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OHS Advisor - Various locationsWorkSafeBC • Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
OHS Advisor - Various locations

OHS Advisor - Various locations

WorkSafeBC • Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
3 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
Overview

Are you passionate about creating safer work environments and promoting health and safety best practices? As an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Advisor, you'll play a role in enhancing OHS in workplaces across British Columbia. Your expertise will support Prevention Services and various internal stakeholders by promoting and driving cultural change with workers and employers through educational, consultative, and inspection related activities.

Join us in our mission to improve workplace health and safety, compliance, and to cultivate sustainable systems that effectively control risks. Together, we can make a difference in the safety and well-being of workers across British Columbia. Apply now and be a part of our dedicated team committed to fostering safer and healthier work environments.

How you'll make a difference: You'll help ensure B.C. workers go home safely at the end of their workday.

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines working remotely, and in our offices based on the operational needs of the position.

Locations available:
  • Burnaby
  • Surrey
  • Richmond
  • Victoria
  • Kelowna

What you'll do
  • Promote risk reduction, occupational injury and disease prevention, and examine compliance with focused requirements of the WCA and the OHSR.
  • Engage with stakeholders to create and implement sustainable OHS practices, build stakeholder capacity and promote safety ownership and culture to positively impact workplace OHS knowledge, abilities, motivations, and behaviours.
  • Analyze health and safety risk assessments, conduct educational presentations, consultation activities, and respond to requests for information, both directly to stakeholders and in support of Prevention Officers, OHS Consultants, and Prevention Services overall.
  • Collaborate with Prevention Officers and OHS Consultants in planning and conducting education, consultation, inspection, and other related Prevention activities.
  • Conduct targeted activities relating to the analysis of various forms of information to assist in planning and conducting employer consultations
  • Consistently models the appropriate level of organizational behaviours expected of all WorkSafeBC employees: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable, and forward thinking.

Is this a good fit for you?

Is this a good fit for you?

We're looking for people who can:
  • Develop working relationships with stakeholders using strong interpersonal skills
  • Be available at irregular business hours Monday to Friday (B shift)
  • Travel, as this role requires regular local and overnight travel
  • Drive, this position requires an unrestricted BC Driver's License
  • Perform other related duties as assigned

Your background and experience
  • A Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety
  • A minimum of 2 years of working experience including 1 year of H&S experience

We'll consider equivalent combinations of education and experience. If you have related H&S experience, we encourage you to apply.

Important to know

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:
  • Consent to a criminal record check
  • Confirm you're legally entitled to work in Canada

WorkSafeBC's COVID-19 Employee Mandatory Vaccine Policy is suspended effective January 9, 2023; however, we reserve the right to re-implement it in response to changes in the public health landscape, including public health orders. We are committed to the protection, health, and safety of our employees and our Communicable Disease Prevention Program and related protocols remain in effect.

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, we promote 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 or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We're honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What's it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It's challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and 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 ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflect 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.

Learn more: Discover who we are .

Our benefits

As a member of our team, you'll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work - and life. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes:
  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides you with a lifetime monthly pension when you retire
  • 3 weeks of vacation in your first year, with regular increases based on years of service
  • Extensive health care and dental benefits
  • Optional leave and earned-time-off arrangements
  • Development opportunities (tuition reimbursement, leadership development, and more)
  • Growth opportunities within the Prevention team

Salary: $37.99 - 45.49/hourly or $71,626.60 - $85, 753.36/yearly

Learn more: Find out what we offer .

Want to apply?
  • Please note that we will be starting assessments prior to the closing date.

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply . If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application.

Application requirements:

In addition to your resume, please submit:
  • Questionnaire (BAQ) - (the questionnaire is presented at the time of application and will be taken into consideration when evaluating resumes).
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