Health and Safety Coordinator

_Do you have any experience and knowledge with Occupational Health and Safety regulations? Do you want to be part of a team that is committed to developing hope, and nurturing the lives of our community members? The Mustard Seed is seeking a Health and Safety Coordinator._

Reporting to the Health and Safety Director, the Health and Safety Coordinator will support the maintenance and development of our internal health and safety program, working to improve the health and safety of workers across all our locations.

**Employment Type**: Permanent, Full-time
**Schedule**:Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
**Reporting to**: Health and Safety Director
**City**: Calgary
**Number of Positions to Fill**: 1
**RFR**: 1769

**MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Supporting the Health and Safety Director with the maintenance of our health and safety program
- Ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation across AB, BC, and SK
- Fostering a positive occupational health and safety culture within the organization:

- Be an ambassador for safety, leading by example
- Creating and sharing engaging safety presentations/meetings/bulletins/topics
- Encouraging safety dialogue/communication
- Addressing safety questions and concerns

- Conducting or supporting with site inspections, identifying hazards, and recommending corrective actions
- Responding promptly to incidents, working with the Health and Safety Director to investigate and implement preventative measures
- Maintaining and updating safety software as needed: staff profiles/permissions, training records, incidents, inspections, and statistics
- Conducting research and gathering information as needed
- Assisting with developing and implementing new health and safety initiatives
- Assisting with health and safety manual updates as needed
- Assisting with safety policy and procedure development as needed
- Assisting with safety policy and procedure reviews and updates as needed
- Assisting with formal hazard assessments as needed
- Assisting with fire and emergency response plans as needed
- Assisting with site audits as needed
- Assisting with analyzing safety statistics and trends to identify gaps, provide recommendations, and develop/implement corrective actions
- Ensuring appropriate PPE is available across the organization as required
- Training:

- Leading safety orientations, in-person and online
- Providing leader training on safety requirements and responsibilities
- Assisting with the development of internal training modules/presentations
- Coordinating internal and external safety training as needed
- Providing ongoing safety guidance and support

- Establishing, coordinating, or maintaining health and safety committees across AB, BC, and SK:

- Ensuring committees are in compliance with provincial legislation
- Leading, attending, or supporting online health and safety committee meetings
- Recruiting new committee members as needed
- Scheduling committee meetings
- Preparing meeting agendas
- Recording committee meeting minutes

- Working with leaders to ensure compliance for each site by:

- Completing/reviewing/updating formal site-specific hazard assessments
- Completing/reviewing/updating site-specific emergency response procedures
- Confirming emergency response drills are being conducted as required
- Establishing or maintaining health and safety committee representation
- Completing site inspections as required
- Completing timely incident investigations

- Administrative support:

- Data entry and other clerical tasks
- Maintaining and organizing or updating files and databases
- Coordinating meetings and events
- Preparing correspondence, documents, spreadsheets, reports, and presentations
- Scheduling meetings, appointments, and travel arrangements
- Conducting research and gathering information

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS**

- Relevant Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) experience
- Experience with cross-provincial Occupational Health and Safety legislation (AB, BC, & SK)
- National Health and Safety Administrator (NHSA), Health and Safety Representative Certification (CHSR), or Qualified Health & Safety Officer (QHSO) designations considered an asset
- Enthusiastic about health and safety
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong public speaking/presenting skills
- Strong organization skills, attention to detail, and ability to multi-task and prioritize
- Strong critical thinking skills
- Proficient computer skills and thorough understanding of the Microsoft Office suite
- Able to pick up and implement new skills quickly and adapt to change
- Self-motivated team player who is able to work independently
- Positive and professional work ethics which include: Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence
- Must be able to relate well with people from diverse backgrounds
- Interest in Human Services, change-making, and working with a vulnerable population considered an asset

**WORKING CONDITIONS**