Safety & Health Coordinator

**Requisition ID**: 375919

**Position Number**: 20067228

**Posting End Date**: February 25, 2025

**City**: Selkirk

**Employer**: Shared Health

**Site**:Shared Health - Selkirk Mental Health Centre

**Department / Unit**: Quality and Risk Management SMHC

**Job Stream**: Non-Clinical

**Union**: Non Union

**Anticipated Start Date**: 03/17/2025

**FTE**: 1.00

**Anticipated Shift**: Days

**Work Arrangement**: In Person

**Daily Hours Worked**: 7.75

**Annual Base Hours**: 2015

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient
- centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

**Position Overview**:
Under the general guidance of the Manager or designate, and as a collaborate member of a multi-disciplinary team, the incumbent is responsible for assisting with the development and maintenance of all prevention oriented Occupational and Environment Health & Safety program including:

- Coordinating the development and implementation of a safety program within Selkirk Mental Health Centre that is compliant with the Workplace Safety & Health Act and all relevant legislation and regulations.
- Advising and guiding departments / sites towards achieving compliance with Health & Safety regulations, codes and practices within their units.
- Assisting program and service managers in facilitating the resolution of concerns.
- Acting as a resource in the design, delivery, management of evaluation of the corporate workplace health & safety programs, including activities associated with the maintenances of Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and Safe Work practices, audits and training.
- Assists in the development of safety education and training materials for staff.
- Ability to effectively act in neutral capacity in matters related to accident investigation and health & safety regulatory matters.

**Experience**:

- Minimum 5 years in Workplace Health & Safety, preferably in a health care environment.
- Previous experience performing all aspects of Job Hazard Analysis.
- Previous experience in the development and implementation of Health & Safety programs in accordance with the Workplace Safety & Health Act.
- Previous experience in the preparation and delivery of Occupational Health & Safety educational material.

**Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)**:

- Post-secondary education in Occupational Health & Safety / Industrial Hygiene.
- Registration as Canadian Registered Safety Professional preferred.

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- Strong communication and presentation skills in both verbal and written format in English.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to effectively respond to concerns and questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
- Ability to function in a team-oriented environment.
- Ability to effectively act in neutral capacity in matters related to accident investigation and health & safety regulatory matters including but not limited to right to refuse dangerous work situations.
- Must be able to work under pressure including tight deadlines and urgent requests for job tasks.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.