Employment Opportunities
Positions are located in our Itasca, Illinois headquarters
unless specified otherwise. Contact our Human Resources department by e-mail at
staffing@nsc.org to learn more about employment
opportunities with the National Safety Council. The National Safety Council is an
Equal Opportunity Employer. You may also mail or fax your resume with a
cover letter to:
National Safety Council
1121 Spring Lake Drive
Itasca, IL 60143
(Fax) 630-285-0243
Sr. Director Workplace Initiatives
Itasca, IL
Requirements:
Responsibilities:
- Lead the National Safety Council's strategic initiatives for workplace safety.
Identify the most significant occupational safety issues requiring the Council's attention.
Monitor leading-edge indicators, identify emerging trends and act to bring these issues to the
attention of NSC management and staff. Develop and implement strategies, including recommendations
of new public policies, for the NSC to address significant issues. Build consensus among NSC staff,
its volunteer boards and members to execute the strategies and enact the policies.
- Document the best practices associated with prevention of the leading causes of occupational
injuries and deaths. Lead the development of best practice content and work with other NSC staff
groups to deliver the content to NSC members, training centers, instructors and others.
- Expand public and member awareness and understanding of the hazards and risks associated with
occupational safety. Work with other NSC staff groups to expand public awareness of the issues and
effective strategies to reduce workplace injuries and deaths.
- Develop and implement strategies to obtain broad public acceptance of NSC-recommended solutions
and best practices.
- Develop and execute strategies to influence Federal legislation and Federal agency regulations
and directives related to occupational safety. Serve as the Council's principal leadership contact
with the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Mine Safety and
Health Administration. In cooperation with NSC staff responsible for government affairs and volunteers,
develop and execute strategies to mobilize volunteers and influence legislative votes or agency action on
the issues.
- Develop a strategy to make the National Safety Council world class in its own safety and health
management. Ensure excellence in all aspects of the Council's safety system. Serve as co-leader of
the NSC internal Safety Committee.
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Instructor Coordinator Syracuse
Syracuse, NY
Requirements:
- High school graduate required, college or business school preferred.
- Two or more years experience in a general office environment is required.
- Previous experience in customer service is preferred.
- Accounting experience desirable.
- Good oral and written communication skills, problem solving ability, good math skills and accuracy desired.
- Ability to plan and organize work and analytical ability a must.
- Experience in computer operations and attention for detail.
Responsibilities:
- Reviews completed instructor applications and resumes to determine eligibility; sends employment packets to Human Resources; sends welcome packet to instructors.
- Initiates instructor renewal process; updates renewal information in the computer system; updates files to assure prompt and accurate delivery of subscriptions.
- Reviews instructor availability calendars and assigns instructors to classes. Prepares instructor notifications of proposed schedules and creates monthly tracking calendar.
- Schedules instructor development courses as needed; grades final tests; determines eligibility for certification. Attends instructor development courses and continuing education seminars as needed.
- Audits class completion records for accuracy; enters completion records into computer; updates records.
- Maintains records of class activity, prepares monthly program activity report, updates annual report. Prints class rosters, maintains staff activity calendars.
- Answers telephones, screens and routes calls, provides program information, researches and resolves enrollment and completion problems, registers motorists with credit card payments. Communicates with customers, state agencies and instructors on a variety of matters, resolves customer problems.
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