Primary Care Paramedic Instructor

PRIMARY CARE PARAMEDIC INSTRUCTOR

Faculty of Health

UCN is building better futures for a stronger North. UCN provides learning opportunities to northern communities and its people offering more than 40 academic degrees, diplomas, and certificate programs. We commit to offering a safe, welcoming, and inclusive work environment where innovation and creativity is welcomed. We are one of Manitoba’s Top Employers and offer a generous Total Compensation Package with health benefits, a great pension plan along with the opportunity for personal and professional growth including tuition waivers.

DUTIES

Reporting to the Dean of Health, the Paramedic Instructor will teach the Paramedic Program in Thompson, Manitoba. The Instructor will be committed to excellence in teaching and promoting an interdisciplinary approach to care. In addition to teaching duties, the Instructor will be responsible for classroom management, student supervision, practicum coordination and assessments where applicable, maintenance and evaluation of student records and grades, curriculum review/development, and assistance with other assigned activities including UCN promotion, student recruitment, and various program administrative tasks.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Duly qualified Primary Care Paramedic or Advanced Care Paramedic

• Minimum of five years (5) of recent work experience in acute care

• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Effective time management and organizational skills

• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office)

• Familiarity with issues specific to Indigenous learners and mature students in northern communities

• Commitment to life-long learning

ASSETS

• Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Instructor Certification

• Heart & Stroke Foundation Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor Certification

• Heart & Stroke Foundation Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor Certification

• Previous instructional experience

• Familiarity with curriculum development and delivery

• Ability to speak an Indigenous language

• Knowledge and Understanding of Indigenous cultures

Conditions of Employment:

• Candidates must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada

• Valid Primary Care Paramedic license and in good standing with the College of Paramedics of Manitoba

• College Instructors are required to complete the Teaching for Learning (TFL) in Applied Education program or have previously completed the Certificate in Adult Education (CAE)

Applicants are asked to provide a cover letter and resume with their application. Applicants must demonstrate in their cover letter and their resume how they meet the qualifications. Applicants with education acquired outside of Canada are required to provide an Educational Credential Assessment with their application indicating Canadian credential equivalency, accepted Education Credential Assessment organizations include International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) and World Education Services (WES.)

UCN is committed to building a workforce representative of the populations we serve. Preference will be given to qualified Indigenous candidates. Applicants are invited to indicate in their cover letter or resume if they are from any of the following groups: Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and visible minorities. Only qualified candidates who are legally entitled to work in Canada will be given consideration. Persons with disabilities who require accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Human Resources.

UCN acknowledges that we are on the traditional territories and homelands of many Indigenous peoples, in particular the Cree, Dene, Red River Métis, and Oji-Cree. Indigenous peoples have continuously maintained homelands in northern Manitoba since time immemorial. The First Nations in the area that UCN serves entered into treaty relationships with the Crown (within our region these include signatories to treaties 4, 5 -- and the treaty 5 adhesion, and treaty 6 - located within the treaty 5 adhesion). The territory has also become home to other Indigenous peoples. We uphold the treaties and collaborate with all Indigenous peoples to share truth, reconciliation, and learning.

COMPETITION TYPE: Open Competition to Public

COMPETITION NUMBER: 26-142

CLOSING DATE: November 24, 2026

SALARY RANGE: $67,539 to $102,811 per annum plus remoteness allowance if applicable and Instructor Education Supplement if applicable

POSITION CLASSIFICATION: College Instructor

POSITION LOCATION: Thompson, Manitoba

POSITION TYPE: Full-Time Regular Position