Responsibilities include: • Advise and assist senior management and other persons involved in planning, controlling and maintaining a healthy and safe environment for work and study. [...] • Develops and maintains a clear understanding of district’s objectives and overall strategies in order to effectively plan, prioritize and integrate health and safety resources across the district. [...] • Represents the Board on the District Health and Safety Committee and works with the Committee as the employer’s representative to develop and implement an integrated program to promote an awareness of safety in the workplace. [...] • Considerable knowledge of work site inspection and accident prevention techniques, and of health and safety hazards for a wide variety of trades, labour, technical, teaching and office operations, combined with the ability to carry out inspections of work sites and to decide appropriate action in unsafe or emergency situations • Ability to lead workplace inspections, investigate accidents or uns. [...] • Ability to exercise tact, diplomacy and sound judgement and demonstrate excellent public relations and knowledge to all internal and external customers.
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Table of Contents
- Career Opportunity 1
- Manager Health Safety 1
- THE ORGANIZATION NEW WESTMINSTER SCHOOLS 1
- To learn more please visit the New Westminster Schools 1
- THE OPPORTUNITY 1
- AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY 1
- Advise and assist senior management and other persons involved in planning controlling and maintaining a healthy and safe environment for work and study. 1
- Develops and maintains a clear understanding of districts objectives and overall strategies in order to effectively plan prioritize and integrate health and safety resources across the district. 1
- Conducts risk assessments and analyzes work environments designing programs to control eliminate and prevent injury or disease. 1
- Acts in the capacity of the employers representative in connection with worksite inspections and responses to WorkSafeBC inspection reports and orders. 1
- Helps plan and coordinate the districts emergency procedures and acts as the districts emergency on-site coordinator. 1
- Arranges for occupational health and safety testing andor evaluations of the workplace by external agenciesconsultants as may be necessary. 1
- Administration of incidentinjury reports and investigations including Form 7 participating in investigating accidents and recommending corrective actions. 1
- Assists with orientation of new andor returning employees. 1
- Career Opportunity 2
- Manager Health Safety 2
- Produce statistical monthly reports for the JHS committee. 2
- Perform hazard assessments as per Occupational Health Safety OHS regulations. 2
- Develop department trainingsafety programs and procedures schedule arrange support train audit and assess performance of each approved session and safety program. 2
- Responsible to monitor various District programs including First Aid Respirator WHMIS etc. 2
- Liaison for several joint Health Safety committees address hazards implement solutions make recommendations andor referrals to the leadership team regarding outstanding issues. 2
- Liaises with municipal and provincial emergency planners updates plans organizes exercises and evaluates procedures. 2
- Provide assistance to local health and safety committees as required. 2
- Prepare meeting minutes for various committees. 2
- Perform other related duties as required. 2
- SPECIFIC CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS 2
- 5 years directly related experience in the field of health and safety preferably in a public sector unionized environment. 2
- Preference may be given to candidates who possess a recognized safety designation or certification. 2
- Certified Registered Safety Professional CRSP designation is considered an asset. 2
- Knowledge of the Workers Compensation Act WorkSafeBC OHS regulations and claims management pertaining to health and safety in the workplace. 2
- Ability to lead workplace inspections investigate accidents or unsafe conditions and to accurately identify causes sources and recommend appropriate remedies 2
- Ability to develop and deliver education workshops and seminars related to health and safety to a variety of district staff. 2
- Skilled in written and oral communicationinterpretation skills. 2
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of internal and external contacts and agencies i.e. employees union groups managers HR WSBC etc.. 2
- Excellent computer skills Microsoft Word Excel Access and Power Point 2
- Demonstrated critical thinking interpersonal and analytical skills. 2
- Ability to exercise tact diplomacy and sound judgement and demonstrate excellent public relations and knowledge to all internal and external customers. 2
- Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously work well under pressure and deal with stressful situations with professionalism. 2
- Ability to maintain discretion when working with sensitive andor confidential information. 2
- Career Opportunity 3
- Manager Health Safety 3
- SALARY 3
- APPLICATION PROCESS 3
- September 6 2024 3
- School District No. 40 New Westminster is an equal opportunity employer. Satisfactory completion of a Vulnerable Sector Criminal Record Check is a legislated requirement for successful applicants. 3
