Manager, Workplace Wellness, Health and Disability Management (CL8) - Central Office

Empower Well-being. Shape a Healthier Campus. Lead with Purpose.

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact on the lives of employees and the culture of an entire college community Were looking for a visionary leader to champion wellness health and disability management; someone who thrives on collaboration innovation and compassion.

What Youll Be Doing

Reporting to the Director Human Resources the Manager Workplace Wellness Health and Disability Management will be at the heart of our efforts to create a vibrant inclusive and supportive workplace. Youll work closely with internal and external partners including unions insurers the Workers Compensation Board and government agencies-to design and deliver programs that help employees stay healthy return to work with dignity and feel truly supported.

You will be responsible for developing implementing and evaluating programs that support employee health and wellness as well as accommodation and return-to-work ensuring compliance with relevant legislation (e.g. Workers Compensation Act Human Rights Act Labour Standards Code Occupational Health and Safety Act Stronger Workplaces Act etc.) while fostering a proactive culture of workplace wellness.

Youll be a strategic force behind programs that help employees stay at work or return with confidence and dignity. Youll work hand-in-hand with a wide network of internal and external partners including unions the Occupational Health and Safety team the Human Rights Equity and Inclusion team the Human Resources team insurers the Workers Compensation Board and government agencies-to build and sustain a culture of care.

What Youll Be Leading

• Innovative wellness and disability management programs that reduce the human and financial impact of illness and absence.
• Initiatives that align with best practices and emerging trends in employee health mental wellness and accessibility to promote a psychologically and physically healthy workforce.
• Strategic partnerships across the College to promote understanding and action around health accommodations and inclusive support.
• Joint oversight of the Colleges comprehensive Mental Wellness Strategy which promotes mental wellness across our College community while upholding our values of accessibility diversity inclusion employee success student success safety public accountability sustainability and innovation.

Why Youll Love This Role

• Youll be at the forefront of shaping a vibrant employee experience for the College which is shaping the workforce of tomorrow.
• Youll influence campus-wide wellness culture and accessibility standards.
• Youll foster and develop best practices informed by emerging trends to develop advances in employee health and wellness.
• Youll be part of a collaborative leadership team committed to ensuring programs offered to employees are contributing to the vibrant employee experience and the wellness of our campus community and working broadly with leaders across the College to promote a better understanding around employee health and wellness (mental and physical) reasonable accommodations and return to work.
• Youll lead our relationship with the Workers Compensation Board and our insurers to ensure coverage models make the best use of resources while supporting our workers.

Qualifications and Occupational Experience:

• The minimum educational qualification for this position is a Bachelors degree in a related discipline such as counselling education social sciences health promotion social work addition you possess training/course work in Disability Management or Return to Work. Specialized training and/or certifications in areas related to health promotion mental health and wellness disability management and evaluation would be considered an asset.
• You have a minimum of 7 years of recent and related occupational experience as a subject matter expert and/or program manager in the area of workplace health promotion and mental wellness.
• You have specific experience in health promotion mental health and workplace wellness with a strong track record of supporting adult health and well-being through education policy development and wellness initiatives in organizational settings.
• Previous experience in Occupational Health or Disability Management (accommodations and return-to-work) is required.
• You are familiar with and comfortable using computer applications such as the Microsoft Office Suite E-mail business software databases and reporting tools (e.g. Microsoft 365 Programs Oracle PeopleSoft).
• You are comfortable working in a digital environment; you take responsibility for acquiring knowledge about advancing technology; and you are committed to using technology to create an exceptional student experience.
• You have leadership experience in a multi-union complex environment.
• Ability to collect manage and present data metrics and dashboards to show continuous improvement or highlight risks such as reduction in the length of absences related to sick/short-term/long-term/workers compensation leaves.

Relevant Skills and Knowledge:

• You demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

• You possess excellent interpersonal skills that enable you to interact at all levels of an organization.
• You are known for your superior customer service skills and are able to create a relationship of trust beyond the immediate interaction.
• Your superb team working skills enable you to contribute positively to a team environment.
• You are known for your problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• You are a strong communicator.

• You have strong project management and change management skills.

• You are dedicated to life-long learning.

• You have a high degree of cultural proficiency and understanding of equity principles with a demonstrated track record of working effectively within and across equity-seeking communities.

• You have exceptional interpersonal collaborative facilitation organizational conflict management communication and leadership skills.

• You have the ability to facilitate the learning of others through effective consulting and presentation skills.

• You have expert working knowledge of relevant legislation.

We value Diversity and Inclusion

The College values diversity and inclusion and is committed to employment equity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates including Aboriginal/Indigenous Persons Black/African Nova Scotians members of racially visible communities persons with disabilities persons of a minority sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression and women. Applicants from these communities wishing to self-identify may do so by completing the online questionnaire within the application.

NSCC is organized into five campus regions and three stand-alone campuses. Each region and stand-alone campus is led by a designated Principal and regional management team which supports NSCCs commitment to accessible high-quality education across the province.

• Eastern Region: Includes Pictou Campus Strait Area Campus and Wagmatcook Learning Centre
• Northern Region: Includes Truro Campus Cumberland Campus and Amherst Learning Centre
• Metro Region: Includes Akerley Campus and IT Campus
• Southwest Region: Includes Lunenburg Shelburne Burridge Campuses and Digby Learning Centre
• Valley Region: Includes Kingstec Campus Annapolis Valley Campus and the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS)

Stand-Alone Campuses:

• Ivany Campus
• Sydney Waterfront Campus
• eCampus

All NSCC positions are advertised every Tuesday and Thursday. To learn more about us and our hiring process please follow this link.

Candidates selected for interviews will be expected to provide at least three recent occupational references. The successful candidate will be expected to provide official transcripts to show proof of academic achievements.

NSCC is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. As part of this commitment NSCC will ensure that applicants are provided reasonable accommodations as required. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process please contact Nikki Berrigan HR Generalist at emailprotected. Our Employee Workplace Accommodation Policy can be found here.