SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PROGRAM MANAGER

RiseMe; Loveland (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

NOCO Humane is seeking an experienced Safety and Emergency Program Manager to lead safety, risk reduction, and emergency preparedness across all campuses. The role includes incident investigation, staff and volunteer training, and coordinating with Shelter Operations, Human Resources, Facilities, and other departments.

The position regularly travels to campuses and emergency sites. The successful candidate will supervise safety volunteers, manage the safety dashboard, and ensure compliance with

Responsibilities

• Leads and administers the organization’s safety program, overseeing injury prevention, hazard identification, and risk reduction.
• Acts as primary investigator for workplace accidents, injuries, near misses, animal bites, and safety incidents with corrective actions.
• Develops and delivers data-informed training and procedures to reduce risks across campuses.
• Oversees emergency preparedness, alarm/ security concerns, and coordination with stakeholders during incidents.

Job description

Job Details

Job Details: Job Location: 3501 E. 71ST STREET - LOVELAND, CO, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $65000.00 - $70000.00Salary, We will begin reviewing applications on September 30, 2026. The job will remain open and posted until filled. Job Classification: Full time; Exempt Position

Job Description

The Safety and Emergency Program Manager leads NOCO Humane’s organization-wide workplace safety, risk reduction, and emergency preparedness programs. This role is responsible for injury prevention, hazard identification, incident analysis, corrective action, safety training, and organizational readiness for emergencies and disasters. The position requires a strong working knowledge of animal shelter operations and serves as a resource for safe animal handling and sheltering practices. The position works closely with Shelter Operations, Human Resources, Facilities, and other departments and provides hands‑on operational support during emergencies, including animal housing and care at NOCO Humane campuses and off‑site emergency shelters. The position supervises safety and disaster response volunteers. The regular schedule is generally Monday‑Friday, with overnight, weekend, holiday, and on‑call responsibilities as needed. Based at the Loveland Campus, the position oversees the program across all NOCO Humane campuses and regularly travels to other campuses, events, and emergency response locations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Workplace Safety, Emergencies and Preparedness

Leads and administers the Organization’s comprehensive safety program, including injury prevention, hazard identification, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance. Serves as a co‑chair of Shelter’s Safety Team and manages the Organization’s Safety program. Serves as the primary investigator for workplace accidents, injuries, near misses, animal bites, and other safety incidents and oversees post‑incident corrective action and retraining efforts to prevent recurrence. Collects, tracks, analyzes, and reports workplace accident, injury, near‑miss, animal bite, needle incidents and other safety data to identify trends, recurring hazards, contributing factors, and opportunities for prevention. Develops and implements data‑informed training, procedural improvements, and other risk‑reduction initiatives designed to decrease workplace injuries and preventable incidents across all campuses. Regularly evaluates the effectiveness of corrective actions and safety initiatives and adjusts strategies as needed to support continuous improvement. Provides leadership with regular safety reporting, including trends, areas of concern, recommendations, progress toward safety goals and emerging risks. Partners closely with Shelter Operations leadership, Human Resources, Facilities, and other departments to identify root causes of workplace incidents and ensure appropriate operational, training, facility, and personnel‑related corrective actions are implemented and sustained. Creates, manages, and facilitates in‑house trainings and drills for staff and volunteer safety and/or emergency response (i.e. new‑hire safety training, animal handling, safe needle handling, active shooter, de‑escalation, site safety, etc.). Oversees animal bite incident reporting and required follow‑up communication with local public health authorities for designated campuses in accordance with applicable regulations and reporting requirements. Serves as the Organization’s primary point of contact for building alarm and security‑related concerns across all campuses, including alarm activations, access and security issues, and other building security concerns. Coordinates with Shelter Operations, Facilities, alarm/security vendors, and other appropriate parties to ensure concerns are investigated, addressed, documented, and escalated as necessary. Oversees and maintains alarm response procedures, including designated alarm responders and related staff training, to support consistent and timely response to building security and alarm events. Provides written emergency and preparedness‑related information for internal and external communication channels in accordance with plans. Regularly reviews, updates, and/or develops the Organization’s documentation, policies, procedures, evacuation & emergency response plans, and associated SOP’s to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local requirements, as well as the Organization’s standards. Manages Organization’s emergency communication notification system and trains appropriate staff. Manages the safety dashboard for staff and volunteers. Takes immediate action to address safety concerns or hazards. Keeps facility safety signage, materials and published maps current. Inventories and orders PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for the Organization’s campuses. Coordinates