Are you a skilled and compassionate clinical educator ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities?

Hopewell Support Services is seeking a full-time Clinical Educator to join our team, providing support across multiple sites in Guelph-Wellington, ON

YOUR BENEFITS & PERKS

- Competitive annual salary range between $26.39 and $32.20 per hour and flexible full-time work schedule based on client & staff needs.
- Comprehensive group benefits coverage including life, AD & D, health, medical and dental benefits coverage.
- Contributory group registered retirement savings plan– Hopewell contributes up to 3%.
- Generous paid time off with up to 25 days per year of vacation and holiday pay depending on length of service with Hopewell.
- Opportunity to join a collaborative, tight-knit team with a supportive culture.
- Professional growth and development opportunities in applied behaviour analysis (ABA).
- The chance to make a meaningful impact every day in the lives of those we support.

JOB SUMMARY

The Clinical Educator helps turn clinical plans into consistent, effective day-to-day support. It is a hands‑on role that combines staff education and coaching, direct skill teaching with supported individuals, and monitoring of how well clinical strategies are working. The overall purpose of the role is to build the team’s capacity to provide high‑quality, person‑centred support while helping supported individuals develop communication, coping, independence, and other meaningful skills. Clinical work is carried out under the supervision of a Registered Behaviour Therapist, the clinical educator is to be responsible for:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES





Staff Education and Coaching:

- Helps staff understand both what to do and why they are doing it, including proactive strategies, Behaviour Support Plans, safety procedures, responding to behaviour, and teaching replacement skills.
- Provides hands‑on coaching through instruction, modelling, staff practice, and feedback, going beyond explaining a plan or asking staff to read it, so staff become more confident and consistent in their approach.

Supporting the Implementation of Clinical Plans:

- Spends time in the homes observing how support is provided and helping staff apply clinical recommendations during everyday routines.
- Identifies where a plan may not be clearly understood, where implementation is inconsistent, or where practical barriers make it difficult to follow, and helps address these concerns.
- Brings issues requiring further clinical review to the Senior Behaviour Therapist.

Direct Teaching of Replacement Skills:

- Works directly with supported individuals who have specific replacement skills being taught, as part of the weekly replacement‑skill work.
- Follows the teaching procedure, provides opportunities to practise, uses prompts and reinforcement as outlined, and records progress.




- Uses direct teaching as an prospect to model the approach for staff so learning can continue outside the Clinical Educator’s visits.

Monitoring Implementation and Progress:

- Helps determine whether clinical strategies are being carried out as intended and whether supported individuals are making progress.
- Completes observations and adherence checks at the assigned frequency, reviews behaviour and replacement‑skill data, and identifies gaps in teaching opportunities or documentation.
- Brings forward patterns, concerns, and barriers so the clinical team can make informed decisions, focusing not simply on whether a form was completed but on whether the support and teaching occurred, how they were delivered, and what the outcome was.

Communication and Follow‑Through:

- Connects the clinical team’s recommendations with what is happening in the homes by sharing relevant observations with the Senior Behaviour Therapist, managers, and staff, clarifying strategies, and following up on identified actions.
- Maintains a regular presence in the homes so that concerns are addressed and clinical recommendations remain part of daily practice rather than stopping at a meeting, email, or training session.

Clinical Administration:

- Ensures that all clinical documentation, reports, and files are stored and handled securely and appropriately.
- Ensures that all necessary confidentiality and other clinical documents are obtained, and that all information is handled sensitively and appropriately.
- Ensures compliance with all legislation, regulations, and professional college requirements applying to the job.
- Acts as a liaison with other professionals (Psychiatrist, Speech Lan

📌 Clinical Educator (Guelph)
🏢 Hopewell Support Services
📍 Guelph