Manager, Health, Safety and Wellness

**Summary of Duties**:
Reporting to the Director, People Services, the Manager, Health, Safety, and Wellness is responsible for the implementation, coordination and strategic direction of the Corporate Occupational Health and Safety section, Return to Work section, and employee wellness initiatives. In addition, this position is responsible for leading the development and implementation of the “Culture of Safety” across all Service Areas to meet the goals and priorities of the People Services Division and the Corporation.

**Work Performed**:

- Contribute to the development and implementation of strategic initiatives for Health, Safety and Wellness to meet Divisional strategic plans.
- Provide strategic leadership for the planning, management, and administration of the Health, Safety and Wellness team; recommend, develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive policies, programs, procedures, and protocols that inform and support related services to employees and Service Areas, with accountability for the following:

- Develop long-range planning, implementation and administration of the Corporate Health and Safety Management Program, Disability Management Programs (Weekly Indemnity, Short Term Disability, Long-Term Disability and Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)), Employee Attendance Support Plan and associated wellness programs.
- Develop and implement Service Area strategies to ensure and achieve legislated compliance for Health and Safety; assess and provide advice to Senior Leaders regarding risk and risk mitigation to the Corporation.
- Support Managers throughout the Corporation to foster and develop a culture of safety and set objectives, targets and actions plans to meet these goals.
- Provide Corporate oversight of the Corporate Contractor Safety Management Program.
- Develop and implement Service Area strategies to reduce injuries, illness and costs and ensure legislated compliance to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA), Human Rights Code, and applicable Contracts of Insurance.
- Provide updates and information to the Director, People Services on priorities with responsibility to operationalize identified goals and strategies.
- Manage and communicate to Senior Leaders regarding the status of the Corporation’s Disability Management Programs, Occupational Health and Safety Programs, and changes to related legislation and other pertinent codes, standards, and legislation.
- Manage related budgets and advise, report and recommend budgetary needs for Health and Safety, Disability Management and Wellness programs.
- Represent the Corporation in multiple levels of internal and external dispute resolution by providing technical/expert advice on legal matters and decisions related to Workplace Safety Insurance Board appeals (including WSIA Tribunal level), grievances, arbitrations, and Human Rights complaints.
- Manage a team of Advisors, Specialists and Administrative Support employees in Health and Safety and Return to Work Services with responsibility for hiring, administration, and employee performance. Respond to sensitive and confidential human resource issues as required.
- Encourage and support employee participation and commitment to divisional and organizational objectives. Actively mentor, provide development opportunities and build team performance with direct report employees.
- Build and support employee commitment to a high level of performance in all areas of customer service, employee safety and delivery of individual goals and objectives.
- Demonstrate commitment to anti-racism, anti-oppression, and human rights through interactions with stakeholders, employees and individuals and implementation of policies, programs and protocols that reflect this commitment.
- Liaise with unions on issues that affect bargaining unit employees. Provide representation at mediation and arbitration proceedings.
- Engage in opportunities to work across Divisions and Service Areas in support of enterprise-wide collaboration.
- Prepare reports for Council and various Committees as required.
- Identify, recommend, adapt and implement innovative and effective work practices and procedures to improve service delivery and the business responsibilities of the team.
- Recommend and develop processes and tools needed to increase efficiencies and improve the effectiveness of services provided by the Unit. Implement strategies to track performance measures for Unit deliverables, using appropriate data collection and analytics.
- Adhere to the Procurement of Goods and Services Policy; includes the responsibility of delegation of procurement initiation approval authority and delegation of approval authority for professional consulting services as per policy amounts.
- Provide input to the development of the annual operation budget for the Division.
- Represent the Service Area at Standing Committees and Council meetings as required.
- Prepare responses to inquiries from elected officials, medi