Health, Safety & Wellness Consultant (Waterfront)

Competition Number : REQ 5617

TITLE : Health, Safety & Wellness Consultant (Waterfront)

DIVISION : People Enablement & Experience

SALARY : Payband 10, $78,296 to$97,869

LOCATION : 51 DocksideDr & 230 Richmond St

STATUS : Full Time Admin

EFFECTIVE DATE : Immediately

CLOSING : Open until filled.

LandAcknowledgement

George Brown College is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time.

We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work, and live in the community with each other.

Equity Statement

George Brown College is committed to creating and sustaining an equitable and inclusive learning and working encourage and actively seek applications from Indigenous, Black, racialized people, visible minorities, 2SLGBTQIA+ persons, all genders, and persons with disabilities.

GBC Vision

To be a college renowned for its inclusion, excellence, relevance, impact, and leadership.

Position Description :

Reportingto the Manager, Health, Safety & Wellness, the Health, Safety &Wellness Consultant contributes to a high-performance organization by providinga full range of proactive safety and wellness services to promote a safe andhealthy workplace.

The Health, Safety& Wellness Consultant is a technical expert in Health and Safety, providingconsulting to a variety of stakeholders within the College.

The incumbent takesa proactive, prevention-oriented, and continuous improvement approach todevelop, implement, and monitor health, safety, and wellness programs at GeorgeBrown College.

The incumbent ensures implementation of the internalresponsibility system (IRS) and GBCs compliance with the best standards ofpractice within the provincial and federal legislative and regulatoryframework.

Key responsibilities :

• Assists the Health, Safety and Wellness Manager in the development, updating and revision of corporate level health and safety policies, procedures, and action plans.
• Acts as a resource to College management in developing and implementing Health and Safety solutions to support the Health and Safety Policy, Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Is a subject matter expert in health and safety who represents the College during interactions with the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development (MOLTSD) visits investigative complaints made by employees.

Coordinating a response to MOLTSD orders and ensuring that these are completed in a timely matter is essential to protect the College from liability and reputation risk.

• Establishes and utilizes a framework for investigations that is thorough, objective and aligned with other College complaint / investigation processes.
• Plans for and interviews relevant witnesses at all levels across the College related to specific investigations such as workplace violence and harassment, WSIB injuries and illnesses.
• Develops reports on evidence and findings and makes recommendations on remedial measures in conjunction with the Manager of Health, Safety and Wellness, Human Resources, department managers, joint health and safety committees and other parties, as applicable.
• Creates and fosters a wellness culture for employees by developing, communicating, implementing, and promoting clearly defined programs, initiatives, and measures.
• Connects with Total Rewards regarding the filing and status of WSIB claims as Form 7s are filed to ensure claims management is appropriately initiated.
• Designs and ensures on-going management and employee training to ensure compliance related to safety and wellness areas, including designing modules on relevant safety, workplace violence and harassment and wellness topics for online learning.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Educational and Experience Requirements :

• Minimum four-year degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Occupational Health & Safety, Health Sciences or equivalent.
• Certification or designation in safety preferred.
• Minimum seven (7) years’ experience in a unionized environment providing labour relations coaching, guidance, and advice to all levels in the organization (frontline to executive), including minimum five years of health and safety and wellness experience, focused on organization-wide responsibilities across diverse stakeholder groups at all levels.
• Experience in collaboratively partnering with others internally (at all levels), and externally to engage multiple stakeholders, foster alignment, gain consensus and influence outcomes.

This includes building cases for change, delivering presentations and training to managers to get buy in and expanding external relationships.

• Strong expertise in successfully developing, implementing, and measuring strategies, policies, and programs in the areas of safety, wellness, workplace violence and harassment, WSIB, etc.
• Has conducted investigations related to legislative and policy requirements (, injury, workplace violence and harassment, etc.

including partnering with managers and HR to conduct these, developing investigation protocols, completing witness interviews, writing reports, and making recommendations for remedial actions.

• Shows thorough understanding and interpretation of related legislation and regulations in the areas of safety, wellness, human rights, labour relations and employment standards, as well as knowledge of best practices and trends impacting safety and wellness.
• Understanding of website content development and online training design.
• Has designed and developed communication plans, as well as relevant content (policies, procedures, training, programs) for varying forms of communication and in particular, online methods (intranet, learning management systems, external website).

Skills and Attributes :

• Demonstrates excellent communication in articulating direction and the reasons for it, in problem solving to resolve issues and in managing crisis situations.
• Solid analytical, coordination and project management skills with ability to prioritize changing and conflicting demands, meet deadlines, and stay productive under pressure.
• Ability to exercise discretion regarding sensitive or confidential issues.
• Demonstrates expertise in delivering excellent service to others, as this is key in supporting the success of our students and the College.
• Effective ability to interact with others at all levels (employee to executive) and deal with situations in ways that respect diverse backgrounds, experience, and styles.
• Flexibility in adapting to change and in participating in consultative decision-making processes.
• Able to travel between campuses.
• Excellent collaboration, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to uphold the College’s priorities on diversity and equity.

Interview process may consist of a practical skills component.

Notes :

The College requires proof of degrees, credentials, or equivalencies from accredited regional or federal post-secondary institutions and / or their international equivalents.

Credentials may require validation at the time of interviews or offer.

GBC employees, please use to apply via our internal site using your GBC credentials for consideration.

About Us :

prides itself on educating students through real-world learning, in the heart of Toronto. Our faculty and employees make this vision a reality, and we support them by making George Brown a .

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George Brown College offers hybrid work opportunities, a competitive pension plan, generous holiday and vacation time, a tuition assistance program, discounted rates for employees taking Continuing Education courses, and an equitable work environment where everyone matters.

George Brown College is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).