Ft Manager, Employee Wellness - Winnipeg, Canada - Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries

Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries

Verified Company

Winnipeg, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

_All Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries employees may apply. __Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries is committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We strive to hire a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Employment equity will be considered therefore applicants who identify as women, Indigenous people, members of racialized groups, and persons with a disability are encouraged to apply. _**
_If you require an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know how we can meet your needs._

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Director, Employee Relations, Safety and Wellness, the Manager, Employee Wellness and Workplace Accommodation is responsible for managing the corporate disability management programs, occupational health and wellness services and volunteer and employee giving programming while ensuring alignment with Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries (MBLL) strategic initiatives and core values.

The incumbent provides strategic and operational leadership in the development, continuous improvement, assessment, execution, communication, and implementation of the programming areas.

This position ensures timely operation and that the program operates in accordance with policies, practices, contracts, legislation, and collective agreements, while maintaining a strong focus on service, employee engagement, process improvement and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities:

Manage and oversee activities for occupational and nonoccupational injury and illness, often involving situations of a complex nature and/or cases requiring multistakeholder/department discussions.
Oversee the development, delivery, and implementation of corporate initiatives, programs, and services and provide expertise, guidance, consistency and coaching to all levels of staff and management in the areas of supportive employment services, disability management, safety, occupational health, overall employee wellness and volunteer and employee giving.
Ensure program, services, and activities are managed in accordance with legislation, Collective Agreements, contracts, and are in the best interest of the organization.
Build targeted and created unique elements into the volunteer program that promote corporate and employee engagement objectives.
Work collaboratively with plan members, plan sponsors, health care practitioners, all levels of management, unions, and other stakeholders to obtain information, provide claim status, create action plans, and provide verbal and written decisions while maintaining confidentiality and privacy.
Consult with and assist management and employees with job accommodation. Determine work suitability for timely return to work.
Maintain communication with stakeholders and assist in returning employees to their preaccident position.
Collaborate with recruitment regarding vacancies and work suitability for job accommodations.
Provide medical interpretation of physicians' instructions to management and employees which may include direct communication with treating physicians.
Integrate preventative and proactive return to work practices, to reduce the length of time employees are away from work without hindering the services provided.
In conjunction with Safety & Health staff, perform analysis of injury trends, recommend injury prevention strategies, and work to determine underlying causes.
Perform trend analysis on nonoccupational illness, based on relevant insurer and benefits utilization, and recommend mitigation strategies.
Review files and provide preparatory support in employee claims, appeals, grievances or arbitrations.
Examine claims and determine if further action is required, including recommendation for appeal.
Collect, review, and analyze data around current/forecasted costs/expenses (i.e., Workers' Compensation Board (WCB), medical expenses) and statistics related to health and occupational wellness.
Ensure service level requirements are met and identify changes/organizational gaps which will reduce costs/expenses and ensure fiscally responsible decisions/changes are being made.
Oversee and manage when required, critical incidents/accidents and other significant events in cooperation with the Safety, Labour Relations, and HR, etc.
Provide expertise in a wide range of complex disability and WCB claims/accommodation cases and workplace safety and health practices and processes.
Provide employee and management consultation, resources, and education.
Provide consultation to Human Resources department relating to health, labor relations and wellness issues.
Consult on WCB matters with supervisors and managers and represent MBLL at WCB appeal hearings and selfinsured employer meetings.
Update material as needed and participate in new employee orientation regarding Health, Safety and Wellness topics.
Liaise with healthcare professionals and consultants within the medical community.
Act as primary liaison with external insurers, se