Career Opportunities

Position: Field Instructor

• • • Full-time

Term: 

• • • 10-12-week term, minimum 5 days per week. Permanent, full-time employment may be available to successful candidates at the end of the term.

Compensation: $32/hour + Crew Housing

Location Base: 

• • • Yellowknife, NT

Company and Job Description:

Arctic Response Canada Ltd. has been providing elite safety training to employees across numerous industries since opening our flagship Yellowknife office in 2001, and currently offers a catalogue of over 150 different field safety, industrial safety, first aid, and driver training programs. With an additional office in Edmonton and contract instructors across the country, our national reach has allowed our programs to become the national training standard for multiple federal government departments. At present, we employ over 35 full-time, part-time or casual employees.

The growth and success of Arctic Response Canada Ltd. is a result of the caliber of our team members, and their commitment to our vision of delivering only the highest standard of training. Our programs are designed to be challenging, realistic, relevant, and effective for our students.

Our clients are comprised of government employees (federal, provincial/territorial, municipal), Indigenous governments and organizations, private sector companies, and educational institutions. Adapting our instructional approach to meet the needs of individuals with diverse backgrounds, education, and experience while not compromising on our training standards has been a cornerstone of our company and an area in which we are committed to developing even further.

As a Field Instructor, your primary role would be delivering a wide range of field safety and first aid training programs to client groups in Yellowknife, throughout the Northwest Territories, and anywhere else our work takes us. When not teaching, administrative functions may include course and curriculum development, equipment maintenance, logistical planning, and/or operational taskings (wilderness safety oversight for film crews, wildlife monitoring, medic services, etc.) commensurate with qualifications and abilities. Though delivering field safety and first aid programs are the primary functions of this position, instructors are also expected to develop their capacity to instruct programs in other areas such as industrial safety.

Responsibilities: For this position, we are looking for individuals who can:

• • • Prepare and deliver a broad range of field safety and first-aid training programs
    • Support ongoing refinement of existing programs
    • Support the development of new training curriculum and materials
    • Support marketing and business development efforts
    • Maintenance of training equipment and materials
    • Provide operational services to clients (wilderness safety oversight for film crews, wildlife monitoring, medic services, etc.) commensurate with qualifications and abilities
    • Traveling (independently or with colleagues) to remote locations throughout the Canadian North

Job Specifications:

Mandatory Requirements:

• • • Confidence and experience as a teacher or instructor (teaching/instructing experience with adult and Indigenous learners considered an asset)

    • Competence and experience managing high-hazard activities, exercising excellent safety judgement, decision-making, and risk management

    • Familiarity and competence with program development process (curriculum design, lesson planning, development of instructional materials, design of assessment and evaluation tools)

    • Strong and courteous written and oral communication skills

    • Ability to adapt instructional approach and materials to meet unique needs of various students and student groups

    • Flexibility, adaptability, and energy allowing you to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment

    • Integrity, professionalism, maturity, reliability, and accountability

    • Ability and desire to expand areas of expertise and develop new capabilities

    • Responsible, self-motivated, able to self-direct and solve complex problems independently

    • Clean Criminal Record Check

    • Ability to develop effective working relationships with colleagues, students, and clients in a team environment

    • Desire to travel frequently throughout the NWT and Northern Canada

    • Substantial wilderness skills and experience

    • Competent and familiar with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

    • Valid Driver’s License

Preferred Requirements:

Arctic Response Canada Ltd. is willing to provide on-the-job training through formal certification and/or substantial experience in the following will be considered assets:

• First aid, advanced first aid, wilderness first aid, medic/paramedic qualification
• Wilderness travel/living, survival skills, map/compass/GPS navigation
• Wildlife safety, firearms handling, firearms Possession and Acquisition License
• Motorboat, jet boat, ATV, and snowmobile operations
• Lifeguarding, swiftwater rescue, ice safety and rescue
• Helicopter safety and operations
• Work experience in industrial settings

Additional Benefits of Employment:

• Centrally-located crew housing provided for duration of term employment
• On-the-job training opportunities
• Opportunity to travel to other NWT locations
• Living and working in an outdoor enthusiast’s wonderland!

Application Deadling

Review of applications will begin immediately. Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. Permanent, full-time employment may be available to suitable candidate(s) for Fall 2023.

