Manager, Safety and Wellbeing (HR)

County of Elgin; St. Thomas; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in Ontario is seeking a Manager of Safety and Wellbeing to oversee employee health and safety programs, develop wellness initiatives, and ensure regulatory compliance. Candidates should have significant experience in safety management and excellent communication skills. This position offers competitive hourly compensation and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive Benefit Package & OMERS Pension Plan

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in safety and wellbeing management.
• 3-5 years experience with disability management.
• Understanding of pension and benefits administration.

Responsibilities

• Administer and manage non-occupational claims, ensuring timely processing.
• Develop comprehensive health and safety policies and procedures.
• Design initiatives that promote employee wellbeing.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving abilities

Ability to analyze data

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health, Safety Management or related field

Job description

Join the County of Elgin as a Manager of Safety and Wellbeing!

Position Title: Manager, Safety and Wellbeing

Department: Human Resources

Type: Permanent Full-time, Non-union

Compensation: $53.19 - $62.24 per hour ($96,818.01 - $113,282.08 per annum)

Hours: 35 hours per week

About The Role

The Manager of Safety and Wellbeing plays a key leadership role in fostering a safe, healthy, and supportive work environment across Elgin County. This position is responsible for the strategic oversight and operational management of employee health and safety programs, wellbeing initiatives, and benefits administration. Collaborating with internal departments and external partners, the Manager ensures compliance with applicable legislation, promotes a culture of wellness, and supports employees through effective claims management and workplace accommodations.

Your Responsibilities Include

Claims Management

• Administer and manage non-occupational claims, ensuring timely and accurate processing.
• Oversee the occupational claims program.
• Liaise with employees, healthcare providers, and insurance partners to support recovery and return-to-work plans.
• Ensure compliance with workers’ compensation legislation and reporting requirements.

Health & Safety

• Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive health and safety policies and procedures.
• Ensure the completion of safety audits and inspections to identify and mitigate risks.
• Ensure organizational compliance with municipal, provincial, and federal safety regulations.
• Develop training programs to ensure staff are informed and compliant with safety protocols.

Employee Wellbeing

• Design and lead initiatives that overall employee wellbeing
• Oversee the administration of employee pension and benefits programs.
• Participate in the annual benefits renewal process.
• Manage workplace accommodation requests in alignment with legislative requirements and organizational values.

Attendance & Engagement

• Monitor employee attendance records and identify trends.
• Collaborate with supervisors to address absenteeism and implement strategies to improve attendance.
• Support employee engagement through proactive wellbeing and safety programming.

Key Performance Indicators

• Maintain accurate records in a system.
• Track KPIs and prepare regular reporting on medical leaves, injury statistics, and accommodation trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health, Safety Management, Human Resources, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in safety and wellbeing management.
• 3-5 years experience with disability management
• Certified Disability Management Professional Certification is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of Provincial Workers Compensation legislation, Provincial Employment Standards Acts and Occupational Health and Safety regulations, Duty to Accommodate, Human Rights Code, Privacy laws, FIPPA, etc.; and provincial specific legislation (e.g., AODA).
• Experience working with the CSA standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to analyze data and prepare reports.
• Ability to handle sensitive issues and to protect confidential medical information.
• Understanding of pension and benefits administration

What You Can Expect As An Employee

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive Benefit Package & OMERS Pension Plan
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (Homewood Health)

Apply now! To be considered, please complete the application process through our website https://www.elgincounty.ca/careers/.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

The County of Elgin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, the company will provide accommodation throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. Please inform the HR Department of the nature of any accommodation(s) to ensure your equal participation by emailing [e-mail] with the job title in the subject line.

We thank all those that apply and appreciate your interest. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.