Delivers professional learning and coaching to help Ontario educators use Edwin and integrate Indigenous perspectives respectfully, while reviewing and developing accurate, culturally responsive classroom resources.
Training Specialist - Onsite Wastewater
π Description
- Represent an organization serving well and septic professionals.
- Co-design education and training for decentralized water workers.
- Define target geographies and trainee pathways.
- Support partnership documentation for joint proposals when agreed.
- Advise on credentials, safety, and public-health competencies.
π οΈ Requirements
- Direct experience with septic or onsite wastewater training or service delivery.
- Organizational affiliation able to host or co-deliver training.
- Willingness to participate in a time-bounded collaboration.
- Authorization to work with a U.S. research organization.
- State onsite or wastewater certification program ties are a plus.
- Rural or tribal community reach is a plus.
- Existing trainee placement into decentralized water jobs is a plus.
Full job description
WIL is seeking a Training Specialist for onsite wastewater (septic) systems, at a training provider, public health agency, extension program, or employer, to co-design training for septic installers, inspectors, and service providers.
About the Workforce Intelligence Lab (WIL)
WIL is seeking partners who train or employ professionals serving onsite wastewater (septic) systems, expanding the decentralized water workforce that protects public health in communities not on centralized systems. This is a collaboration track. Full-time employment or a project-based contract may be used when a joint award calls for it.
Learn more: https://wilinstitute.org
We engage experienced practitioners for both full-time employment and project-based contract roles, as applicable to the award and staffing model. Engagements are remote-first with travel as required for partner and field sites. We build ready teams for live grant and sponsored-research pursuits.
This opportunity is contingent upon grant or sponsored-project award and final staffing approval. Permission will be requested before including a candidate's name or resume in a proposal or funding package.
What you'll do
Represent a training provider, public health agency, cooperative extension, nonprofit, or employer serving well and septic professionals
Co-design education and training for decentralized water workers
Define target geographies, often rural, and trainee pathways
Support partnership documentation for joint proposals when agreed
Advise on credentials, safety, and public-health competencies for the field
Requirements
Required
Direct experience with septic or onsite wastewater training or service delivery
Organizational affiliation able to host or co-deliver training
Willingness for time-bounded collaboration
Authorization to work with a U.S. research organization
Open to full-time employment or project-based contract engagement; remote-first with travel as partner and field work requires
Nice to have
State onsite or wastewater certification program ties
Rural or tribal community reach
Existing trainee placement into decentralized water jobs
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