PEOPLE FIRST OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY Safety Manager Santa Cruz, CA · Part time Company website

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Here at People First, our core belief is simple: everyone deserves a place to call home. It's not just a goal; it's our unwavering commitment. We stand for the dignity of every person facing homelessness, seeing their inherent worth beyond labels. Our doors and hearts are wide open, welcoming collaboration and transparency. We're breaking boundaries, and nurturing a community where flexibility and creativity drive progress. Our aspirations are grand, but we're rooted in the real world, acknowledging its imperfections. Setbacks? They're stepping stones. Challenges? Opportunities to fine-tune our strategies. We're relentless, resilient, and dedicated to ensuring housing for all.

Position Overview

• Regularly review and update each location’s Illness and Injury Prevention Program (IIPP) and Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP).
• Tailor documents, forms, and checklists to each department’s needs.
• Ensure updated binders are easily accessible.
• Train staff annually on department IIPPs and WVPPs, ensuring clear understanding and execution.
• Oversee department-specific daily and weekly safety duties (e.g., tailored Hazards Assessments).
• Manage location-specific safety systems, from chemical storage and SDS posting to emergency response plans.
• Craft a continuity of operations plan in coordination with Program Managers and Directors
• Establish quarterly Safety Committee meetings with rotating departmental representatives and staff members.
• Think creatively about safety and injury/illness prevention solutions, and work with applicable team members to understand concern and identify realistic and sustainable systems/improvements
• Maintain OSHA Logs and file annual reports with the Director of Administration.
• Attend approved safety webinars and trainings
• Work with Program Managers and Director of Administration regularly to ensure all locations have PPE and other necessary nonexpired safety equipment (e.g., fire extinguishers and AEDs)
• Post and maintain up-to-date logs, safety posters, and info sheets.
• Attend required meetings and present safety information or training when relevant.
• Maintain thorough documentation for internal and external reporting.
• Perform other relevant duties as directed.

Requirements and Skills

Essential Skills

• Easily adopt online organizational systems and naming conventions 
• Proactive and clear communication about projects and tasks
• Eager to understand existing systems and People First to serve staff and programs
• A strong desire to learn from others as well as educate
• Strong desire to learn from others and educate
• Meticulous and thorough in documenting and completing processes
• Highly organized in creating documents, spreadsheets, and packets
• Independent in managing safety plans and collaborative in ensuring functional systems

 

Education and Experience 

• A Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management, or Master’s in Occupational Safety and Health, or equivalent academic degree, or Certification in Occupational Health and Safety Management.
• Minimum two years work experience in the safety management field

This position is a part time, nonexempt, nonbenefited position. Part time expectations are 4-5 hours of work per week. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.