Detailed Job Description

Join a Team Where Safety, Innovation, and People Come First

At Victoria Cool Aid Society, we believe that a safe and healthy workplace is fundamental to delivering exceptional services to the individuals and communities we support.

Who We Are

Since 1968, Victoria Cool Aid Society has been committed to providing essential housing, healthcare, emergency shelter, and support services to some of the most vulnerable members of our community. Today, our organization includes nearly 400 employees working across 16 supportive, affordable, and assisted living housing sites, three emergency shelters, downtown health and dental clinics, and a broad range of community support and outreach programs. Our work is complex, meaningful, and constantly evolving. We embrace innovation, collaboration, continuous learning, and creative problem‑solving to support both our clients and the dedicated employees who serve them.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Director of Human Resources, the Senior Manager, Occupational Health & Safety provides strategic leadership, oversight, and direction for the Society's comprehensive OHS program.

As a key organizational leader, you will work collaboratively with senior leadership, managers, supervisors, employees, and external partners to strengthen workplace safety practices, manage occupational risks, and promote a proactive and accountable safety culture. You will balance strategic program development with practical, hands‑on support across our diverse worksites, ensuring safety initiatives are responsive to the unique challenges of delivering housing, shelter, healthcare, and community services.

This role offers the opportunity to influence organizational safety strategy,



advance innovative exposure‑reduction initiatives, strengthen psychological health and safety practices, and guide the Society toward achieving and maintaining its Certificate of Recognition (COR) certification.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & OHS Program Development

- Provide leadership and strategic direction for the Society's occupational health and safety program, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and legislative requirements.
- Lead the continued development, implementation, evaluation, and improvement of OHS policies, procedures, systems, and initiatives.
- Champion a proactive and collaborative safety culture, supporting managers, supervisors, and employees in understanding and fulfilling their safety responsibilities.
- Lead organizational efforts toward achieving and maintaining COR certification.
- Identify emerging occupational health and safety risks, trends, and regulatory developments, and recommend proactive strategies to address them.
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and oversight to OHS team members while fostering professional development and continuous improvement.

Risk Management, Compliance & Workplace Safety

- Ensure compliance with the Workers Compensation Act, WorkSafeBC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, and applicable standards and industry best practices.




- Lead and support workplace hazard identification, risk assessments, exposure control planning, and the development of secure work procedures.
- Oversee the development and ongoing review of violence risk assessments, ergonomic assessments, exposure control plans, and other safety documentation.
- Provide leadership on occupational exposure prevention and respiratory protection initiatives, including innovative strategies to reduce workplace exposure risks.
- Oversee quarterly workplace safety inspections, ensuring inspections are completed in a timely manner and identified hazards and corrective actions are appropriately documented, monitored, and addressed.
- Conduct regular worksite visits to support operational leaders in implementing and maintaining effective safety practices.
- Ensure site- and task‑specific risk assessments are conducted and regularly reviewed to reflect changing workplace conditions.

Incident Management, Investigations & Prevention

- Provide oversight and guidance for workplace incident investigations, ensuring thorough documentation, root‑cause analysis, and effective corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Support supervisors and managers with incident investigations, unsafe work concerns, and other occupational health and safety matters.
- Monitor incident trends, workplace injuries, and emerging hazards to identify opportunities for prevention and continuous improvement.
- Establish and maintain effective systems for tracking investigations, inspections, risk assessments, and corrective actions, ensuring timely follow‑up with management.
- Collaborate with Human Resources, operational leadership, and ext

📌 Senior Manager, Occupational Health and Safety (Victoria)
🏢 Victoria Cool Aid Society
📍 Victoria