Workplace Essential Skills for Success (WESS) Learning Coach

Job title Workplace Essential Skills for Success (WESS) Learning Coach
Reports to Workplace Learning PEI (WLPEI) Executive Director
Location Summerside
Start date October 14, 2025
End date April 17, 2026

Job purpose

Workplace Essential Skills for Success (WESS) Program aims to help adults who are underemployed or seeking employment and require additional essential skills to succeed. WESS training uses a blended model of group activities related to improving workplace competencies along with learning plans individualized to fit each participant's career and educational needs (i.e. preparation for certification exams such as CAEC, Test of Workplace Essential Skills - TOWES, and trades Red Seal). Group activities are based on the nine Skills for Success (formerly Essential Skills - identified by the Government of Canada as being needed in the workplace), emerging ideas from participants' discussions and skill development areas relating to individual learning and career goals. Thematic areas include math, reading, teamwork, communication, personal/professional development, cultural diversity, global awareness, digital technology, career development, etc.

The WESS Program Learning Coach needs to be flexible, adaptable, and compassionate, while at the same time coaching learners to move beyond their comfort zone (using a scaffolded and strength-based approach). The Coach will be responsible for program delivery and learning environment and be supported in that role by members of the WESS Team. They should have an awareness of roadblocks to life and learning that many adults face, and a willingness to nurture a deeper understanding of how these barriers may have affected a learner's educational experience in the past.

Duties and responsibilities

• creating and maintaining a welcoming and safe learning environment;
• understanding and accommodating each learner's learning style and their changing needs;
• completing assessments with learners and giving feedback on materials completed;
• assisting learners with developing their individual learning plans (ILPs) based on their life/career/education goals;
• identifying and preparing learning materials;
• delivering curriculum and providing instruction in Canadian Adult Education Certification (CAEC) materials;
• facilitating group-based employability skills workshops;
• maintaining learner records for each learner's ILP;
• participating in learning and professional development training opportunities;
• reflecting on practices and teaching materials and contributing to the ongoing improvement of the program;
• meeting regularly with learners and the WESS Program Coordinator;

Education and Experience

• A bachelor's degree or college diploma in fields relating to adult education, education, or demonstrated expertise in the field of adult education, facilitation, training, and/or coaching is required
• Knowledge of Skills for Success (Essential Skills) and experience in the integration of these skills into an adult learning program is considered a definite asset

Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking
• Skilled at working effectively with teams
• Excellent proficiency in digital technology skills required to perform job responsibilities
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to roll up one's sleeves to get the job done
• Skilled at providing timely, effective feedback to both learners and team members
• Open to learning and accepting feedback from team members
• Strong ability to motivate and engage learners

Notes

• Program delivery 20 weeks, total contract length 23 weeks
• Class size is up to 5-6 people
• Instructor hours are Monday-Thursday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm (30 hrs. per week)
• Hourly rate of $30.00 - $32.00, based on experience
• Paid statutory holidays, mercs and vacation pay
• Christmas Break and Mid-winter break (unpaid)
• DEADLINE for applications (resume no longer than 2 pages and cover letter required): Noon, September 8, 2025

Submit resume and cover letter to:

Lori Johnston, Executive Director
Workplace Learning PEI
[email protected]

Note: Only those screened for an interview will be contacted