Safety Services Specialist
$65,000–$75,000 year
On-siteDurham, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Coordinate and support DAN's international safety initiatives, programs, and outreach events. Provide expertise in safety products, technical specifications, and risk mitigation while monitoring industry trends to inform program development. Develop new training modules, revise e-learning courses, and teach students across Safety Services programs. Manage databases of service providers and instructors, generate surveys for improvement, and present safety topics at conferences and on public platforms. Represent the organization at assigned industry meetings and facilitate external communications through social media and interdepartmental collaborations.
Required Qualifications
- Appropriate bachelor's degree (or higher)
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in the recreational diving industry or in the diving hyperbaric medical field
- Trainer of scuba diving or related first aid provider programs
- Field experience in first aid
- Experience in the operation of medical, recompression and/or commercial diving hyperbaric facilities
- Experience in, or exposure to, diving safety functions, including related non-diving activities
- Experience in underwater activities other than recreational diving
- Experience in dive shop, boat, or pool operations
- Published or written articles for the diving and/or hyperbaric fields
- Presentations on any of the above or related topics
- Support and implementation of training programs
- Ability to communicate clearly
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to take initiative and work independently
- Ability to multi-task
- Willingness to learn skills outside of existing training and experience
- Highly proficient in English
- Required Worksite: 6 West Colony Place, Durham, NC
- This position requires full-time, office based work and is not eligible for remote or hybrid arrangements
Desired Qualifications
- Certified scuba diver - a professional scuba diving rating is desired
- Hyperbaric facility safety officer, operator or technician
- DAN First Aid Instructor or appropriate equivalent
- Dive safety officer
- Occupational health and safety officer
- Scientific Diver certification (AAUS or equivalent)
- Spanish as at least a second language would be beneficial
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