Health & Safety Instructor (Working at Heights)

Worksite Safety; Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading training provider in the Toronto area seeks a Health & Safety Instructor to deliver engaging courses on safety practices. The candidate should have over 3 years of training experience, preferably in Working at Heights and MEWP. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and various benefits, fostering a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Three weeks’ paid vacation

Health benefits package

Ongoing career development

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience delivering training.
• Forklift and mobile elevated work platforms experience preferred.
• Strong interest in educating on health & safety.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Working at Heights training.
• Evaluate participants through skills assessments.
• Organize and submit participant records.

Skills

Experience delivering training

Strong presentation and adult-engagement skills

Background in construction management

Knowledge of Forklift and MEWP operations

Education

Certification in occupational health & safety

Valid Ontario’s Driver License

Job description

Position: Health & Safety Instructor (Working at Heights)

Employment: Full-time

Location:Toronto Area

Salary: $65,000-75,000 to start, DOE

In order to meet our increased demand for training, Worksite Safety Compliance Centre is expanding our instructor-led training team, specifically for the CPO-approved Working at Heights program. There is an opportunity for this instructor to also train others on mobile equipment use (forklift and elevated work platforms) and/or confined space entry. If you are a knowledgeable and experienced health and safety instructor who is passionate about safety education, this role is for you!

This full-time position will deliver coursesat one or two of our GTA locations regularly (Mississauga, North York, Scarborough or VaughanTraining Centres, for example) as well as other sites occasionally. The role reports to the Manager, Instructor-Led Training.

As a Health & Safety Instructor your key responsibilities are:

• Delivering engaging and informative Working at Heights training to job seekers, the general public and new and current members of the construction industry
• Evaluating participants through practical skills and written evaluation
• Potentially delivering other courses such as Forklift Training, Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP) Training, Confined Space Entry and Rescue and more.
• Organizing, filing and submitting digital and hard copy participant records following training
• Participating in team meetings and instructor development workshops
  

The right candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:

• 3+ years experience delivering training (Working at Heights and MEWP preferred)
• Forklift, mobile elevated work platforms and confined space entry and rescue experience considered a key asset
  
• Background in construction management and/or other fall hazard-related industry
  
• Work experience or certification in occupational health & safety preferred
  
• Strong interest educating people on the importance and value of health & safety training
• Self-starter who is able to work independently, while also contributing to a team
• Strong presentation and adult-engagement skills
• Valid Ontario’s Driver Licence - occasional travel by car for work
• Able to legally work in Canada

Why A Career At Worksite Is For You

We are looking for a great person to join a great team and we offer a work environment that can see you develop your career with an established leader in the industry. Worksite also offers:

• Competitive base salary
• Three weeks’ paid vacation
• Health benefits package including $2k in spending accounts (100% company paid)
• Company-provided training equipment
• Ongoing career development and learning
• Exciting and collaborative work environment
• Working on an awesome team with a great company culture!

For a little more about us, please check out:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FpJSm9We4o

If this role is the right fit for you, please submit your resume and cover letter. We thank all those that apply, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted

A Little More About Us

Worksite is one of Canada’s leading providers of occupational health and safety services and was listed on Growth 500 as one of Canada's Fastest Growing Companies for three consecutive years by Canadian Business and Maclean's.

We help workers stay safe, and we help employers make it happen. We believe that work life should be enjoyable, and that creating a safe workplace should be enjoyable too. We do that through providing our clients with excellence in advice and service, as well as delivering high-quality online, instructor-led training, and safety products.

Worksite is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including those with disabilities, and will make all reasonable accommodations needed to ensure fairness in the recruitment, assessment and selection process.

Our Values

Building Together - We work collaboratively because we know that everyone has great ideas and unique perspectives build a better result. We are stronger when we are all-in as one team.

Growing Through Experimentation - We relentlessly pursue our vision by improving and expanding what we do, experimenting with new ideas, and valuing tests over assumptions.

Being Surprisingly Helpful - We look for ways to surprise and delight by going above and beyond to help others, even when we don't stand to gain anything from it.

Enjoying our Work Life - Because our lives are better when we enjoy our work, we build genuine, positive, and supportive relationships with each other and inject a little fun wherever we can.