Health and Safety Consultant

Work Remotely Anywhere In The Province Of New Brunswick (
subject to our Remote Work Directive
)

The team at WorkSafeNB is passionate about promoting health and safety in New Brunswick workplaces. We strive to make New Brunswick the safest place to work. However, injuries do occur, and when they do, we are committed to providing caring recovery and return to work services, benefits, and compensation to injured workers and their families. Culture is the heartbeat of the organization. The stronger it is, the further we go Selected by our employees, our WorkSafeNB values shape our culture. We put our values of Accountability, Collaboration and Trust into ACTion. We demonstrate accountability by taking pride in and ownership of our work so we can take care of our clients and other New Brunswickers. Through collaboration, we build strong partnerships and innovate to achieve better outcomes. Trust guides our organization; we lead and listen with empathy and embrace diversity, inclusion and belonging. These ACTions shape us.

WorkSafeNB is seeking a Health and Safety Consultant (HSC) to join our Psychological Health & Safety Team in our Prevention division. Reporting to the Manager, Consultation Services (Psychological Health & Safety) you are an important catalyst for improving health and safety culture in the province. You provide specialized services, including consulting, educating, auditing, and technical expertise, to employers with the objective of keeping New Brunswickers healthy and safe at work. You are a part of a team of Health and Safety Consultants focusing on the implementation of a prevention strategy for psychological health and safety in the workplace. The strategy includes raising awareness and influencing a culture change in workplaces on preventing the risks and mitigating the impacts of Traumatic Psychological Injuries (TPI). This team also contributes to the prevention of related health and safety topics such as workplace violence and workplace harassment.

You lead change by using a proactive team approach that empowers all levels of leadership in workplaces to improve health and safety programs, resulting in an enhanced safety culture, fewer hazards, and a reduction in claims and reportable incidents.

Your key areas of responsibility are:

• Providing Health and Safety Services by delivering education and consulting services to New Brunswick workplaces and assisting employers in building and continuously improving their psychological health and safety program as well as building a positive health and safety (H&S) culture. This will help us achieve our goal of reducing claims and reportable incidents, which include traumatic psychological injuries (TPI) claims.
• Facilitating engagement across diverse workplaces by emphasizing the critical importance of psychological health and safety, through the dissemination of cutting-edge research and evidence-based tools.
• Collaborating with colleagues and Prevention Leaders to identify and make recommendations for improvements to multiple processes, leading to the transformation of the Prevention Division, WorkSafeNB, and the services we offer to our clients with the ultimate goal of providing excellent client services and improving health and safety in New Brunswick workplaces.
• Representing WorkSafeNB and the Prevention Division for the promotion of our vision, mission and services.

You also embrace the following competencies:

• Adaptability
• Ensuring Accountability
• Client-focused Service
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Enabling Communication
• Planning and Organizing
• Problem Solving
• Consulting and Advising
• Legislation and Compliance
• Impact and Influence

You, as a successful candidate, possess:

• University degree in a relevant discipline.
• 3 years of work experience in the psychological health and safety field which includes experience with general health and safety, business consulting, project management, and facilitation.
• Knowledge and experience in application of adult learning principles and practices is required.
• Disability management knowledge and experience is considered an asset.
• Certification in psychological health and safety or the mental health field is required, such as Psychological Health and Safety (PH&S) Advisors certified by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) or Certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor.
• Other Health and/or safety certification/accreditation such as CRSP (Canadian Registered Safety Professional) or CHSC (Certified Health and Safety Consultant) certification would be an asset.

An equivalent combination of education and experience
may be
considered.

Written and spoken competency in English and French is required.

A valid driver's license, and the ability to travel within the province, will be required for on-site work with employers.

Pay Scale $77,735.49 to $91,452.80

Your primary workspace will be from your in-home office, with the occasional expectation of in-person meetings, for that reason, working from outside the province of New Brunswick, or country, is not permissible.

WorkSafeNB offers a competitive annual salary with excellent benefits, including:

• Comprehensive benefits package (health, dental, life insurance and LTD insurance)
• New Brunswick Public Service Pension Plan
• Competitive vacation and leave entitlements
• Enhanced opportunities for professional learning and development, including covering the cost of obtaining/maintaining professional certifications
• Ability to work remotely in New Brunswick

If you are interested in an exciting and rewarding career with WorkSafeNB, please apply online at
by October 31, 2025.

We thank all those who apply, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

For more information about WorkSafeNB, or other employment opportunities, please visit our website