Instructional Designer

SafetyCo Partners; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health resources

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Vacation time starting at 2 weeks

Employee discounts

Job summary

SafetyCo is Canada’s leading integrated workplace safety partner. The Instructional Designer will develop engaging training for instructor-led, virtual, and digital formats, ensuring alignment with adult learning principles and regulatory requirements.

You will collaborate with SMEs and instructors, create learning materials, and support delivery with facilitator guides. This hybrid role requires in-person work at Southern Ontario locations and offers growth in a fast-paced safety education

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in instructional design, curriculum development, corporate training, or adult education.
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles and instructional design methodologies.
• Excellent written communication and content development skills.
• Strong project management and organizational abilities.
• Ability to simplify complex information into engaging learning experiences.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging, learner-centered training content including participant manuals, facilitator guides, slide decks, job aids, knowledge checks, and digital learning materials.
• Design standardized and client-customized courses aligned with adult learning principles, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Develop learning outcomes, course structures, and evaluation tools to measure knowledge retention and effectiveness.
• Work closely with subject matter experts, instructors, and internal stakeholders to transform technical health and safety content into engaging, learner-focused programs.

Skills

Instructional design

Adult learning

Project management

Written communication

Multimodal design

Education

Diploma or degree in Instructional Design or related field

Tools

Canva

Adobe InDesign

LMS

Job description

This role will be hybrid, with in-person work required at one of our SafetyCo locations in Southern Ontario.

Project Overview

The Instructional Designer plays a key role in developing engaging, high-quality learning experiences that help organizations build safer workplaces. This role is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining instructor-led, virtual, and digital training programs that align with adult learning principles, regulatory requirements, and SafetyCo's commitment to delivering exceptional training experiences.

This isn’t a role for someone looking to simply clock in and clock out. We’re looking for people who take ownership, think independently, and have the confidence to make decisions, solve problems, and move things forward without waiting to be told what to do. If you’re energized by building something from the ground up, thrive in an ambitious environment, and want the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you.

Why This Role Exists

The Instructional Designer ensures our training programs are engaging, consistent, and effective by creating learning experiences that help people understand, retain, and apply critical health and safety knowledge.

As our training catalogue continues to grow, this role helps modernize learning experiences, maintain content quality, and support instructors with the resources they need to deliver exceptional training.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role means:

Engaging Learning Experiences

Creating learner-focused training programs that make complex safety topics practical, engaging, and easy to understand.

High-Quality Course Development

Developing professional, well-designed training materials that are consistent, accurate, visually engaging, and aligned with SafetyCo's brand standards.

Regularly reviewing and enhancing existing training programs to reflect regulatory updates, industry best practices, learner feedback, and evolving client needs.

Instructor Readiness

Providing instructors with clear facilitator guides, resources, and onboarding support so they feel confident delivering newly developed or updated programs.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Working effectively with subject matter experts, consultants, instructors, and leadership to ensure learning content is technically accurate and instructionally effective.

Operational Excellence ]

Maintaining organized course documentation, version control, and development processes that support efficient updates and scalable program delivery.

Requirements

What You’ll Do

• Create engaging, learner-centered training content including participant manuals, facilitator guides, slide decks, job aids, knowledge checks, and digital learning materials
  
• Design both standardized and client-customized courses aligned with adult learning principles, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices
  
• Develop learning outcomes, course structures, and evaluation tools to measure knowledge retention and effectiveness
  

Collaboration with Subject Matter Experts

• Work closely with subject matter experts, instructors, and internal stakeholders to transform technical health and safety content into engaging, learner-focused programs
  
• Facilitate content review cycles to ensure accuracy, relevance, and impact
  

Quality & Consistency

• Ensure learning products are brand-aligned, professional, and consistent in tone, format, and visual identity
  
• Maintain version control and documentation for all training materials.
  
• Lead continuous improvement efforts, updating, enhancing, and evolving programs to reflect changes in regulations, trends, and client needs
  

Support for Delivery

• Provide onboarding support to instructors and facilitators to ensure they are confident and prepared to deliver newly developed or updated content
  
• Contribute to the design of instructional approaches and activities that increase engagement in both virtual and in-person environments
  

What You Bring

Required:

• 3+ years of experience in instructional design, curriculum development, corporate training, or adult education
  
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles and instructional design methodologies
  
• Excellent written communication and content development skills
  
• Strong project management and organizational abilities
  
• Ability to simplify complex information into engaging learning experiences
  
• Comfortable managing multiple projects with competing deadlines
  

Preferred:

• Experience developing workplace health and safety training
  
• Experience with eLearning authoring tools
  
• Experience using Canva, Adobe InDesign, or similar design software
  
• Familiarity with Learning Management Systems (LMS)
  
• Diploma or degree in Instructional Design, Adult Education, Education, Human Resources, Communications, or a related field
  

Core Competencies

Learning Design

You create engaging learning experiences that help people understand, retain, and apply new knowledge.

Creativity & Problem Solving

You enjoy transforming complex technical information into practical, learner-friendly training. You think creatively, take a proactive approach to challenges, and develop solutions that improve the learning experience.

You build strong relationships with subject matter experts, instructors, and stakeholders while communicating clearly and professionally. You collaborate effectively to ensure learning materials are accurate, engaging, and aligned with organizational goals.

Organization

You manage multiple curriculum development projects while maintaining exceptional attention to detail, meeting deadlines, and keeping work organized.

You thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with shifting priorities. You're flexible, able to adjust quickly, and remain focused on delivering high-quality work as business needs evolve.

You actively seek opportunities to modernize, improve, and evolve training programs, ensuring learning experiences remain effective, relevant, and impactful.

• We take care of our people, because you can’t look after others if you’re not looked after too.
  
• Access to mental health resources and wellness programs that support your well-being
  
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential personal and professional support when you need it
  

Work-Life Balance

• We believe great work happens when people actually have time to live their lives too.
  
• Two weeks of vacation to start, with more as you grow with us
  
• Paid sick days and personal time when you need it
  
• No regular overtime, your evenings are yours
  
• A full company shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s (yes, we all take the break)
  
• The little things matter too.
  
• Employee discounts on select products and services
  
• Team events, social activities, and recognition moments that actually feel fun (not forced)
  
• The chance to do meaningful work that genuinely improves workplace safety in communities
  

Company Culture

• This is a place where people matter.
  
• A collaborative, inclusive, and supportive team environment
  
• Business casual dress
  
• A real commitment to learning, development, and helping people grow
  
• A workplace where ideas are welcomed, voices are heard, and contributions actually make a difference
  

About SafetyCo

SafetyCo is Canada’s leading integrated workplace safety partner, bringing together specialized safety companies, expert teams, and industry-leading services into one coordinated model, where we’re actively changing how workplace safety is done.

We help take the complexity out of workplace safety by making it simpler and more connected. Instead of juggling multiple providers, clients get one integrated partner for training, consulting, compliance, emergency response, occupational health, and risk management. The result is less chaos, stronger compliance, and safer workplaces that actually run better. And we do this all alongside a team of great people who genuinely enjoy what they do.

*This Employment Ontario initiative is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.