Manager, Employee Support and Wellness

3 weeks ago

Hamilton, Canada Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Full time

JOB OPPORTUNITY NOTICE
Manager, Employee Support and Wellness

PASS Grade 8 ( $126,813 - $142,731)

About the Board

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) is committed to learning, equity, engagement and innovation, guided by its mission to empower students to learn and grow to their full potential in a diverse world. Proudly serving a community of approximately 50,000 students in the City of Hamilton and surrounding area, HWDSB operates across 84 elementary schools, 13 secondary schools and 1 Adult Learning Centre, in addition to providing support and service to approximately 8,800 staff members. As the Board’s new Manager, Employee Support and Wellness, you will play a vital role in advancing the Board’s mission by acting as a trusted advisor and facilitator of change with the Board Trustees, Executive Council, school principals and vice-principals, managers, supervisors, union leaders and association chairs.

Staff Wellness

At HWDSB, staff wellness is a priority. We are committed to co-creating and fostering an environment where staff feel safe, valued, and supported. We are continuously striving to support the needs of our diverse community and actively work to foster and maintain a culture of human rights.

Our holistic Staff Wellness program has been designed to support employee’s well-being in all dimensions of health. As one part of this comprehensive program, all staff as well as their dependents have access to free and confidential supports through our Employee and Family Assistance Provider (EFAP), in addition to many other program components.

About the Role

**Responsibilities**:
The HWDSB Manager, Employee Support and Wellness will be responsible for the following:

- Staff wellness program and promotion
- Early intervention
- Attendance support
- Short term disability (self-insured adjudication program) and facilitate to long term disability program.
- Long term disability return to work facilitation with third party insurers
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board claims management

This position will lead a team responsible for supporting employees in managing occupational and non-occupational disabilities as well as attendance support while ensuring a high level of service to employees and supervisors.

Duties include but are not limited to:

- Manage the entire Employee Support and Wellness department who are responsible for adjudication of employee absence cases, development and communication of safe and early return to work and disability management practices, policies, and available supports for staff.
- Develop, implement and manage the Board’s wellness programs including staff mental health initiatives.
- Manage, review and assess data to identify and respond to employee support and wellness challenges across a diverse range of employee groups.
- Collaborate with system leaders to design, implement, and maintain a comprehensive employee support and wellness strategy.
- Collaborate with and influence staff to promote employee support and wellness programs with an emphasis on equity and inclusion.
- Expand early intervention resources to support employee support and wellness throughout the Board.
- Lead employee support and wellness training programs for staff
- Provide direction and training to all staff responsible for supporting employees with occupational and non-occupational absence and disabilities.
- Manage contracts for Employee and Family Assistant (EFAP) provider.
- Provide ongoing development of best practices and create and review policies and procedures as required.

The deadline for submission is 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 2025.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) is committed to building inclusive learning and working environments where students see themselves reflected in the curriculum, staff population, physical surroundings and the broader community.

HWDSB’s mission is to empower students to learn and grow to their full potential in a diverse world. Guided by this mission, HWDSB strives to build a workforce that embodies the values of human rights, equity, diversity and inclusion, while reflecting and welcoming the diverse and distinct identities, experiences and needs of our students and our communities.
- Indigenous Peoples (e.g. First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples);
- Members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin; (e.g. Black and racialized communities, immigrant communities, etc.)
- Persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
- Persons who identify as women; and
- Persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. (i.e. Two-Spirit and LGBTQIA+)

HWDSB is committed to providing accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process, based on any human rights protected grounds. If you require accommodation, please notify us in advance and we will work wit

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