Regional Safety Advisor (Vancouver Island) - Live Events, Motion Picture, Performing Arts

Position Posting: Regional Safety Advisor (Vancouver Island) – Live Events, Performing Arts & Motion Picture Industry (contractor) Organization: Actsafe Safety Association Location: Vancouver Island (North or South) Application Submission: jointheteam@actsafe.ca Application Deadline: Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 Compensation: $80/hour Hours: Starting about 7.5 hrs/week up to a maximum of 30 hours/month Do you have 2+ years of experience improving safety in BC's live events, performing arts and/or motion picture industry and are based on Vancouver Island? Do you consider yourself to have generalist knowledge of BC's occupational health and safety regulations and best practices for reducing workplace injuries, diseases, and fatalities? Are you a champion for the industry on Vancouver Island? 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 focused on ensuring our programs and services are world-class and industry-specific, and improve health, safety, and well-being knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours. As the health and safety association for BC’s Arts and Entertainment industry, we serve all of British Columbia and want to ensure fair and equitable service across the province.   We are enhancing our services on Vancouver Island and are looking for a Regional Safety Advisor (Vancouver Island) to be our industry safety “educator and influencer!” We are pleased to start recruitment for this NEW and exciting contractor role charged with delivering occupational health & safety consulting services to employers, supervisors and workers in our regional areas which includes outreach, advising, consulting, developing resources, attending industry events and instructing training. Experience facilitating training is a major plus and knowledge of the performing arts, live events or motion picture industry is vital. This job is remote and located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. What we offer: • Flexible contractor work schedule including on-location, remote and weekend work. • $80/hr for facilitating training and consulting work. • Virtual onboarding and opportunities to travel to the Lower Mainland for Actsafe events. • Challenging work that provides you with a sense of purpose. • Opportunity to work with our passionate, skilled, and fun team members. • Engaged and collaborative stakeholders. • A psychologically and physically safe and healthy culture.   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!  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 health and safety association supporting BC's production of motion pictures, television, live events and performing arts industries. Its vision is that British Columbia has the safest and healthiest arts and entertainment workplaces in the world, and its mission is to prevent and eliminate workplace injury, illness and death by providing world-class occupational health, safety, and wellbeing programs to employers, supervisors, and workers.   Meet our team   Meet our Board Meet our Industry Committees