Health and Safety Trainer

**HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINER (18 month Contract) - REMOTE**

Love what you do. Join a team with a passion for protecting potential.

We are looking for people who are skilled at what they do and are driven to contribute to our vision and share our values: a concern for worker well-being, a desire to nurture strong relationships, a commitment to integrity and a future-focused mindset.

The Health & Safety Trainer is responsible for delivering training courses virtually and in person to customers. You will ensure training quality is met at each training session. You will participate and assist in the delivery of training, workshops and special projects to meet organizational mission, vision, and revenue-generating targets.

**What you will do in this role**:
**1. **Delivery of scheduled WSPS Training Programs and Workshops (80%)**
- Ability to share own experiences and draw out and incorporate the personal experiences of the participants relative to the training topic
- Facilitate virtual and in-person training to customers to increase workplace health and safety awareness using established WSPS training standards and materials
- Determine learning needs of specific participants and deliver on learning objectives to meet their needs
- Ensure quality and consistency in the delivery of WSPS training programs by following the lesson plan specified
- Train independently or with a small team
- Review training materials and platform in advance of delivery. Prepare content when required. Set up, facilitate and instruct individual and group work activities in class, as well as using virtual platforms
- Ensure that professional technical advice is provided to answer client questions
- Complete and submit on a timely basis, all required documents related to training delivery as required.

**2. **Internal Transition Support and Administration (20%)**
- Build relationships with internal and external partners
- Act as a content contributer for H&S training issues, training strategies, marketing materials
- Respond to internal and external inquiries to meet organizational service standards
- Follow documentation standards
- And any other duties as assigned

**3. **Contributes to a Healthy and Safe work environment (at all times)**
- Adheres to WSPS policies, procedures, process fact sheets, guidelines and business rules established in the WSPS Quality Management system which ensures the achievement of our quality goals
- Contributes to promoting a healthy and safe culture, and links efforts to the WSPS quality and OHS management system approach (Plan, Do, Check, Act, Continuous Improvement Cycle)
- Acts as a role model internally and externally by demonstrating knowledge of health and safety and wellness practises.

**SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**

**Minimum**:

- Certificate or Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety or related discipline from a Community College
- 3 to 4 years’ experience facilitating private and public training sessions for the industrial, service and/or farming sector clients; specific focus on hazard identification, risk assessment, legislation
- Strong Presentation and Computer skills required;
- Virtual training experience
- Facilitation/Instruction skills in various settings and levels of employees/management
- Knowledge of Adult learning principles
- Business acumen, Customer Relationship Management
- Conducting or participating in audits and inspections
- Recognized Health & Safety designation an asset
- Ability to work in a team environment/collaboration
- Excellent oral and written skills
- Access to a vehicle that meets minimum MTO safety standards
- Valid Driver’s license
- Maintain a home office in a safe manner
- Provide an original criminal background check at your own expense prior to commencing work with WSPS. The criminal record check document must have been issued no more than 30 days prior to first day of employment.

**Preferred**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Health & Safety or related discipline
- 5+ years of experience facilitating both public and in-plant training sessions for the industrial, service and farming sector clients
- Canadian Society for Training & Development, CSTD designations

**Additional Requirements**:
Why choose WSPS

Our commitment to employee health, safety and wellness extends beyond our customers and into our hallways. WSPS celebrates teamwork, embraces diversity, and respects individuality. We offer a competitive benefits and compensation package aimed at keeping our employees happy, healthy, motivated, and safe:

- Lucrative parental leave top-up benefit
- Educational/tuition reimbursements (as per policy)
- Professional association/affiliation membership
- Business mileage reimbursement (where applicable)
- A defined benefit pension plan
- Flexible working arrangements
- Ergonomic workstations and assessments
- a Volunteer Policy that affords you the opportunity to give back to your community

Interested in joining our team?

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