Departmental Safety Coordinator Details

Departmental Safety Coordinator

County of San Diego - San Diego, CA

Employment Type : Full-Time

DEPARTMENTAL SAFETY COORDINATOR

An exceptional job opportunity for persons with professional experience in safety managementThis is a series recruitment that may be subject to suspend on Monday, January 4, 2021, at 11:59 p.m.

The Departmental Safety Coordinator will be primarily responsible for planning, developing, and implementing a comprehensive safety program; coordinating safety education and training staff supporting the San Diego County Library's 33 branches. This position will be responsible for conducting facility inspections and audits, risk assessment and preparing evaluation reports; recommending and implementing strategies to enhance safety policies and procedures, and mitigate hazards.

The successful candidate will have the ability to communicate well with all levels of staff, manage multiple priorities with competing deadlines in the management of safety and training programs, will be required to analyze occupational safety and health legislation and regulatory changes, keep current on new developments, and incorporate mandated regulatory changes governing safe work practices.

Departmental Safety Coordinators are allocated to the San Diego County Library (SDCL), Department of General Services (DGS), Department of Public Works (DPW), District Attorney Office, Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA) and Sheriff's Department. The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill a vacancy in San Diego County Library; however, the eligible list may be used for future vacancies in other allocated departments.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency with an emphasis in industrial engineering, health science or occupation safety and health, or a closely related field; AND,
• Two (2) years of experience in the development and implementation of safety programs.

Note: Additional related experience, as described above, may substitute for the education requirement on a year-to-year basis.

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Evaluation:
Qualified applicants will be placed on a 12-month eligible list based on scores received during the evaluation of information contained in the supplemental application questionnaire. Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the responses you provide on the supplemental application form will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in the initial screening process your application will be reviewed individually to confirm that the information you provided is accurate and qualifying. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a job, on a case-by-case basis. The County of San Diego and its employees embrace the Live Well San Diego vision: A region that is Building Better Health, Living Safely and Thriving. Click here for more information www.livewellsd.org.
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