Health & Safety Specialist

5 months ago

Vancouver, Canada go2HR Full time

Do you value being a part of a highly engaged, collaborative and supportive team? Would you be interested in sharing your knowledge to empower employers to build safer workplaces across BC’s tourism and hospitality industry?

If you are an experienced Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) professional with a passion for people and a love of BC’s tourism and hospitality sector, the Health & Safety Specialist position with go2HR is a unique opportunity that could be a great fit for you

**About go2HR**:
go2HR is the human resources and health and safety association for BC’s tourism and hospitality industry.

We exist to drive **strong workforces** and **safe workplaces** that deliver world-class tourism and hospitality experiences in BC.

Our mission is to empower employers to have a strong human resource and health & safety culture that supports strong business performance.
- We offer programs, tools, information, and consulting services to elevate employers’ human resources and health and safety practices.
- We educate and train the current and future workforces.
- We inform government, stakeholders and communities on labour market conditions and strategy.

go2HR’s core values are: _**INCLUSIVE, COLLABORATIVE, CURIOUS**_, and _**TRUSTWORTHY**.

The range of services offered by go2HR plays an important role in helping tourism and hospitality businesses to recognize and address occupational and psychological health & safety concerns. To meet the growing demand for these services, and in line with our strategic priorities, go2HR is pleased to be hiring for a talented Health & Safety professional to join our team.

**Position Overview**:
Reporting to the Director, Industry Health & Safety, the H&S Specialist engages directly with businesses across the province to provide OHS guidance, support and resources to help strengthen H&S programs and build safer work environments. This role involves liaising with multiple stakeholders and requires a balance of strong technical OHS skills combined with excellent communication and interpersonal engagement capabilities.

**As the Health & Safety Specialist, you will be involved in a range of activities, including**:

- Providing tailored H&S advisory services to industry employers, focusing on current and emerging areas of concern and interest
- Responding to inquiries and advising employers on specific OHS-related matters, adapting your approach to suit each interaction
- Leading specific projects on current high priority topic areas such as managing heat stress, expanding worker engagement in workplace H&S, preventing musculoskeletal injuries and much more
- Promoting go2HR’s health & safety initiatives to the industry during interactions to raise awareness and encourage participation
- Developing and maintaining strong relationships with industry stakeholders - employers, industry associations, destination marketing/management organizations and WorkSafeBC
- Collaborating with other go2HR team members to develop, organize and deliver industry events and projects (e.g. OHS presentations, forums, webinars, articles, website content, surveys), on time and on budget
- Maximizing opportunities to cross-promote go2HR’s suite of offerings, including training and HR services, facilitating referrals and introductions
- Maintaining current knowledge of Workers Compensation Act and OHS Regulation, consulting with industry and other stakeholders on emerging issues
- Identifying and recommending opportunities to expand go2HR’s OHS training programs, services, events and resources to meet the needs of the industry
- Assisting employers with H&S program development and continual improvement efforts
- Creating, reviewing and updating training course content and educational resources on the website to reflect new information and regulatory changes
- Participating in H&S committees
- Contributing to the ongoing assessment of the H&S program performance by tracking metrics, contributing to annual reports and benchmarking H&S offerings
- Supporting the development of future annual H&S workplans/business plans

**Skills & Experience Required**
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in an OHS-related capacity; **preferably** within the tourism and hospitality industry
- Practical experience with safety management systems and injury management/return to work practices
- Comprehensive understanding of BC Workers Compensation Act and OHS Regulation and the ability to locate key information when needed
- Experience developing OHS programs and/or delivering OHS consultations (auditing, feedback, guidance & support/advisory services)
- Experience in/understanding of workplace psychological health and safety, including the management of psychological risks and awareness building considered an asset
- Excellent interpersonal skills; proven able to gain cooperation and build relationships with a broad range of partners and stakeholders
- Strong attention to detail, highly skilled liste

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