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Employee Health Specialist

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Hamilton, Canada McMaster University Full time

At McMaster University, our people are our most valuable asset. We strive to attract, develop, and retain the best and the brightest faculty and staff, and to foster inclusive excellence, which values the strengths, perspectives, and contributions of everyone. McMaster’s profile and stature has evolved to one of the Top 70 Universities in the World and recognition as Canada’s Most Research Intense University. McMaster is recognized as one of the top employers in the Hamilton/Niagara region, and has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top Diversity employers in each of 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Within this context** the Employee Health Specialist **works within an integrated team environment to support overall employee health and wellbeing. The Employee Health Specialist expertly delivers case management and consultation services in the areas of early & safe return to work, self-insured medical leave programs, long term disability, workplace accommodations, occupational injury/illness (WSIB), mental health, and overall employee health and wellbeing.

**About the position**
- We are seeking an Employee Health Specialist to join McMaster University’s Human Resources Team. The specialist provides case management_**_ _**_of health and wellbeing related employment matters across a diverse employee population and provides expert professional guidance to leaders._

**The Employee Health Specialist **will be accountable for:

- Providing expert guidance and advice relating to complex workplace accommodations
- Facilitating return to work for non-occupational and occupation disability leaves
- Coaching leaders on complex case files, in support of overall employee health and wellbeing
- Advising and guiding on return to work and suitability of modified work
- Managing and facilitating WSIB processes
- Taking strategic and proactive measures to contain costs related to leaves, consistent with best practices in disability management and return to work principles
- Facilitating difficult and sensitive conversations with tact and diplomacy, identifying and resolving conflicts to best support employee health in the workplace
- Collaborating and strategizing with leaders and HR team members regarding complex employee health matters
- Maintaining records and gathering metrics for reporting purposes
- Ensuring advice, guidance, and claims management are compliant with Collective Agreements and employment legislation.
- Building positive and dynamic relationships with employees, key stakeholders, union representatives and partners
- Contributing to operational excellence and a positive employee experience
- Supporting leaders and employees through highly sensitive matters relating to health and wellbeing
- Advising and guiding with empathy, compassion, professionalism and diplomacy
- Coaching and supporting leaders through processes and decision making
- Occasionally developing and delivering training or presentations on topics relating to employee health & wellbeing

**What we are looking for**
- Actively promoting and contributing to a culture that embraces diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
- Promoting and supporting an Employee Mental Health Strategy
- Post - Secondary Education or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline (For Example: Human Resource Management, Certified Disability Management Designation)
- Certified Disability Management Professional Designation (CDMP) or courses in claims adjudication or disability claims management preferred
- CHRL designation and related experience working at a post-secondary institution may be considered assets

**How To Apply**

**Employment Equity Statement**

McMaster University is located on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations and within the lands protected by the “Dish With One Spoon” wampum agreement.

The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our innovation and creativity and strengthens our research and teaching excellence. In keeping with its Statement on Building an Inclusive Community with a Shared Purpose, McMaster University strives to embody the values of respect, collaboration and diversity, and has a strong commitment to employment equity.

Job applicants requiring accommodation to participate in the hiring process should contact:

- Human Resources Service Centre at 905-525-9140 ext. 222-HR (22247), or
- Faculty of Health Sciences HR Office at ext. 22207, or
- School of Graduate Studies at ext. 23679

to communicate accommodation needs.

**Vaccination Policy Statement**

The University is committed to providing and maintaining healthy and safe working and learning environments for all employees, students, volunteers and visitors. The University’s Vaccination Policy-COVID-19 Requirements for Employees and Students (the “Vaccination Policy”), requires all McMaster community members, including employees, accessing a McMaster campus or facility in person to be fully vaccinated or to have received an