Training Officer

Our team is highly skilled, passionate about our community, and we care. Let’s grow together.

In Whitby, we are dedicated to our work, our community, and each other. We work hard, we have fun, and we celebrate our successes.

The Town of Whitby is a community in transformation that is located in the heart of Durham Region in the eastern Greater Toronto Area. Whitby is the second-largest municipality in the region and one of the fastest-growing communities in Canada. Located on Lake Ontario and only an hour east of Toronto, the population of Whitby is expected to grow from 140,000 to more than 200,000 by 2031.

Whitby’s Official Plan has been updated to establish new directions for Whitby’s planned growth and development; the protection of our natural and built environments; urban design intensification; sustainability; community improvement; and, new employment within this time frame.

Whitby combines a small town atmosphere with the sophistication and amenities of a larger urban centre. Whitby boasts two beautiful heritage downtowns, one of the finest recreational harbours with an award‑winning marina, year round sports and recreation activities, parks, trails, and a robust arts and culture scene, all of which are part of the extraordinary amenities that Whitby residents enjoy every day.

Whitby has an exciting and aspirational future, with a community that is welcoming, growing and transforming. On our team, you can expect to make a difference through your work and have a direct impact on shaping our growing community. Creating an inclusive environment where employees experience job satisfaction and have rewarding careers is important to us. We live our values and foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, respect and engagement where people enjoy coming to work.

The Town of Whitby is a hybrid organization. This means staff are empowered to do their best work from various locations, as appropriate for the position.

We want to be the preferred employer for the most talented people who care about the Town of Whitby, and are excited and proud to serve our vibrant community.

Let’s grow together.

The successful candidate will have a positive impact on our corporate culture by demonstrating the Town’s CARE core values (Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful, Engaged) through daily interactions with individuals at all levels of the organization, external groups and elected officials.

By effectively building positive rapport and relationships both internally and externally, the successful candidate will help us achieve our mission that together we deliver services that make a difference in our community.

Reporting to the Chief Training Officer and under the guidance of the Deputy Fire Chief(s), the Training Officer is responsible and accountable for performing functions and duties related to the design, development, planning, maintenance, evaluation of internal and/or external education and training courses with an emphasis on health and safety of all participants.

• developing training plans, programs, guidelines and learning materials, including the Officer Training Program and Recruit Training Program;
• promoting the strategic educational priorities of Whitby Fire & Emergency Services;
• delivery of fire service related training programs, managing the training environment and scheduling training activities amongst all platoons;
• examining and assessing education and/or training programs and courses to ensure compliance with legislated standards and/or applicable guidelines;
• thoroughly evaluate success of training programs via participant comprehension of training objectives;
• responsible for planning and delivering hands‑on training, including interior live fire evolutions in an IDLH environment, to staff;
• operate Class B Fire Training Tower in conformance with NFPA 1403 Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions;
• proactively analyze information to identify potential education and/or training needs necessary to counteract trends related to injuries, fire losses etc.;
• thoroughly understand and maintain qualifications in the operation and…