EHS and Risk Specialist

Black Hawk College; Moline (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Prescription Drug Plan

Dental

Vision

Tuition Waiver

Paid Holidays

Sick Leave

Vacation

Personal Days

403b Tax-Deferred Investment Program

Job summary

Black Hawk College seeks an EHS and Risk Specialist to provide first level safety and risk management support to employees, students, and visitors, and assist the Risk Management department with inspections, training, and recordkeeping. Additionally, the role supports insurance, claims processing, and confidential record retention across district locations.

The position involves conducting safety inspections, developing and monitoring risk programs, presenting trainings, coordinating the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; in lieu, some college with three years’ risk/safety/insurance experience.
• Intermediate computer skills and experience with Excel and Teams required.
• Good written and oral communication skills required.
• Above average organizational, attention to detail, and analytical skills required.
• Absolute confidentiality of information required.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to all College locations.

Responsibilities

• Provide first level safety and risk management support district wide.
• Perform weekly to annual safety inspections with vendors, facilities, and departments.
• Assist with safety programs, trainings, and recordkeeping to ensure compliance.
• Present safety trainings and maintain employee training records.
• Assist with hazardous waste handling, audits, and corrective actions.
• Coordinate and chair the Employee Safety Committee and promote safety culture.
• Maintain confidential insurance and accident records and COI database.
• Assist with confidential record retention across the College.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Excel

Teams

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

General Information & Responsibilities

The EHS and Risk Specialist provides first level safety and risk management support to employees, students, and visitors and investigative and administrative support to the Risk Management department. The EHS and Risk Specialist is responsible for inspections, safety compliance, and training, as well as support with insurance, claims processing, and record retention all while maintaining absolute confidentiality of the information and situations encountered on the job. Independently interprets applicable laws and regulations and implements prevention strategies and training to ensure a safe working and learning environment district wide.

Description Of Essential Duties

• Cultivates and promotes a safe working and learning environment district wide through relationship building, providing assistance, and offering guidance.
• Performs weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual safety inspections with vendors, facilities, and departments including but not limited to eyewash stations, safety showers, fire extinguishers, ladders, exit lights, emergency lighting, Personal Protection Equipment, and general facilities. Analyzes and records inspection reports, reports deficiencies, and proposes corrective actions. Implements and monitors corrective actions approved by the Senior EHS and Risk Specialist or the Director of Risk Management.
• Assists with College safety programs including researching, recommending, implementing, monitoring, recording, and drafting changes to current and new risk and safety programs, procedures, and trainings to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Presents safety trainings. Maintains employee training records and follows up on incomplete employee training.
• Assists with hazardous waste handling, collection, disposal, and recordkeeping.
• Completes safety audits including but not limited to facilities audits, PPE audits, chemical inventory audits, and SDS audits. Records audit results, reports deficiencies, propose corrective actions. Implements and monitors corrective action under the supervision of the Senior EHS and Risk Specialist.
• Ensures personal protective equipment, first aid supplies, machine guarding, etc. is on hand and in use by the appropriate departments. Completes periodic checks to ensure compliance standards are met.
• Coordinates and chairs the Employee Safety Committee including developing agendas and maintaining minutes. Promotes a safety culture throughout each department, building, and location.
• Compiles, processes, formats, and submits confidential insurance and accident claims, including but not limited to the following lines of coverage; liability, property, automobile, workers compensation, athletic, crisis response, and cyber. Adheres to HIPAA and confidentiality laws. Analyzes and maintains loss control statistics and trends.
• Maintains employee, student, and visitor accident records and OSHA recordkeeping. Assists with accident investigation.
• Maintains Certificate of Insurance (COI) database. Proactively ensures updated COI’s are on file. Accurately tracks vendor’s cyber insurance. Maintains COI database and filing. Provides communication and reports to the Insurance Company/client and Senior EHS and Risk Specialist.
• Assists with confidential record retention process district-wide and ensures compliance with the State of Illinois.
• Maintains and updates risk management information and forms on departmental drives and website.
• Completes research, edits, and provides feedback/support for Risk Management plans and projects.
• Maintains satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record.
• Works flexible work schedule as needed to complete essential duties.

Description Of Other Duties

• Maintains up-to-date job knowledge.
• Maintains database for district wide assets. Completes inventories of district wide assets.
• In the event that it is necessary to deploy the Campus Emergency Response Plan, assists the Emergency Operations Center.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred. In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, some college business or EHS classes and three (3) years’ experience in performing duties related to risk, safety, or insurance.
• Intermediate computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel and Teams, required.
• Good written and oral communication skills required.
• Above average organizational, attention to detail, and analytical skills required
• Absolute confidentiality of the information and situations required.
• Ability to work as a productive team member while meeting individual responsibilities.
• Ability to work with diverse populations required.
• OSHA 10-hour general industry training certification preferred.
• Commitment to provide excellent customer service required.
• Commitment to continuous improvement required.
• Valid driver’s license and the ability to travel and work from all College locations required.

Supplemental Information

Overall Accountabilities

• Demonstrates Black Hawk College core values.
• Adheres to standard operating procedures and safety guidelines.
• Ability to work cooperatively and professionally with others.
• Maintains up-to-date job knowledge of applicable codes, laws, regulations, etc.
• Performs work in a timely, efficient, and accurate manner.

• Ability to work with and maintain highly confidential records and information.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

PRINCIPAL WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• Works directly for and cooperatively with the Senior EHS and Risk Specialist and the Director of Risk Management.
• Works cooperatively with Facilities and Police departments.
• Works cooperatively with all College personnel.
• Works cooperatively with local, State, and Federal agencies.
• Works cooperatively with vendors and organizations.
• Works cooperatively with students and the general public.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the Essential Functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the Essential Functions.

Standing 60% Sitting 25% Bending 5% Reaching 5% Climbing 5%

The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principal functions of the job described; it is not an all-encompassing statement of all the work requirements that may be necessary to perform the job.

While you contribute your talent and enthusiasm to BHC, as an eligible employee you will have access to outstanding health benefits, ample time off, a pension plan, educational opportunities, and much more. In this section, you will find an overview of our comprehensive and generous benefit programs. Be sure to check out the Compensation section as well.

Core Benefits

• Medical
• Prescription Drug Plan
• Mail Order Pharmacy
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life Insurance
• Tuition Waiver
• Employee Assistance Program
• Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)/Dependent Care Account (DCA)
• Paid Holidays
• Sick Leave
• Vacation
• Personal Days

Retirement Pension Plans

State University Retirement System of Illinois (SURS): Employees working in a regular and continuous position or one in which services are expected to be rendered on a continuous basis for at least four months or one academic term, whichever is less, may be eligible to enroll in SURS. To learn more about SURS, visit www.SURS.org.

Optional 403b Tax-Deferred Investment Program: Employees may set up a 403b plan through Empower Retirement.

01 Do you have a bachelor's degree or in lieu of a bachelor’s degree, some college business or EHS classes and three (3) years’ experience in performing duties related to risk, safety, or insurance?

• Yes
• No

02 Do you have intermediate computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel and Teams?

• Yes
• No

03 Do you have above average organizational, attention to detail, and analytical skills?

• Yes
• No

04 Do you have a valid drivers license?

• Yes
• No
• Required Question