Manager, Employee Health and Wellness
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories View all jobs
- Chalk River, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Managing the design, development and integration of programs, including the development of policies and procedures to ensure continuing suitability and applicability to achieve best practices.
- Providing strategic direction in the undertaking of consultations, the determination of needs, the anticipation of requirements, and the development of multi-year occupational health and wellness program strategies, resource requirements and work plans.
- Planning, organizing and coordinating the implementation of the Workers’ Compensation Program.
- Ensuring regulatory requirements under the Canada Labour Code (CLC) and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA) are adhered to through policies, procedures, and programs for management and employees.
- Designing, developing and implementing communications and marketing strategies to raise awareness of issues, promote program initiatives and facilitate the integration of considerations into CNL operations and decision-making.
- Overseeing the management of incidental absence and short-term/intermediate-term disability program, including the absence management, prevention, and return to work strategies, in collaboration with Human Resources.
- Obtaining employee feedback on services provided, maintaining statistics, monitoring trends and identifying needs for interventions, further training, etc.
- Ensuring effective communication, consultation, and collaboration among occupational health and safety professionals, consultants, workers, management, and unions.
- Preparing and managing the Health Centre budget, including the forecasting and control of costs related to contracts and services.
- Other duties as assigned by your manager.
- Education
- Post-secondary (undergraduate) degree or diploma in Health Care (e.g., Certified Occupational Health Nurse), or related field.
- A Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation would be considered an asset.
- Experience
- Minimum 10 years of progressive senior-level experience in an Occupational Health environment.
- Minimum 3 years in a supervisory or leadership capacity or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Extensive experience developing and managing disability management, return-to-work, medical surveillance, clinical care, emergency response, and wellness programs.
- Demonstrated experience in a strategic health care or wellness environment, with a focus on cost-effectiveness, operational efficiency, and alignment with industry best practices.
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Proven ability to operate both strategically and tactually to implement targeted, practical health promotion, wellness, and disability management initiatives aligned with organizational goals.
- Excellent client service skills with proven experience in building and maintaining relationships at all levels of the organization to ensure service standards are met, and be viewed as a credible subject matter expert in health and wellness.
- Well-developed people skills and experience in the resolution of highly sensitive issues, dealing with conflict, and the application of sound judgement.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated ability to identify and implement effective, innovative approaches and solutions within established policies.
- Security Clearance Eligibility Required
- Level 2 Secret requires a minimum of 7 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”
- Working schedule: Five (5) days per week, seven and a half (7.5) hours per day for a thirty-seven and a half (37.5) hour work week.
- Availability to respond to crisis events and extended hours may be required.
- Travel may be required.
- Paid time off: vacation, sick, personal, and floater days
- Benefits effective Day One – no waiting period
- Tuition support to help you keep learning and growing
- A defined-benefit pension plan or a defined-contribution pension plan, depending on your employee group, to support your long‑term financial security
- Delivering clean energy for today and tomorrow
- Restoring and protecting the environment
- Contributing to the health of Canadians
- Respect
- Teamwork
- Accountability
- Safety
- Integrity
- Excellence