Health and Abilities Specialist

HRCE; Nova Scotia; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is seeking a Health and Abilities Specialist to support case management for employees on sick leave and disability. You will develop return-to-work plans, coordinate accommodations, and assist supervisory staff with attendance support and disability management.

Work with healthcare providers, insurers, unions, and regional partners to manage claims and promote regular attendance through policy implementation.

Qualifications

• University degree in a related field such as human resources, occupational health, rehabilitation studies or acceptable equivalent.
• Experience working with health care professionals, insurers, unions, and other third party service providers.
• Strong computer skills and proficiency using MS Office, SAP, etc.

Responsibilities

• Support case management of employees on short-term sick leave and long-term disability.
• Develop return-to-work plans and accommodations, and support supervisory staff with attendance management.
• Liaise with supervisory staff, treatment providers, insurers and unions to effectively manage claims.
• Support implementation and maintenance of policies that promote regular attendance at work.

Education

University degree in related field

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Job description

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is the largest Centre for Education in Atlantic Canada with over 11,000 full-time, part-time and casual employees. Serving more than 60,000 students in 136 schools, our geographic region spans a 350 km radius.

The Health and Abilities Specialist plays a support role in case management of employees on short term sick leave and long term disability, including the development of return to work plans and accommodations, and supports supervisory staff and employees with attendance support, disability case management and sick leave absences. The Health and Abilities Specialist will liaise with supervisory staff, treatment providers, Long Term Disability carriers and unions to effectively manage claims for employees (teaching and non-teaching) who become ill during the course of their employment. The Health and Abilities Specialist is responsible for supporting the implementation and maintenance of policies, processes and programs that promote and support employees in maintaining regular attendance at work. Working in a client service based environment, the Health and Abilities Specialist reports directly to the Manager, Health and Abilities.

Qualifications:

• (a) University degree in a related field such as human resources, occupational health, rehabilitation studies or acceptable equivalent;
• (b) Experience working with health care professionals, insurers, unions, and other third party service providers;
• ( c) Strong computer skills and proficiency using technologies such as MS Office, SAP, etc.

Salary:

This is a PEG (Professional Employees Group) position classified on the Education Entities Non-Union Compensation Framework at Band 6 with a salary range between $62,040 - $77,550 annually. The Non Union Compensation Framework is available here

Nova Scotia’s Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) are committed to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is actively working to hire individuals from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, to work toward equitable representation within all employee groups. Equitable hiring strengthens the knowledge and expertise in our schools, and supports our public education system in establishing schools as safe, caring, and accessible learning spaces that support all students. This will provide opportunities for students to see themselves reflected throughout their schools, learning resources, and within their learning experiences.

HRCE has a Recruitment, Selection and Hiring of Staff Policy and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, in compliance with the applicable collective agreements or terms and conditions of employment.

Employment with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is contingent upon providing a satisfactory Criminal Records Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry Search.