Trainer & Instructional Designer; U

Job

Location:

Main Campus – Berkeley

Full/Part Time:
Full Time

At the University of California, Berkeley, we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty and staff.

As a world-leading institution, Berkeley is known for its academic and research excellence, public mission, diverse student body, and commitment to equity and social justice. Since our founding in 1868, we have driven innovation, creating global intellectual, economic and social value.

We are looking for applicants who reflect California's diversity and want to be part of an inclusive, equity-focused community that views education as a matter of social justice. Please consider whether your values align with our Guiding Values and Principles, Principles of Community, and Strategic Plan.

At UC Berkeley, we believe that learning is a fundamental part of working, and provide space for supportive colleague communities via numerous employee resource groups (staff organizations). Our goal is for everyone on the Berkeley campus to feel supported and equipped to realize their full potential. We actively support this by providing all of our full-time staff employees with at least 80 hours (10 days) of paid time per year to engage in professional development activities.

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The Office of Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) mission is to provide guidance and services to the campus community that promote health, safety, and environmental stewardship.

EH&S is a highly dynamic, fast paced, committed organization focused on promoting workplace safety and environmental protection for the campus community. We are comprised of many scientific, technical, and administrative professionals, working in an evolving, learning, and sometimes challenging environment with a unified goal of supporting the University's mission of teaching, research and public service. EH&S strives to be an inclusive, service oriented, and operationally excellent organization and is seeking highly motivated individuals who want to learn, be creative, seek continuous competency development, and contribute to our mission.

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The EH&S Trainer & Instructional Designer designs, instructs and supports supervisory, management, technical and non-technical training efforts for campus safety programs. Incumbent works with EH&S subject matter experts and business units to determine training needs and develops appropriate training programs, technology and learning approaches.

The First Review Date for this job is: 03/09/2026. This position is open until filled.

Develops new training programs and courses in response to organization's training needs. Designs and conducts more complex training programs to address issues of diverse scope that are aligned with organization strategies.

• Applies project and program management practices.
• Conducts appropriate job and task analyses in the context of specialized needs analysis and evaluates effectiveness of training programs.
• Creates and oversees the production of course content according to an established schedule.
• Adapts system-wide or other training to the specific needs of the UC Berkeley community.
• May provide support for testing content and tools to meet ADA requirements, research and document copyright for embedded media and other non-SMEcreated content.

Applies professional training, development skills and instructional design concepts to resolve and address a wide range of training issues and needs assessments.

• Demonstrates judgment in selecting methods and techniques for delivering training. Consults with subject matter experts (SMEs) at EH&S and partner organizations to determine methods for delivery of course content and effective use of technology, working with SMEs to determine online, in-person or hybrid training.
• Works with SMEs to gather specifications for training content.
• As needed and appropriate to subject matter, provides in-person training to campus employees, departments, groups and teams, in tandem with SMEs or independently.
• Coaches SMEs on training techniques, and coordinates in-person training logistics, i.e. scheduling, reserving classrooms, producing materials, and obtaining/providing equipment as needed. Provides support to improve teaching and learning outcomes.

Deploys content on learning management platforms. Develops, reviews, updates and maintains EH&S content in the Learning Management System (LMS) and facilitates LMS access to all students, staff and faculty.

In a diverse environment and at all levels in the organization, works in a collaborative manner to prioritize work assignments, conduct analysis and develop recommendations.

• Collaborates with training team members, EH&S SMEs, representatives from partner organizations and UC…