Safety Services Program Coordinator

TITLE: Safety Services Program Coordinator
FLSA:    Exempt
Salary Range: TBD
Department: Safety Services
Required Worksite: 6 West Colony Place, Durham, NC
Note: This is not a remote-working position.
Reports to: Vice President of Safety Services

Responsibilities

Responsibilities to include the following, based on the candidates experience and abilities:

• Diving accident prevention and preparedness programs including risk mitigation of dive operations.


• Risk assessment, technical and safety advice for diver recompression treatment facilities.


• Coordination and support on an international basis of all DAN safety related initiatives and programs.


• Responding to information and related communications on safety activities, including training system, risk mitigation and operational diving related queries.


• Generating and reporting on surveys.


• Production of written articles relating to safety in the diving industry.


• Compiling newsletters and safety tools.


• Presentation of safety topics on public platforms.


• Teaching students in the range of safety-services programs.


• Assisting in recompression chamber training programs.


• Updating databases of service providers, training instructors, dive safety officers and recompression chambers through electronic and direct communication.


• Represent Divers Alert Network including presentations at various events as assigned.


• Other tasks and responsibilities as may be assigned.

Education/Training

• Appropriate Bachelor’s degree (or higher) and preferably with recognized training in at least some of the following:


• Professional scuba diving rating required


• Hyperbaric facility safety officer, operator or technician


• DAN First Aid Instructor or appropriate equivalent


• Dive safety officer or


• Occupational health and safety officer

Experience

• Background to include at least some of the following:


• Experience in the operation of medical, recompression and/or commercial diving hyperbaric facilities


• Field experience in first aid


• Scuba diving or related first aid training


• Experience in, or exposure to diving safety functions, including related non-diving activities


• Experience in underwater activities other than recreational diving


• Authored published articles in diving and/or hyperbaric fields


• Presentations in any of the above or related topics


• Design, development and/or implementation of training programs


• Minimum 3 years in the recreational diving industry or in the hyperbaric medical field


• Minimum 3 years teaching experience


• Minimum 5 years of full-time employment

Desired Personal Characteristics

• Organizational and time management skills


• 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


• Strong technical proficiency


• Highly proficient in English; Spanish as at least a second language would be beneficial

 To submit a résumé for consideration, please do one of the following:

Email it: Jobs@DAN.org
Fax it: +1 (919) 493-2942, Attn: HR/Personnel Department.
Mail it: HR Department, Divers Alert Network, 6 West Colony Place, Durham, NC 27705 USA

DAN is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Career Opportunities at DAN: https://dan.org/about-dan/the-organization/careers/