Interested? Send resume and two references to: eric_rarog@arcticresponse.ca

Position:HVAC/Refrigeration Instructor and Mentor

• • • Full-time

Term: 

• • • 3 months, with possibility of being permanent

Compensation: $72,880.00 – $89,075.00 per year

Location Base: 

• • • Sherwood Park with frequent travel to remote northern locations

Company and Job Description:

As a member of our Mould Remediation crew, your primary role would be to teach/mentor the proper use and maintenance of HRV’s to residents in remote locations/communities. The HVAC/Refrigeration Instructor and Mentor is also responsible for performing work in accordance with established processes and practices and for complying with internal and external requirements including but not limited to environmental, health and safety, security, and fire protection.

The HVAC/Refrigeration Instructor and Mentor has a minimum 6 years of experience and holds a valid Certificate of Qualification issued by the province of Alberta or other provincial/territorial regulator.

This work is in remote locations in Canada. While a candidate may be based in Alberta or another location, it is expected that candidates will travel and complete work for weeks at a time in remote locations.

Essential Functions: For this position, we are looking for individuals with:

• • • Provide instruction of Arctic Response programs, with initial priority of industrial safety related courses. These include, but are not limited to:

      • • WHMIS / TDG

        • First Aid

        • Confined Space

        • Fall Protection

        • Spill Response

    • Assist in client curriculum design and development. This can include:

      • • Carrying out research into legislative requirements, recognized standards and best practices

        • Building lesson plans and training materials

        • Defining safe work procedures in accordance with the company Health and Safety policy

    • Travel to and deliver training from Arctic Response locations, client locations and outlying communities
    • Ensure the safety of all candidates, staff and authorized visitors of Arctic Response training and operations
    • Ensure all equipment and supplies necessary for training are well maintained, controlled and appropriate for the task
    • Fully comply with Arctic Response Terms of Employment policy
    • Where trained and qualified, provide safety overwatch and operational support to client organizations
    • Assist in the marketing of courses and operational services to potential clients
    • Ensure the general upkeep and housekeeping of company equipment and facilities

Installation

• • • Install & Troubleshoot all air conditioning, heating and related equipment

Maintenance

• • • Ability to develop effective working relationships with colleagues, students, and clients in a team environment

    • Comply with all internal and external requirements including but not limited to environmental, health and safety, fire protection

    • Respond to routine and on-demand service requests and performs preventative and corrective maintenance activities at assigned facility

    • Perform regular monitoring, inspection, preventative, and corrective maintenance to ensure facility uptime and safety objectives are met, uninterrupted client operation and asset integrity of assigned facility is maintained

    • Monitor assigned facility by conducting facility walkthroughs, mechanical and electrical equipment and systems monitoring

    • Assist in the implementation of preventative maintenance (PM) program. Ensure that deficiencies are identified, recorded, and escalated, and that related documentations are maintained

    • Maintain accurate inventory of all assigned tools/equipment and arrange for repair and replacement where required

Administration

• • • Participate in and assist with facility-related projects

    • Ensure compliance to corporate and legislated policies, procedures, practices and guidelines related to environmental, health and safety, fire protection and any other applicable requirements

Job Specifications:

Mandatory Requirements:

• • • HVAC/Refrigeration Technician license

    • Minimum of 6 years’ experience required as a licensed HVAC/Refrigeration Technician

    • Ability to maintain building mechanical and other system troubleshooting and resolution skills.

    • Current knowledge of and compliance with, fire, safety and building codes and standards and ability to research and apply related codes and standards.

    • Strong client-service orientation along with a high sense of urgency

    • Effective communication skills for the purpose of data relay, exchange, feedback, and clarification

    • Mentoring skills required to support resident member maintenance technician’s development.

    • Clean Criminal Record Check

    • Valid drivers’ license

Preferred Requirements:

• • • Ability and desire to expand areas of expertise and develop new capabilities
    • Competent and familiar with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Physical Demands:

• • • Must be able and willing to work shifts
    • Must be willing to wear Personal Protective Equipment

Work Environment:

This work is in remote locations in Canada. While a candidate may be based in Alberta or another location, it is expected that candidates will travel and complete work for weeks at a time in remote locations.

Review of applications will begin immediately. Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. Permanent, full-time employment may be available to the suitable candidate(s) in 2023.

Interested? Send resume and two references to: employment@arcticresponse.ca