Accessibility Health Wellness Advisor
Accessibility Health Wellness Advisor
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The Opportunity
Mount Saint Vincent University is strongly committed to fostering diversity and inclusion within our community and encourages applications from all qualified candidates including women persons of any sexual orientations and gender identities and/or expressions Indigenous persons African Canadians other racialized groups persons with disabilities and other groups that would contribute to the diversification of our campus. Candidates who identify as being from any of these groups are encouraged to voluntarily selfidentify in their application materials. All qualified candidates are welcome to apply; however priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
The Human Resources department at Mount Saint Vincent University invites applications for the position of Accessibility Health & Wellness Advisor.
What youll do
Responsibilities
The Accessibility Health & Wellness Advisor is a new position for MSVU and reports to the Director of Human Resources. The Advisor will build relationships and work to meaningfully connect employee health and wellbeing with our organizational goals. This role will champion and lead important wellness and accessibility work develop strategies to promote employee health and wellness and collaborate with internal and external partners.
The Advisor will work closely with the Pension & Benefits Coordinator to identify and promote services and tools from our benefits providers that support health and wellness. They will also be a resource for the universitys Benefit Users Committee.
This role is responsible to oversee attendance management and to administer sick leave absences (including long term disability) workplace injury incidents and return to work agreements. The Advisor will work with employees managers and thirdparty providers as necessary. The Advisor will champion the Universitys Workplace Accommodation Policy working with employees and managers on accommodation needs as they arise ensuring compliance with applicable collective agreements and best practices.
The Advisors work will support the universitys initiatives to ensure compliance with the NS Accessibility Act and Access by Design 2030 framework.
What youll need
Qualifications
We encourage you to apply if you have an undergraduate degree in a related field along with at least 3 years of HR generalist experience in a unionized environment. An appropriate combination of education and experience will be considered. Experience administering an attendance management program and working with employees to review and implement workplace accommodations is required. Involvement with workplace accessibility is desired.
The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to make employees feel heard. The ability to remain uptodate and adhere to policies and legislation is important in this role and would be valuable experience to have. We are looking for someone who is organized and has an aptitude for creating communications that catch peoples attention. Candidates should be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel Word PowerPoint) and have an aptitude for or previous experience using business enterprise systems such as Colleague and SharePoint.
Classification: FullTime MPA Level 3 Position
Salary: $58295 per annum Step Progression: $58295 to $70925
Start Date: ASAP
Application Process
If you require an accommodation at any time during the application process please let us know.
Applications should include a cover letter and resume. This competition is still open but we are now reviewing applicants.
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Mount Saint Vincent University
A leader in online and experiential learning Mount Saint Vincent University takes a personalized approach to education to nurture socially responsible global citizens. With equity diversity inclusion and accessibility at the fore MSVU has been challenging the status quo since its founding 150 years ago 1873 and today prioritizes access and impact for all underserved groups. MSVU has been nationally recognized for having one of the lowest studenttoprofessor ratios across its programs in Arts Science Education and Professional Studies; for providing students early access to valuable research opportunities; for its legacy in the advancement of women; and for facilitating critical advancements in food security healthy aging literacy nutrition childhood development and more. MSVU is located in Mikmaki the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mikmaq People. www.msvu
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Employment Type
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