Health & Safety Officer

Location: Manitoulin Island OR Sudbury

Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services (KGCFS) is a designated Child Welfare Service delivering Child Protection Services within seven member First Nations in the Districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin. KGCFS honours and supports our families’ and community’s inherent authority to care for their children based on unity, traditions, values, beliefs, and customs. Preference will be given to Anishinaabe Candidates (please self-identify in your application.

OVERVIEW
The Safety and Health Officer works closely with all levels of management and employees within the office environments to ensure safe work practices and policies and manages disability programs to ensure that employees receive appropriate benefits and employees return to work with disabilities are managed effectively. Also, develop and review health and safety rules, policies, and procedures following the Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services Vision, Mission, and Core Values, government regulations, and legislation.

QUALIFICATIONS

• University Degree or College diploma in Human Resource Management or appropriate field.
• Occupational Health and Safety Certificate or equivalent are preferred.
• Possess current First Aid certificate
• Have a class ‘G’ Ontario Driver’s License, access to a personal vehicle and be able to travel.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, & ABILITIES

• Understanding of current legislation, Codes of Practice, Bulletins, and other safe work practice requirements and recommendations.
• Knowledge or willingness to learn relevant legislation Ontario Building Code, Fire Protection Standards, and Occupational Health and Safety Act to develop and/or enhance skills and confidence with building systems.
• Demonstrating knowledge of property building operations and systems.
• Advanced skills in the use of Microsoft Office software including Excel (spreadsheets, pivot tables), PowerPoint (graphics), and Word.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Given the traditional practices of the Anishinabek, from time-to-time exposure to wood smoke and the burning of sacred medicines, including tobacco, sweet grass, sage, or cedar, may occur within the work setting.

Applicants are encouraged to visit our website atwww.kgcfs.org/employment to review the full job description.

KGCFS offers competitive wages, a generous benefits package and an OMERS pension plan.

Please submit your application marked “Confidential - Health and Safety Officer”. Include in your application a cover letter, resume, and (3) three reference letters - two (2) employment related from recent employers.

Please also detail in your application: education, employment experience, and cultural participation.

Applications are accepted and in the following order of preference: by email, fax at:

Human Resources – Confidential
Health and Safety Officer
Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services
Main Office - 98 Pottawatomi Avenue,
Wikwemikong, Ontario P0P 2J0
Email: hr@kgcfs.org

At KGCFS we are committed to providing a barrier-free work environment following the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in the recruitment process. Miigwetch for your application, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate must submit the following: satisfactory Criminal Reference Check (within 3 months of application date) and/or Vulnerable Sector Check, and Driver’s Abstract.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Salary: From $54,511.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• DCS / DEC (required)

Licence/Certification:

• G License with reliable vehicle (required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2023-12-29
Expected start date: 2024-02-01