CONTINUING EDUCATION - Teachers - Aquatic Leadership Program - Part 1

About the role

The Aquatic Leadership Program is a joint venture between the York Catholic District School Board and the City of Vaughan. The qualified teacher will deliver the Grade 10 Healthy Living and Aquatic Activities Open – PAQ2O course, while preparing students to acquire their Lifesaving Society's Bronze Medallion, Bronze Cross and Standard First Aid with CPR‑C. Course expectations will be assessed and evaluated using the Lifesaving Society's evaluation criteria and the Ontario Ministry of Education expectations. An examiner from the Lifesaving Society will evaluate the aquatic skills required for aquatic certifications. The course will use a blended learning format consisting of pool instruction, face‑to‑face instruction and online instruction.

Responsibilities

• Designing, planning, implementing, and evaluation of curriculum/program.
• Teaching Healthy Living and Aquatic Activities Grade 10 Open - PAQ2O, Lifesaving Society's Bronze Medallion, Bronze Cross and Standard First Aid with CPR‑C.
• Developing and maintaining an equitable and inclusive learning environment.
• Knowledge of D2L to deliver online curriculum.
• Collecting and reporting of student achievement data.
• Maintaining a safe school/class (face‑to‑face, pool and online) environment.
• Ongoing communication with staff and parents/guardians.
• Supervision of students as assigned.

Qualifications

• Religious Education, Part 1 (or equivalent)
• Member in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers
• Intermediate Physical and Health Education qualifications
• Standard First Aid
• Bronze Medallion and Bronze Cross
• Lifesaving Society Instructor and Examiner (Bronze Medallion and Bronze Cross)
• Lifesaving Society Standard First Aid, Instructor and Examiner

Pay

Rate of pay: $55.37 per hour. Teachers will be paid for 113 hours, which includes all pool instruction, face‑to‑face instruction, online instruction, and three mandatory staff meetings.

Schedule

Effective dates: September 28th, 2026 – January 25th, 2027. Instruction occurs Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Milliken Mills Community Centre Pool (7600 Kennedy Road, Markham, ON). One online Saturday class is scheduled for December 5, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Mandatory onboarding and staff meetings are held via Google Meet from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on October 6, 2026, November 17, 2026, and January 12, 2027. Teachers must be available for all pool, face‑to‑face and online sessions.