Salary Range: $123,833.00-$170,184.00
Ideal Hiring Zone: $137,351-$148,918
This is an exciting time to join the City of Toronto's People and Equity Division in a key permanent management role as Manager Occupational Health, Safety & Disability Management
Reporting to the Director Occupational Health, Safety & Wellness, as part of a broader management team, the Manager Occupational Health, Safety & Disability Management (one of three like positions), will manage a sizeable team of professionals in multiple locations, who consult on health and safety, and disability management with their client divisions.
The position oversees established programs and initiatives ensuring compliance with legislative and regulatory standards, while fostering the corporate culture of health and safety, and early and safe return to work. This position plays an integral role in aligning with the management team in Occupational Health, Safety and Wellness, while also supporting senior leadership, in People and Equity, ensuring success and excellence as a strategic partner.
As an experienced people leader with subject matter expertise, you will lead a skilled and dedicated team of professionals and oversee a wide range of critical responsibilities, including incident reporting, ensuring consistency with corporate initiatives, and providing expert guidance on escalations from your team on matters related to health, safety and disability management. Escalations could be on matters such as interpretation of legislation and workplace policies, as well as disability management efforts, including WSIB claims management (Schedule 2 Employer) and complex, non-occupational related case management.
This manager role is well suited to a strategic and accomplished professional, passionate about workplace safety and disability management with an ability to be able to collaborate and be aligned with a large group of professionals working in a well-established system. You will require an awareness of challenges facing large, complex, public service organizations such as the City of Toronto. Join us and be at the forefront of ensuring the well-being of our workforce.
What you bring to the role?
1. Post-secondary education in a professional discipline pertinent to the job function combined with relevant management training and experience, or an equivalent combination of education and management/industry experience.
2. Extensive, progressive experience in the human resources field with a specialization in the areas of Occupational Health, Safety and Workers' Compensation/Disability Management. Preferably within a large and/or complex unionized public or private sector organization, applying Ontario legislation.
3. Considerable experience leading, developing, mentoring and engaging teams to deliver strong program outcomes, while fostering an inclusive workplace culture.
4. Excellent knowledge of and ability to interpret and apply the Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA) and Regulations, Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, Ontario Human Rights Code, collective agreements and human resource policies and practices.
5. Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify needs, options, and opportunities for change/improvement and recommend solutions on related issues.
6. Highly developed interpersonal communication skills and presentation skills in order to interact effectively at all levels in the organization.
7. Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage time effectively.
8. Ability to foster an organizational culture that emphasizes innovation, continuous learning, collaboration, transparency, accountability and trust while promoting a strong code of ethics and integrity to support public service excellence.
9. Ability to support the Toronto Public Service values to ensure a culture that champions equity, diversity, and respectful workplaces.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The City is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness that reflects the diverse residents that we serve. Learn more about the City’s commitment to employment equity
Accommodation
The City of Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs. Disability-related accommodation during the application process is available upon request Learn more about the City’s Hiring Policies and Accommodation Process
The City of Toronto is committed to fostering a positive and progressive workplace culture, and strives to build a workforce that reflects the citizens it serves. We are committed to building a high performing public service, with strong and effective leaders to enable service excellence, through high engagement and healthy and safe workplaces.
Toronto is home to more than 2.9 million people whose diversity and experiences make this great city Canada’s leading economic engine and one of the world’s most diverse and livable cities. As the fourth largest city in North America, Toronto is a global leader in technology, finance, film, music, culture, and innovation, and consistently places at the top of international rankings due to investments championed by its government, residents and businesses.
Toronto Public Service consists of approximately 35,771 employees, providing programs and services to Toronto residents, businesses and visitors. Additionally, the City of Toronto has a number of agencies and corporations including the Toronto Police Service, Toronto Public Library and the Toronto Transit Commission, which make up the broader municipal organization.
There are 44 operating divisions and offices providing an extensive level of programs and services. We offer diverse career opportunities across a wide variety of professional, trade, administrative, managerial and other employment roles.
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