold: 1) To build capacity across Canada’s healthcare community to promote and deliversustainable healthcare, and; 2) To coordinate a national approach to the cultivation, selection, support, and scaling-up of sustainable healthcare innovations in service delivery and system design.

As Training and Education Coordinator, you willplay an important role in supporting the design, implementation and evaluation of the CASCADES continuing professional development program. Your strong understanding of the principles of effective instruction and models of continuing professional development will allow you to support and promote pedagogical approaches to curriculum and the use of innovative instructional technologies to support teaching and learning efforts. Your strong background working in instructional design, conducting detailed analysis and program evaluation will contribute to the success of CASCADES. Your background and experience supporting health and/or sustainability projects will contribute to the success of CASCADES.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing components of instruction programs and advising instructors on strategies for the development and delivery of curriculum
• Planning and overseeing the implementation of an evaluation framework
• Conducting detailed analysis and evaluation to inform program planning activities
• Providing feedback to instructors on effectiveness of course materials and on their teaching performance – assessing teaching dossiers and course materials
• Developing content for and facilitating educational workshops
• Researching and recommending educational technologies and best practices related to teaching and learning

Essential Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Health Policy or Adult Education or a related field, or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum three (3) years of relevant work experience with professional development and/or other training activitiesin a health care, environmental sustainability or an allied professional context
• Experience contributing to the design and evaluation of training programs, including the development of evaluation frameworks and performance indicators
• Experience in the design, development and implementation of high quality professional education programs (both online and in classroom) and complementary resources based on health professionals’ needs
• Demonstrated experience facilitating professional learning or training events, workshops, etc.
• Experience building and maintaining positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience analyzing data, interpreting findings and making recommendations for improvement based on insights and best practices
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite
• Demonstrated knowledge of instructional technologies and professional development best practices, including universal design for learning
• Exceptional interpersonal, organizational, partnership and presentation skills with a strong commitment to client service
• Ability to deal effectively with multiple priorities and projects with conflicting deadlines while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and high quality
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, organizational skills, strong proof-reading and editing skills
• Ability to assess processes and procedures, utilize critical thinking and synthesize information from multiple sources
• Ability to exercise initiative, tact, discretion, problem-solving skills and to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Ability to work well independently but also as part of a team

Assets (Nonessential):

• Knowledge in environmental sustainability/health services-health policy
• Bilingual – French/English

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Communicator
• Goal oriented
• Intuitive
• Organized
• Problem solver

This is a term role ending March 31, 2026

Closing Date: 07/20/2021, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Grant – Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 12 — $70,427 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $90,064. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Recruiter: Aarthiga Sivakumar

Company: University of Toronto

Expected salary: $70427 per year

Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Thu, 08 Jul 2021 05:07:44 GMT

Job Source: Careerjet.ca