Description
SUMMARY OF THE POSITION
Person in charge of one or more programs or projects with the aim of providing professional assistance for the development of services, in particular by advising, monitoring or supporting various actors in one or more programs or projects.
They carry out the research required to identify and assess resources and needs. They design and propose development plans and programs to ensure adequate planning of services. They advise on the implementation or improvement of programs and/or services. They may participate in various teaching and training activities.
SPECIFIC FONCTIONS
As part of their duties, the person will participate in various activities and tasks related to the areas of prevention and protection of health and safety at work. They will be responsible for the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of the occupational hygiene program by specifically carrying out the following tasks:
- Optimizes the hygiene service offering using standardization tools and/or templates:
o By participating in the development and evaluation of intervention tools;
o By developing statistical portraits from collected environmental data. - Ensures monitoring of the quality of services and implements a continuous improvement process:
o By contributing to the quality assurance program;
o By collecting the training needs of hygiene workers and participating in updating knowledge in line with annual priorities. - Participates in the writing of reports and various documents produced for workplaces.
- Plans, develops and delivers training on occupational health topics to various partners and organizations.
- Provides support, presence and expertise to hygiene stakeholders:
o By gathering their needs and expectations;
o By ensuring follow-up with the required consulting expertise. - Harmonizes and standardizes hygiene practices through clear, detailed procedures:
o By specifying the processes involved in preparing, carrying out and monitoring hygiene interventions;
o By proposing an environmental reporting template;
o By ensuring that hygiene workers use quality measuring instruments in accordance with established procedures;
o By evaluating and doing follow ups on equipment and instrumentation needs. - Identifies, in collaboration with stakeholders, priority issues to ensure expert support in reducing overexposure to health risks (non-standard):
o By validating problem situations with the establishments concerned, in accordance with an established protocol;
o Follow-up on recommendations arising from hygiene reports, in conjunction with customer support to reduce overexposure. - Ensures liaison and follow up with universities and community partners, as well as provincial and federal meetings, as required.
- Performs all other duties as required and/or appropriate:
o By participating in the orientation and training of new staff and interns;
o By responding to (urgent) service requests, MADOs and/or any other relevant investigations when required;
o By harmonizing SISAT occupational health data entry. - Perform any other duties as requested by immediate supervisor.
REQUIREMENTS
Education* Bachelor's degree in environmental public health and occupational safety;* Master's degree in environmental and occupational health, an asset.
Experience* Three (3) years' experience in the industrial hygiene function in the Occupational Health Public Health Network;
Knowledge and Abilities:
- Good knowledge of the MSSS network, administrative regulations and current health trends;
- Knowledge of the Regulation and Act respecting occupational health and safety, Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases, and federal labour standards;
- Good knowledge of the occupational health public health network;
- Good knowledge of services, multidisciplinary teams and community health interventions, as well as promotion and prevention approaches;
- In-depth knowledge of planning, adapting, developing and implementing new programs, and maintaining existing ones;
- Excellent critical thinking, synthesis, planning and decision-making skills;
- Ability to integrate Eenou / Eeyou (Cree) culture, values, traditions and teachings into programming;
- Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative analysis methods;
- Ability to identify psychosocial risks in the workplace;
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team;
- Excellent leadership skills;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills;
- Excellent training and extension skills;
- Must be autonomous and flexible;
- Good working knowledge of the main software used in occupational health (SAS, SPSS, Excel, SISAT, etc.).
LANGUAGE* Fluent in English and French;* Fluency in Cree is an asset.
OTHER* Willing to travel to various communities on a regular basis.
