Health, Safety and Risk Coordinator

1 week ago

Waterloo, Canada KidsAbility Centre for Child Development Full time

About KidsAbility:

Our mission at KidsAbility is to empower children and youth to realize their full potential. We are a not-for-profit, equal opportunity employer supporting over 17,000 children and youth to reach their communication, social, physical, and behavioural goals each year. Providing early and exceptional family-centred services in the Waterloo and Guelph-Wellington regions. We believe that by living our values, our impact can be profound, and together, we can build brighter futures.


We’re looking for the right people to join our team; supporting children, youth, and families to realize their potential, while realizing your own. At KidsAbility, we offer:

  • Ongoing training and development opportunities, empowering you to enhance your skills
  • A supportive, collaborative, and inclusive work environment dedicated to family-centred care
  • Organizational commitment to innovation and research; continually evolving our approaches so we may serve with purpose and value
  • Initiatives to support your well-being including social events, opportunities to give back to your community and access to Employee and Family Assistance Program
  • Comprehensive benefits and optional group RRSP program, short- and long-term disability income protection benefits, and generous vacation package and paid personal leave days


About the Opportunity:

The Health, Safety & Risk Coordinator is responsible for administering Health & Safety programs at KidsAbility, with a particular focus on infection prevention and control, health & safety related legislation interpretation and compliance initiatives and training., The Health, Safety & Risk Coordinator will partner with teams and managers by providing support, guidance and direction to build capacity and leadership for health, safety and risk management.


The Health, Safety & Risk Coordinator’s specific areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to:

  • Health and Safety policy, procedure and guideline development, review and support.
  • Maintains current knowledge of legislative changes and compliance requirements ensuring organizational compliance in accordance with the Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Act, Canada Labour Code, and associated regulations.
  • Develop, facilitate, schedule and maintain health & safety related training for employees, students, volunteers and other organizational stakeholders as legislated (i.e. Health & Safety WHMIS, Supervisor, First Aid, Fit Testing etc.)
  • Establish, implement, and manage the preventative health, safety and compliance-based programs.
  • Attends meetings, supports and provides consultation to the Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC) and other associated committees/working groups.
  • Ensures workplace audits, inspections and surveys are conducted to ensure compliance, evaluate performance trends, identify corrective action and tests for compliance.
  • Supports employees and managers regarding client health and safety related concerns including client medical/safety alerts or concerns and infection prevention and control.
  • Supports the implementation, maintenance and improvement of KidsAbility’s risk management program and framework.
  • Help set guidelines for clinical administrative systems, processes, procedures, and reporting structures to detect, monitor, assess, mitigate, and prevent risks to clients and minimize financial lose.
  • Work in collaboration with managers on client safety issues and support and incident reporting processes as they relate to clinical programs, and risk identification & mitigation strategies.
  • Ensure the timely completion of accident/incident reporting to WSIB as well as claims management and supporting the employee Return to Work program.


More About You:

To qualify, applicants must be a Regulated Health Professional with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in quality, safety and/or risk management role, in addition to:

  • Comprehensive knowledge and interpretation skills of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations and relevant Human Resources legislation.
  • Trained and experienced in providing ergonomic assessments and recommendations.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to coordinate the activities of other staff members and leadership when required.
  • Good judgment, interpretation and decision-making abilities. Responsible for supporting safety initiatives and risk identification & mitigation strategies.
  • Self-directed and able to deal with multiple stake holders while managing priorities and workload management.
  • Able to function independently and maintain confidentiality in this challenging position.
  • Demonstrates a high level of integrity, trust and credibility.
  • Valid Ontario Driver’s License, and availability of a motor vehicle required.

In addition to the above qualifications, the following skills and experience will be strong assets:

  • Certified health and Safety Consultant (CHSC) or Canadian Registered Safety Technician (CRST) certification or related field is an asset.
  • JHSC certification is considered an asset.
  • Standard First Aid and CPR level C is considered an asset.
  • Experience working within a health care facility an asset.
  • Experience working within a unionized environment an asset.


We invite applications from those interested in this position to submit a letter of interest and resume to recruitment@kidsability.ca.


KidsAbility strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the selection process. Should any applicant require accommodation please contact Human Resources in advance for assistance.


Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are the core values of KidsAbility. We are a diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas that benefit our clients and the community. It is the policy of KidsAbility to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from visible minority groups, women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information or any other ground protected by applicable law.


Please note that all prospective KidsAbility employees are subject to mandatory immunization requirements, including the full and ongoing COVID-19 vaccination, as a condition of obtaining and maintaining employment. We will make accommodations as directed by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services and the Chief Medical Officer of Health.

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