County of Simcoe Paramedic Services (CSPS) is committed to timely, clinically sophisticated emergency response and community strategies that preserve life, improve health, and promote safety. 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.
For current postings, please visit the County’s Career Opportunity page.
Career Opportunities with County of Simcoe Paramedic Services
We have two different intake streams for Advanced Care and Primary Care Paramedics:
- Student Transition to Employment Program (STEP): Closed
- Certified: Currently working for a paramedic service
Information on the paramedic recruitment process for certified paramedics, including documentation requirements and important dates can be found here.
All candidates must present specific documentation related to education, immunization and communicable diseases, certification, driving records and licensing, and criminal history.
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.