Coordinator, Health, Safety and Wellness

**Position: Coordinator, Health, Safety and Wellness**
**Location: MaRS Centre, Toronto**
**Department: Human Resources**
**Reports To: Senior Manager, Health, Safety and Wellness**
**Salary: Commensurate with level of experience**

**Hours: 35 hours/week**
**Job Type: Hybrid or On-site**
**Status: Full-time, Temporary (1-year contract with potential for renewal)**

The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) is seeking a Coordinator,?Health, Safety and Wellness (HSW) to work in the HSW Office?within the Human Resources (HR) department.

This position is temporary, full-time for one-year with the potential for renewal.

Fully vaccinated is defined as having received all of the required doses of a Health Canada approved vaccine and having received the final dose at least 14 days before your employment start date.

To learn more about working at OICR, visit our **career page**.

**The responsibilities include**:

- Supports the development, maintenance, and implementation of OICR Health, Safety and Wellness programs and initiatives, including
- Administers safety and accessibility training, including compliance monitoring and assistance with content development of training materials
- Supports development and maintenance of health and safety documents (e.g., program manuals, guidelines, forms), inventories and tracking spreadsheets
- Research HSW topics and/or conducts hazard assessments/reviews to ensure ongoing compliance and continual improvement/promotion of best practices
- Coordinates the Health and Safety ticket system and SDS database
- Participates in delivery of wellness-related initiatives, including sustainability/Green Team efforts
- Creates health, safety and wellness communications that educate and promote a healthy and safe work environment
- Helps ensure compliance to health, safety and wellness policies and programs by tracking completion of corrective actions arising from inspections and incidents/near misses, follow-up on new items arising (e.g., meeting action items, ad hoc audits, hazards reported by staff) and documenting summaries/results
- Supports research safety compliance including participating in lab inspections, consultations and facilitating biosafety permit renewals/amendments
- Coordinates the work of the Joint Health and Committee and OICR Biosafety Committee, including arranging meetings and organizing inspections
- Provides coverage to the Senior Manager, Health, Safety and Wellness, when not available
- Works as a safety and wellness role model in compliance with OICR health, safety and wellness policies and programs as well as safety-related legislation, including the _Occupational Health & Safety Act_, and _Human Pathogens and Toxins Act_
- May perform other cross-functional and/or other duties as assigned or requested

**Qualifications**:

- At a minimum, completion of a 3-year college program in Occupational Health and Safety, or related discipline (e.g., biology, chemistry or applied science program), or equivalent education or work experience
- Practical health and safety experience in a research or health care setting would be preferred
- Excellent writing, organizational, computer literacy and interpersonal skills

OICR is a collaborative, not-for-profit research institute accelerating the development of new cancer research discoveries for patients around the world while maximizing the economic benefit of this research for the people of Ontario. We are dedicated professionals who bring expertise to each of our roles. We are looking for individuals who share our values of excellence, innovation, collaboration, impact, responsibility and community.

Launched in December 2005, OICR is an independent institute funded by the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Colleges and Universities.


**CLOSING DATE**:Until filled.**
- The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research thanks all applicants. However, only those under consideration will be contacted._