First Aid/CPR Instructor

Position: First Aid CPR Instructor
Employment: Part-time (32 hrs/wk)
Location: Cambridge and Waterloo, ON

Wage: $26 - 30/hr 

Are you interested in a job that has both independence and a friendly, supportive team to work with - and where you can make a real, life-changing difference in people's lives? If you are a knowledgeable and experienced First Aid Instructor who is passionate about keeping people safe, this role is for you!  

In order to meet increasing demand for our health and safety solutions, Worksite Safety is expanding our First Aid training services in locations throughout Southern Ontario.  The successful candidate will be a certified Red Cross Instructor with a love for training others, excellent public speaking skills, and experience with occupational health and safety to draw on.

This hourly position will be 32 hours/week (over 4 days), and has the potential of moving to full-time (40 hrs) in the future.  The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting First Aid CPR classes at Worksite’s Cambridge and Waterloo locations throughout the week and potentially on the weekends. The role will report to the Manager, Instructor-Led Training.

Key Responsibilities:

As a First Aid Instructor your key responsibilities are:

Teaching students through discussions, providing audio-visual presentations and hands-on equipment training 

Travelling to different Worksite Training Centres as scheduled, as well as client locations occasionally

Preparing, administering and marking tests

Conducting qualitative mask-fit testing to workers at client locations as needed

Organizing, filing and submitting digital and hardcopy student records in a timely manner

Participating in instructor training on an ongoing basis

In general:

Representing Worksite Safety as an Industry Leader

Sanitizing/disinfecting testing room & equipment

Updating records, generating certificates and organizing paperwork 

Participating in team meetings and development workshops

First Aid Instructors are trained through Worksite to also conduct qualitative mask fit testing. The successful candidate will be responsible for: 

Evaluating participants based on the requirements and guidelines provided by Worksite

Educating participants on mask wearing, use, cleaning, etc.

The right candidate has the following qualifications and experience: 

2+ years experience in an occupational health and safety role, adult education, or an emergency service-related field

Certified as a First Aid Instructor with Red Cross

Experience delivering First Aid training in a classroom setting

Mask Fit Testing experience is an asset but not required

Self-starter who can work independently, while also contributing to a team 

Strong communication skills

Valid Ontario Driver Licence - travel is required for this position

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 hourly rate

6% vacation pay accrual

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.

In an effort to provide an authentic experience for our candidates, Worksite Safety does not use AI tools in the recruitment process. Similarly, we appreciate candidates who offer us only content that is a true reflection of their own work.

Worksite 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.