Health & Safety Manager - Burnaby, Canada - Toronto Catholic District School Board
Description
Health and Safety Manager
Professional Exempt (On-Site)
The Burnaby School District is on the traditional territory of the Coast Salish Nations of Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish.
The Burnaby School District is the fourth largest in BC. The District operates 41 elementary and 8 secondary schools, including a range of district and provincial resource programs.
The District supports and provides learning to 25,000 Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) students and to more than 6,000 adult learners through our established Burnaby Community & Continuing Education program.
With more than 100 languages spoken in the homes of its students, the District is one of the most culturally diverse in Canada.
We have exceptional talent in our District and pride ourselves on being an engaging, collaborative, and supportive employer, as well as a progressive leader in education.
Employees are supported throughout their careers to engage in professional development opportunities by encouraging learning on assigned professional development days, providing professional development workshops, and providing the opportunity for reimbursement of external professional development.
The District is seeking an experiencedHealth and Safety Manager to join its team.
Reporting to the Executive Director of Human Resources, the Manager of Health and Safety ensures that all District worksites provide a healthy and safe work environment for all staff and students and that all work sites comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, policies, guidelines, and collective agreement provisions.
The Manager of Health and Safety is responsible for the development, implementation, and management of the health and safety program and for directing, assigning and supervising to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.
The Manager of Health and Safety is the primary resource person for a variety of health, safety and wellness matters, providing support to schools by coordinating, tracking and supporting safety programs, training, and compliance.
A Health and Safety Manager in Burnaby:
- Develop and implement policies, procedures, and programs to ensure healthy and safe environments in the school district
- Ensure compliance with government and regulatory agencies, legal requirements, health standards, policies and collective agreements
- Act as an Employer representative in addressing and responding to government and regulatory agencies
- Lead and manage outcomes of the District Health and Safety Committee.
- Act as a resource to all District employees to ensure compliance with District health and safety policies & procedures and Work Safe BC legislation & regulations
- Lead the District's emergency procedures and represent the department as required
- Conduct or oversee investigations, inspections, risk assessments and surveys including preparing recommendations and ensuring implementation of corrective actions
- Manage the District Disability and Return to Work program for occupational and nonoccupational injuries.
- Develop, coordinate, and facilitate training, registration, tracking, and reporting on health and safety matters
- Respond to emergencies outside of regular working hours as needed
- Ensure the protection of privacy and confidentiality of employee health information.
- Performs other related duties as requested
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree or a diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
- CRSP designation supplemented by Occupational Health and Safety or Environmental Health training
- Related experience in a unionized environment and preferably in the public sector
- Advanced knowledge of Work Safe BC, OH&S regulations, legislation and any other requirements pertaining to health, safety and wellness
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, and the ability to meet deadlines and other time pressures
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to establish and engage in collaborative relationships with all levels throughout the organization and external agencies
- Valid BC driver's license and vehicle
Thank you for your interest in the Burnaby School District
Posted On
May 03, 2023
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