Director of Health and Safety*

Questar III BOCES; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Questar III BOCES seeks a Director of Health and Safety for its Central Office. This role oversees compliance with safety regulations and risk management alongside training program development. Ideal candidates have leadership qualities and a background in safety management, meeting residency requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2 years experience in safety and health programming.
• Associate's degree with 4 years experience in safety.
• 8 years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintains health, safety, and risk management program compliance.
• Acts as liaison on health and safety matters.
• Conducts safety inspections and audits.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Risk Management

Regulatory Compliance

Accident Investigation

Leadership

Training Development

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety or related field

Associate's degree in Occupational Safety or related field

Job description

Questar III BOCES has an immediate opening for the Director of Health and Safety at our Central Office Location. This position is responsible for the oversight of the Health and Safety Service which provides a multitude of safety services to the BOCES and school districts both inside and outside of our regions.

Duties/ Responsibilities:

• Maintains a comprehensive health, safety, and risk management program for the BOCES and schools in compliance with Federal, State and local regulations.
• Extensiveknowledge of NYS Fire Code and prevention; NYS Education Department regulations, including current school safety standards and best practices ; hazardous materials management; related environmental regulations; workplace hazards and mitigation strategies; accident investigation; OSHA safety standards and related plans
• Acts as the liaison with Federal, State, local and private agencies on health and safety matters
• Establishes cooperative working relationships with participating school districts and other agencies
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local safety laws, regulations, codes, and rules
• Ability to develop and conduct health and safety procedure training programs
• Conducts safety inspections and audits to assess employee compliance with safety regulations.
• Excellent written, verbal, and organizational skills with attention to detail
• Strong supervisory, leadership, and vision qualities are a must

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EITHER;

a) Graduation from a regionally accredited or NYS registered college or university with a Bachelor's degree and two years of experience in occupational safety and health programming or related field;

OR

b) Graduation from a regionally accredited or NYS registered college or university with an Associate's degree and four years experience as described in (a) above;

OR

c) Eight years of experience as described in (a).

Interested candidates should email resume with cover letter to [e-mail]. Be sure to include Director of Health and Safety in the subject line of your email. For more information on Questar III BOCES and our programs, please visit www.questar.org.

Columbia County Civil Service residency requirements will apply (must be a resident of Albany, Rensselaer, Columbia, Greene, Ulster or Dutchess County at time of hire)