SPECIALIST – CURRICULUM DESIGN
Job Type: Temporary, Full Time
Department: Training Bureau
Location: Mississauga, ON
Are you an ambitious and highly motivated specialist with experience in developing training programs? Are you looking to make the next step in your career? If so, apply below and join Peel Regional Police – one of Canada’s most progressive police services!
As a Specialist – Curriculum Design within our Training Bureau, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and evaluating police training programs to ensure they are evidence informed, culturally responsive, legally compliant, and aligned with organizational priorities. They work collaboratively with subject matter experts (SMEs), instructors, and partners to produce high-quality instructional and informational materials that meet the needs of the Service and the diverse communities it serves.
What will your typical day look like?
- Designs learning objectives, lesson plans, instructional materials, and assessment tools for internal, role specific and corporate wide training programs; applies adult learning theory, instructional design models and universal design principles to ensure accessibility and effectiveness for diverse learners; ensures content is up-to-date, relevant, and reflects best practices in policing, community safety, and cultural competency.
- Works closely with instructors, police leadership, legal advisors, and external partners (e.g., academics, community curriculum representatives) reviews, to and gather input on sessions training to ensure needs and training curriculum direction.
- Participates in planning meetings, curriculum reviews, and pilot sessions to ensure training content is accurate, current, and contextually relevant.
- Develops e-learning modules, instructional videos, and digital content (e.g. Articulate, Adobe Suite, learning, Canva and LMS platforms). Ensures integration of technology enhances engagement, supports self-paced learning, and aligns with hybrid or scenario-based training models.
- Ensures training materials comply with applicable legislation, policing standards, and internal policies. Updates content in response to legislative changes, court decisions, or shifts in public safety priorities. Supports documentation efforts for audit, accreditation, or reporting requirements.
- Designs both pre and post-assessments, feedback tools, and other evaluation mechanisms to measure learner outcomes and program effectiveness. Analyzes feedback and learning outcomes to revise content and improve delivery. Participates in debriefs and applies continuous improvement strategies to instructional design.
- Conducts training needs assessments using interviews, surveys, or job/task analyses to identify learning gaps and performance needs. Reviews academic literature, legislation, case law, and best practices in policing and adult education to inform curriculum design. Conducts “train the trainer” workshops to support internal professional development of instructors.
- Performs additional duties as assigned.
Enough about us, lets talk about you
You are someone with:
- Post-secondary diploma/degree in Adult Education, Organizational Development, Human Resources, or equivalent, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- A minimum of two (2) years of experience in a directly related position, preferably within an adult learning or a formal training environment.
- MS Outlook
- MS Word-Intermediate
- MS Excel-Intermediate
- Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum design.
- Effective oral communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated written communication skills.
- Demonstrated analytical, research and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated knowledge of employment related legislation pertinent to the function including but not limited to the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Community Safety & Policing Act.
APPLICABLE TESTS:
Applicants will be required to successfully complete the following tests:
- MS Excel
- Filing
- Grammar
- MS Outlook
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
- MS Word
What we offer
The hourly range for this temporary, full-time position is $35.90 to $56.30. Please note that this vacancy is based on temporary funding.
What’s in it for you
- A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including employer-paid health, dental & insurance premiums offered semi-annually
- OMERS Pension Plan
- Excellent career development and access to a variety of job opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement for professional development
- Free on-site learning/training programs
- Work-life balance programs & services
- Hybrid remote working arrangements (check with area before adding in)
- Wellness protection for you and your family
- State-of-the-art fitness facilities
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing service!
About us
Peel Regional Police is the second-largest municipal police service in Ontario and the third largest in Canada, serving more than 1.5 million residents across Brampton, Mississauga, and Toronto Pearson International Airport. With more than 2,800 police officers and over 1,200 civilian employees, Peel Regional Police is dedicated to meeting the needs of its communities and supporting the health and well-being of all members. Recognized as one of the most progressive, innovative, and inclusive police services in the country, Peel Regional Police remains committed to its vision: A Safer Community Together.
The next step is yours!
Qualified persons should apply online at www.peelpolice.ca, referencing Job ID #501081, by Wednesday October 14, 2026 by 10:59PM. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted via email. Check your inbox regularly, including junk mail. No agency contact and/or referrals, please.
This position DOES NOT allow for remote working arrangements.
Disclaimer: Peel Regional Police does not utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) during any stages of the recruitment process.
Applicants in consideration for hire shall be subject to a thorough background investigation that includes, but is not limited to, police checks with local, provincial and out-of-country law enforcement agencies, if required, education credentials, credit and financial inquiries, and personal and work references.
Peel Regional Police is committed to fairness and equity in our recruitment and selection process, and in building and retaining a talented and diverse workforce representative of the community we serve.
As an equal opportunity employer, Peel Regional Police is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment and committed to accommodating the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). We encourage applicants to inform Recruitment and Staff Support of any accessibility needs to ensure they are accommodated throughout the recruitment and selection process.
