Disability Management and Workplace Safety Manager

Saskatoon Police; Saskatoon; Hybrid; CAD 114,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

The Saskatoon Police Service is seeking a Disability Management and Workplace Safety Manager to lead a team focused on disability management, accommodations, return-to-work, and safety programs. The role involves policy development, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with unions, leaders, and healthcare providers.

The successful candidate will bring substantial experience in disability management, strong knowledge of OH&S legislation, and proven leadership abilities to drive

Qualifications

• Relevant degree with HR focus and professional designation is preferred.
• Extensive experience in disability management, accommodations, return-to-work, and OH&S.
• Strong knowledge of provincial legislation related to OH&S, workers’ compensation, and human rights.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct leadership, supervision, coaching, and performance management to assigned team members.
• Oversees allocation, monitoring, and QA of team caseloads related to disability management and safety.
• Offers expert consultation on complex, high-risk employee matters with defensible decisions.
• Leads development and continuous improvement of disability management and OH&S policies and resources.
• Maintains confidentiality of employee medical information in line with privacy laws and policy.

Skills

Disability management

Return-to-work coordination

Occupational health and safety

Leadership

Policy development

Education

Degree in Commerce or Business Administration (HR focus)

CPHR designation (asset)

Tools

Microsoft Office

HRIS

Job description

Disability Management and Workplace Safety Manager

Posting: 312

Term: Permanent full-time

• Provides direct leadership, supervision, coaching, and performance management to assigned team members, including establishing work priorities, service standards, performance expectations, and professional-development plans.
• Oversees the allocation, monitoring, and quality assurance of team caseloads involving disability management, workplace accommodation, return-to-work, occupational health and safety, and related matters.
• Provides expert consultation and direction to team members on complex, high-risk, sensitive, or precedent-setting employee matters, ensuring consistent and defensible advice and decision-making.
• Leads the development, implementation, review, and continuous improvement of disability management, accommodation, return-to-work, and occupational health and safety policies, procedures, tools, and resources.
• Provides oversight and guidance for the collection, use, storage, and disclosure of confidential employee medical and personal information, in accordance with applicable privacy legislation, organizational policy, and need-to-know principles.
• Works with supervisors, senior leaders, employees, unions, and appropriate health-care or rehabilitation providers to resolve barriers to return to work and sustainable attendance.
• Ensures legislative compliance, while overseeing disability management and occupational health and safety programming.
• Supports the development and maintenance of effective hazard-identification, risk-assessment, workplace-inspection, incident-reporting, injury-prevention, and corrective-action processes.
• Provides leadership and support to the Occupational Health Committee,the CUPE Sick Bank Committee and the SPS Sick Bank Committeeensuring follow-up actions are appropriately documented and addressed.
• Analyzes health, safety and absence data to target risks and drive program improvements.
• Coordinates or provides oversight for investigations involving workplace injuries, safety incidents, health and safety complaints, and other assigned matters.
• Advises supervisors on their responsibilities related to occupational health and safety, disability management, accommodation, and early and safe return-to-work practices.
• Maintains constructive relationships with Saskatoon Police Service employees, union representatives, external service providers, regulatory authorities, and relevant compensation or insurance organizations to support effective case resolution.
• Prepares and presents reports, briefing notes, program metrics, recommendations, and other materials for senior leadership.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Commerce or Business Administration, specializing in Human Resources.
• Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation is an asset.
• Six to eight years’ related experience, including substantial responsibility for disability management, workplace accommodations, return-to-work coordination, and occupational health and safety.
• Experience in a unionized, public-sector, emergency-service, or complex operational environment is preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of provincial legislation related to occupational health and safety, worker’s compensation, human rights, and disability management principles.
• Demonstrated leadership ability, including coaching, developing, motivating, and holding staff accountable.
• Strong judgement and ability to manage complex, sensitive, confidential, and high-risk employee matters.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, consultation, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear, accurate, and concise reports, recommendations, and briefing notes.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, senior leaders, union representatives, and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to organize work, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines in a complex and fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and Human Resources information systems.
• Ability to pass the Saskatoon Police Service security clearance process.

$113,871.36 to $133,798.56 per annum (2026 rates)

Schedule:

Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., in-office

Accommodation

The Saskatoon Police Service strives to provide an accessible and inclusive workplace for all, including throughout the application and selection process through reasonable access and accommodations.