Instructional Designer
Role Overview
The Instructional Designer develops and maintains instructor-led, virtual, and digital training programs aligned with adult learning principles and regulatory requirements.
The role supports engaging, consistent, effective workplace safety training and helps modernize the training catalogue and maintain content quality.
Key Skills for This Role
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Location and work arrangement
- The role is hybrid, with in-person work required at a SafetyCo location in Southern Ontario.
Duration
- This is a fixed-term contract ending July 27, 2027, with the possibility of extension.
Project overview
The Instructional Designer develops and maintains instructor-led, virtual, and digital training programs aligned with adult learning principles and regulatory requirements.
The role supports engaging, consistent, effective workplace safety training and helps modernize the training catalogue and maintain content quality.
What you'll do
- Create learner-centered training materials, including participant manuals, facilitator guides, slide decks, job aids, knowledge checks, and digital learning content.
- Design standardized and customized courses, learning outcomes, course structures, and evaluation tools.
- Collaborate with subject matter experts, instructors, and internal stakeholders to transform technical safety content into effective learning programs.
- Facilitate content reviews and ensure materials are accurate, relevant, brand-aligned, consistent, and professionally designed.
- Maintain version control and documentation; update programs for regulatory changes, trends, feedback, and client needs.
- Support instructor onboarding and create resources for confident delivery of new or updated training.
- Contribute instructional approaches and activities for virtual and in-person learning.
Required qualifications
- 3 or more years of experience in instructional design, curriculum development, corporate training, or adult education.
- Comfort using Claude or other AI tools to generate imagery, voiceovers, and similar content.
- Strong understanding of adult learning principles and instructional design methodologies.
- Excellent writing and content development; strong project management and organizational abilities.
- Ability to simplify complex information, manage multiple projects and deadlines, and adapt to changing priorities.
Preferred qualifications
- Workplace health and safety training experience and eLearning authoring tool experience are preferred.
- Experience with Articulate Storyline 360, Adobe InDesign, or similar design software is preferred.
- Familiarity with Learning Management Systems is preferred.
- A diploma or degree in Instructional Design, Adult Education, Education, Human Resources, Communications, or a related field is preferred.
Core competencies
The role calls for creative problem-solving, clear collaboration and communication, organization, adaptability, and continuous improvement.
Benefits and culture
- Benefits include employee discounts, team events, social activities, and recognition moments.
- The company describes a collaborative, inclusive, and supportive environment, business casual dress, and opportunities for learning and development.
About SafetyCo
SafetyCo describes itself as an integrated workplace safety partner providing training, consulting, compliance, emergency response, occupational health, and risk management services.
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