Job Description

Overview

Are you an Occupational Health and Safety professional? Do you have leadership and experience in identifying and implementing innovative occupational health and safety initiatives that support preventing worker injury and disease?

We have exciting opportunities for OHS Consultants in our Credentialling Services department within the Prevention Services division. These positions work directly with industry, employers, workers, Health & Safety Associations, and Certifying Partners to reduce risk and keep workplaces healthy and safe through consultation and education.

We have positions available in the following locations:

• Richmond

This position engages with stakeholders to reduce risk and keep workplaces healthy and safe through a consultative approach. The position will engage with BC stakeholders in two ways: 1) At an industry level; working with industry associations, such as the Certifying Partners, labour associations, and Health and Safety Associations to develop innovative strategies and resources to prevent workplace injury, disease, and death; and 2) At an employer and worker level; consulting with individual employers and workers to provide education and support related to workplace health and safety with a focus on ensuring employers can achieve sustainable regulatory compliance.

What you\'ll do

You\xe2\x80\x99ll support Prevention Services initiatives by:

• Consulting with stakeholders to focus on improving occupational health and safety outcomes.
• Providing leadership in identifying and implementing innovative occupational health and safety initiatives.

• Creating awareness of health and safety with workplaces across BC.
• Engaging with employers and workers on their health and safety challenges.
• Enhancing their compliance and helping them build sustainable systems to control their risks.

Is this a good fit for you?

We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for people with a specific focus on occupational health and safety, who can:

• Identify, develop, and implement strategic prevention services, programs, projects, and initiatives that positively impact workplace health and safety.
• Act as a technical resource and apply workplace health and safety expertise and knowledge to various stakeholders including Certifying Partners, Health & Safety Associations, industry, employers, and workers.
• Promote safety ownership and culture.
• Build partnerships and networks with industry stakeholders to establish positive long-term relationships.
• Prepare and deliver OHS safety presentations to various stakeholders with the purpose to educate on key OHS topics.
• Support employers and workers by providing in-depth analysis and improvement of OHS programs, processes and culture, specific risk control initiatives and innovative projects.
• Travel overnight in BC.

Your experience and educational background:

• A university degree in a related discipline
• You will be required to write a COR Program test
• A minimum of 9 years of health and safety experience such as, but not limited to:

• Development of risk assessments
• Designing, delivering, and implementing health and safety programs
• Conducting workplace health and safety inspections and/or investigations
• Monitoring and evaluating an organization\xe2\x80\x99s safety performance
• Participating in health and safety audits
• Addressing health and safety compliance issues
• Developing corrective action plans to improve safety performance
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered

If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email at the time you submit your application.

Who are we?

At WorkSafeBC, we\xe2\x80\x99re dedicated to promoting safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries and diseases occur, we provide compensation, and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We also work diligently to sustain our workers compensation system for today and future generations. We\xe2\x80\x99re honoured to serve the 2.4 million workers and 245,000 registered employers in our province.

WorkSafeBC requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In implementing the policy, WorkSafeBC will consider its obligations to accommodate those staff who are unable to be vaccinated.

We recognize that our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences, and which reflects the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

What\xe2\x80\x99s it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It\xe2\x80\x99s challenging, stimulating and hugely rewarding. Our positions offer tremendous diversity and excellent opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important and so are the people we do it for.

Our benefits

Being part of WorkSafeBC means being part of a strong, committed team. Along with a competitive salary:$44.08 - $55.56, your total compensation package includes vacation, optional leave arrangements, health care and dental benefits and contributions toward your retirement pension. We also offer continuous learning opportunities, leadership development programs, and tuition reimbursement to make your career at WorkSafeBC rewarding. As a member of our team, you\'ll have access to services and benefits that can help you get the most out of work \xe2\x80\x94 and life.

We\xe2\x80\x99ve adopted a hybrid model offering opportunities to work remotely within BC and onsite based on the operational needs of the position.

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You will be required to successfully meet WorkSafeBC\xe2\x80\x99s requirements with regards to a criminal record clearance.

This position is restricted to those legally entitled to work in Canada.

Thank you, in advance, for applying.

WorkSafeBC