Occupational Health - Vancouver, Canada - Covenant House Vancouver

Covenant House Vancouver

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

As we serve vulnerable youth, all employees working for Covenant House Vancouver must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Proof of vaccination status will be required prior to your start date.

About Covenant House Vancouver:

Since 1997, Covenant House Vancouver has provided relentless support for youth experiencing, or at-risk of experiencing, homelessness.

We provide support to young people age 16 to 24 who have experienced a wide range of early life and ongoing, complex trauma; including physical, sexual and emotional abuse and neglect.

Our purpose is to serve all youth, with absolute respect and unconditional love, to help youth experiencing homelessness, and provide a safe and supportive environment for all youth in need.

The Impact The Occupational Health And Safety Lead Can Make:

Reporting to the Director, People & Culture, the Occupational Health and Safety Lead will play a vital role in fulfilling Covenant House Vancouver's commitment to providing a safe and healthy workplace at our 3 downtown Vancouver locations.

Your proactive approach for implementing strategic occupational health and safety programs, fostering a culture of health and safety awareness, and ability to lead the development of a comprehensive safety program and lead investigations are key to enable Covenant House to remain a renowned workplace.

How You Will Contribute:

Main Duties:

Workplace culture and policies

Develop and implement strategies that create a culture of safety engagement amongst employees and leadership.
Champion health and safety within Covenant House Vancouver and ensures compliance with legislation and agency policies and standards.
Provide leadership and education to all employees on Health and Safety.
Promote, monitor and evaluate safety programs and practices to make recommendations for continuous improvement.
Work closely with Programs and Operations teams to identify safety risks, build preventative responses, and foster a culture of shared responsibility and commitment
Provide leadership and serve as a point of escalation to managers on all safety matters
Lead projects for the continuous improvement of Covenant House safety programs, including consulting with leadership to develop action plans and programs
Drive health and safety initiatives that support achievement of agency goals.

WorkSafe BC

Manage WSBC claims and oversee Stay at work and Return to Work programs.
Manage response to WSBC Orders and Notice of Compliance responses
Act as point of contact for WSBC.

Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee

Cochair Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee
Function as the central point of contact to support applicable incident and nearmiss reporting, investigation and followup.
Provide leadership and guidance to Covenant House's OH&S Committee(s), ensuring that they are meeting regulatory requirements as well as program/department needs.
Support employees in investigating incidents, lead all serious incident investigations and prepare reporting, root cause analysis and followup of the recommendations.

Safety Information Management

Provide reports and statistical information to management as required
Analyze safety data, identify risks, and conduct research and audits
Develop and implement 'best practices' annual safety plans and programs.
Provide ongoing administrative support to Covenant House's safety program, including managing documentation, creating and updating templates, researching best practices, and developing processes.
Keep current on all relevant safety legislation and regulations, and ensure Covenant House remains compliant with regulatory and accreditation requirements.

Training, Coaching & Audit

Lead agency Audits and safety training.
Monitor policy changes and government initiatives, and share with leadership updates on Safety performance, H&S incident trends, root causes of issues, corrective actions, policy changes, etc.
Build and maintain relationships with operational and functional management teams to inspire, coach, influence and challenge behaviour and leadership with the intent of driving a culture of H&S and caring for our employees.
Provide coaching and advice to operational leadership on best practices in order to facilitate the implementation of strategic goals and awareness of emerging trends and policies.
Conduct departmentlevel assessments to determine compliance with safety programs, policies, and regulations, including gap analysis and review of regulatory requirements.
Perform safety audits and inspect work areas, offices, and worksites to identify possible safety issues, and implement mitigation measures.
Other duties as assigned

Who We Are Looking For?:

Education and Experience:

Postsecondary education in Occupational Health and Safety
Possession of or working towards CSSE, CRSP or similar designations a very strong asset
Minimum of 2 years of