Environmental Health & Safety Compliance Advisor

Memphis Shelby County Schools; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Memphis Shelby County Schools is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Compliance Advisor to oversee OSHA, CPSC, OHS standards and Head Start requirements across district facilities and operations.

You will develop and deliver safety awareness training, monitor health and safety performance, and maintain comprehensive documentation. Collaboration with DHS and TDOE teams will ensure timely compliance and effective risk management across campuses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Public Health, or a related field with a total of eight years of education/experience.
• Experience with OSHA, CPSC, OHS Health and Safety standards, and Head Start requirements.
• Proof of education, training, and/or experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate compliance monitoring for facilities, materials, playgrounds and equipment to meet district and contractor standards.
• Inspect facilities and playgrounds for OSHA, CPSC, DHS, and TDOE compliance.
• Plan and organize monitoring events for Environmental Health and Safety activities.
• Coordinate and track follow-up on health and safety monitoring.
• Assist Education Director with preparing compliance reports.
• Collaborate with Head Start safety teams to meet federal requirements.
• Inspect environments to ensure cleanliness, safety, and accessibility for students.
• Conduct trainings on safety protocols and update training materials.
• Maintain reports and documentation for accurate recordkeeping.
• Attend staff meetings to provide progress updates and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain EH&S policies for the Division of Early Childhood.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Training delivery

Recordkeeping

Facilities inspection

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Risk Management or Public Health

Master's Degree in related field

Job description

The Environmental Health & Safety Compliance Advisor is responsible for occupational health and safety requirements related to personnel, materials, equipment, and work environments. Ensures compliance with applicable OSHA, CPSC, OHS Health and Safety Performance Standards/Guidelines, TDOE, and DHS requirements, including required notifications and documentation. Develops and delivers safety awareness training and supports ongoing health and safety monitoring, tracking, and compliance.

• Responsible for coordinating compliance monitoring that ensures the standards required of the District and contracting agencies to provide maintenance, repair, safety, and security of facilities, materials, playgrounds, and equipment are being met.
• Responsible for inspecting District facilities and playgrounds to ensure compliance with applicable OSHA requirements, CPSC guidelines, OHS Health and Safety standards, DHS regulations, and TDOE requirements.
• Assists in planning and organizing monitoring events schedule for Environmental Health and Safety component area.
• Coordinates, schedules and tracks the follow-up on all Health and Safety monitoring regularly.
• Assist Education Director with preparing compliance reports for Executive Director.
• Work in collaboration with Porter Leath Head Start compliance and safety team to meet all federal Head Start compliance.
• Inspects facilities and playgrounds annually to ensure that all environments are clean and sanitary and all materials/equipment are age appropriate and are accessible to students.
• Conducts and/or assists with trainings in areas that are governed by Tennessee Department of Education, Department of Human Services, and Head Start Environmental Health and safety protocols (Head Start Performance Standards), and other agencies; creating and updating safety awareness training materials for staff/employees.
• Responsible for collecting, maintaining, and organizing reports, monitoring tools, and related documentation to ensure accurate and complete recordkeeping.
• Attends regularly scheduled staff meetings, to provide progress reports, assess identified concerns, and recommend appropriate corrective action.
• Responsible for creating, updating and maintaining policy and procedures for the Division of Early Childhood to comply with the current environmental health and safety protocol.
• Serves as the liaison for Health and Safety ensuring that all correspondences are effectively communicated to appropriate stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Serves on program self- assessment teams to determine if Head Start guidelines are being met for compliance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Risk Management, Public Health, or a related field, plus an additional four (4) years of related experience Or a combined total of education/experience totaling eight (8) years. (PROOF OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND/OR EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED)

Degree Equivalency Formula

Bachelor’s Degree= 4 years plus required years of experience.

Master’s Degree=6 years plus required years of experience.

Pre-K Early Childhood