The ICWUC Center for Worker Health and Safety Education empowers workers through education to work with employers and their communities as advocates for health and safety.

Bargaining Unit: International Chemical Workers Representatives Union

Salary: All educational staff work a 35-hour week with travel and additional hours as needed. This position’s annual starting salary is $73,951. This position also includes a significant benefits package.

Position Summary: The Instructor teaches all modules in the four-day Emergency Response class for the ICWUC Center for Worker Health and Safety Education and assists with all other classes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned. This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented.

• All educational staff teaches emergency response and hazardous waste classes in Cincinnati and various national locations. Topics include using ersonal protective equipment, rights and responsibilities, resources, hands-on spill response, and other related topics to the membership of seven participating organizations. All Educational staff must be able to move and prep equipment and assist with the hands-on spill response.
• Assists with teaching other grant modules on an as-needed basis.
• Expected to lead hands-on activities and overall class lead within one year of hire.
• Educational staff should become authorized to teach OSHA and ASHI classes.
• Assisted with the Infectious Disease Response program, including a long-term evaluation project.
• Assist with information for grant progress reports and grant applications.
• Liaison work with ICWUC locals.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Education and Experience

This job requires three years’ experience in adult labor education and occupational health and safety knowledge.

Experience in chemical emergency response and hazardous waste worker education programs and work with the unions in our Consortium is preferred, as is labor and community outreach experience.

Professional Skills

Must have strong communication skills, particularly working with labor and community organizations and companies’ outreach efforts.

Ability to professionally compose correspondence, coordinate, and perform highly responsible training-related support duties. Must be able to work independently. The ability to be self-directed and demonstrate strong attention to detail. Must have excellent organizational skills. Ability to organize and prioritize work assignments.

Computer/Software Skills

Ability to organize and prepare complex documents requiring integrating multiple office technologies and software, including word processing applications. Must be able to use search engines to research health and safety topics.

Communication Skills

Ability to demonstrate oral and written communication skills, maintain a professional and pleasant telephone demeanor, and articulate rules, policies, and procedures.

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Required

Ability to apply common sense understanding to complete written, oral, or diagram instructions.

Ability to make independent decisions and exercise good judgment.

Ability to spell correctly, use proper grammar and punctuation, format, and proof documents.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure.

Work Environment: The work is performed in a normal office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands

The position involves but is not limited to, written and oral communication skills, keyboard use, close vision, sitting for long periods, stooping, bending, and reaching.

To Apply: Anyone with interest, send a letter of interest and resume to the ICWUC Center Director, Shari Glines-Allen, at the following email: sallen@icwuc.org

UFCW is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and invites persons of all backgrounds to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be provided according to the state and federal laws.