Safety Advisor - Live Events, Motion Picture & Performing Arts

Position Posting: Safety Advisor – Live Events, Motion Picture & Performing Arts Industry Organization: Actsafe Safety Association Application Submission: jointheteam@actsafe.ca Application Deadline: Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 Salary: $70,000-$90,000  Do you have 2+ years of experience improving safety within BC's live events, motion picture and/or performing arts industry? Do you consider yourself to have generalist knowledge of BC's health and safety regulations and best practices for reducing workplace injuries, diseases and fatalities? Do you excel in consulting and mentoring, delivering engaging presentations, collaborating on multi-agency committees, and leading strategic initiatives?  Actsafe Safety Association has a mission of preventing workplace injuries, illness and deaths in BC's arts and entertainment industry, is halfway through a five-year strategic plan (2023–2027) and is expanding the team. We are recruiting for a vital role of Safety Advisor charged with ensuring our programs and services are world-class, industry-specific, and improve the health, safety, and wellbeing knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of both employers and workers.   They key competencies required to thrive in this role include:

• Industry & safety expertise
• Facilitating training
• Developing resources
• Ability to motivate & influence
• Reviewing & developing Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Programs
• Emotional intelligence
• Diplomacy
• Delivering presentations at industry events
• Project management
• Culture contributor

The ideal candidate would also have post-secondary education in occupational health and safety (at least a certificate, but diploma preferred), and at least 2 years of practical OHS experience in the BC arts & entertainment industry.   If you are committed to making an impact and want to be part of an organization dedicated to transforming health, safety and wellness in BC's arts and entertainment industry, we would love to meet you!  How to apply: To apply for this opportunity, please submit a cover letter and resume to: jointheteam@actsafe.ca with the title of the job you are applying for clearly outlined in the email subject line and cover letter by Monday, Feb. 17, 2025  What we offer Actsafe offers a total rewards package including: - Salary: $70,000-$90,000- Extended health benefits - An 8-hour workday/40-hour workweek (including paid lunch breaks)- A flexible/hybrid workplace with a mix of in-office (Burnaby) and remote work opportunities - A rich paid time off and professional development budget & RRSP contributions - Challenging work that provides you with a sense of purpose - Passionate, skilled, diverse team members - Engaged and collaborative industry stakeholders - A physically and psychologically safe and healthy culture   Our commitment to Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility At Actsafe Safety Association, a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace is one where all members of the team, stakeholders, community, and individuals whose personal characteristics fall into any of the prohibited grounds of discrimination under Canadian Human Rights Law feel valued and respected. We are committed to fostering a non-discriminatory workplace culture and providing equal employment and advancement opportunities throughout our organization. We respect, encourage, and value diverse voices because we believe that innovation and creativity are driven by inclusiveness and cultivated by diverse backgrounds, ideas, and experiences.   Who is Actsafe? Actsafe is a not-for-profit training and health and safety service association supporting British Columbia’s arts and entertainment industries. Its vision is for BC to have the safest workplaces in the world for the production of motion pictures, television, live events and performing arts. By providing world class occupational health and safety education, training and resources to the employers, supervisors and workers we serve, we prevent occupational disease, injuries, and illness.   Meet our team   Meet our Board   Meet our Industry Committees