Health, Safety - Vancouver, Canada - BCSPCA

BCSPCA
BCSPCA
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If you are up for the challenge and would like to be considered for this position, we would like to hear from you.

The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) is looking to fill the following career opportunity:


POSITION:
Health, Safety & Wellness Advisor - Wellness Portfolio


STATUS:
Permanent; Full-Time


SHIFT:
Monday to Friday - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

LOCATION:
Provincial Office - Vancouver, BC - Hybrid


CLASSIFICATION:
Exempt


WAGE:
Salaried


CLOSING DATE:
Open Until Filled


About the Position:


The Health, Safety & Wellness Advisor is responsible for developing and supporting departments within the assigned portfolio in executing the BC SPCA's health, safety, and wellness programs; the overall goal being to reduce the risk of and improve the organizational response to occupational hazards, enhance employee wellness, and increase organizational productivity.

With a focus on prevention and building resilience, this position will provide advice and support in illness/injury management, medical leave administration including return to work, and wellness.


Some specific duties:

General Duties**:

  • Create, coordinate, and deliver programs that foster a safe, healthy, balanced and efficient work environment for staff and volunteers.
  • Provide advice, guidance, training, and coaching particularly to managers in the areas of the assigned portfolio.
  • Oversee employee medical leaves within assigned portfolio and liaise with external service providers to ensure claims processing and return to work planning are taking place efficiently.
  • Provide organizational and employeespecific information as required to assist with both claims processing and returntowork planning. This includes any sort of claim objections/appeals.
  • Liaise with Employee Relations Specialist in cases where there is an overlap between performance/other operational factors and a leave.
  • Track and analyze trends, provide data to inform reporting, and identify areas of concern or opportunity along with suggestions.
  • Obtain feedback and assist in the evaluation of programs as required.
  • Assist in the development or revision of health and safety policies and procedures.
  • Participate in health, safety and wellnessrelated projects as assigned.
  • Act as project lead when appointed to do so.
  • Ensure health, safety and wellnessrelated documentation is kept up to date in filed in centralized sources.
  • Provide updates/information to staff and volunteers on health, safety and wellnessrelated matters regularly via submissions to the Staff Bulletin and Volunteer Newsletter as well as presenting at All Staff meetings and other operational meetings as required.
  • Provide input into budget planning related to health, safety and wellness initiatives.
  • Provide coverage for other Health, Safety & Wellness positions during periods of leave.
  • Collaborate with the internal Training Specialist on creating health, safety and wellness learning and development material for use by all staff, but especially by management.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Portfolio-Specific Duties:


  • Provide advice and guidance on nonWorkSafe related medical leaves including paid and unpaid sick leave, short and long term disability.
  • Participate in the creation, promotion, and evaluation of selfcare and other wellness strategies and programs for staff and volunteer groups.
  • Lead approved programs and initiatives designed to help employees improve personal mental health and aimed to improve workplace mental health overall.
  • Actively manage short and long term disability leave claims process as indicated in general duties section above.
  • Assist managers in arranging critical incident debriefing through providers other than WorkSafe BC, as required.
  • Administer the organization's monthly counselling program, including liaising with approved counsellors and researching additional counsellors to be added, navigating requests for additional sessions, tracking attendance and troubleshooting any issues, answering employee/manager questions, and sending invoices to manager for approval.
  • Coordinate regular compassion fatigue and other wellnessrelated learning opportunities and tools with staff and volunteers across all departments.
  • Promote and liaise with the Employee Assistance Program provider.
  • Plan and deliver organizationwide programming for mental health awareness week and any other endorsed wellnessrelated events.

Qualifications you need to have:


  • Completion of a diploma or degree in Human Resources or Occupational Health & Safety, plus eight (8) years of related experience or an equivalent combination acceptable to the Employer
  • Professional designation and experience working in a unionized environment are considered assets
  • Demonstrated knowledge of Occupational Health & Safety legislation as well as Human Rights, the Duty to Accommodate, and privacy legislation
  • Emotional intellige
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