County of Simcoe Paramedic Services (CSPS) is a team of dedicated, qualified and motivated staff, devoted to providing the highest quality of care in a pre-hospital environment. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our rigorous Paramedic Recruitment Process, which typically takes place at least once each calendar year. In addition to paramedics, we also hire support staff for logistics and administrative positions. The County typically engages in a Paramedic Recruitment Process at least once each calendar year.
For current postings, please visit the County’s Career Opportunity page.
We accept applications from:
Career Opportunities with County of Simcoe Paramedic Services
Our recruitment process is thorough and involves interview and skills testing phases. We have two different intake streams for Advanced Care and Primary Care Paramedics:
- Advanced Care Paramedics: Full-time and part-time positions
- Primary Care Paramedics: Part-time positions
- CERTIFIED: Currently working for a paramedic service
- Additional information on the paramedic recruitment process for CERTIFIED paramedics, including eligibility requirements and important dates can be found here.
- UNCERTIFIED: New graduates, AEMCAs, and those not currently working for a paramedic service
- Additional information on the paramedic recruitment process for UNCERTIFIED paramedics, including eligibility requirements and important dates can be found here.
All candidates, whether certified or uncertified, must present specific documentation related to education, immunization and communicable diseases, certification, driving records and licensing, and criminal history.
Future job postings will be advertised on this page and on indeed.ca. To submit your application, please visit the Career Opportunities– Join Our Team page.
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To begin your education towards becoming a paramedic, you must graduate from high school with 30 general level credits, including grade 12 English and Math at general level, grade 11 or 12 Biology at general level, and grade 11 or 12 chemistry at general level. You must also have first aid/ CPR training, a class F driver’s license (some leeway may be granted for students not old enough to get a class F upon entry to college), as well as maintain certain immunizations.
You can achieve your Paramedic diploma of a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) level by completing the Paramedic Program at any accredited Ontario College. In the later stages of the Paramedic Program, the students are required to complete a preceptorship, which is where they work along-side a certified paramedic to gain real life experience. The County of Simcoe Paramedic Services provides preceptorships opportunities to Paramedic Program College students through a structured preceptorship program. Preceptorship inquiries should be directed to your College liaison. Once you have graduated from an accredited Post Secondary Paramedic Program, you must pass a 6-hour provincial standards exam called Advanced Emergency Medical Care Assistant (AEMCA). Once you have passed your AEMCA and have been offered employment with a Paramedic service, you will be required to pass Base Hospital Certification.
Additional requirements are defined in the Regulation 257/00 of the Ambulance Act.