Manager Occupational Health and Wellness

Manager Occupational Health Safety and Wellness (Permanent Full Time)

Salary Range: 2024 Salary Range: $138,097 - $162,467 (
* The current collective agreement expires on December 31, 2024. Wages are subject to negotiated adjustments through collective bargaining).

Employment Type:

Permanent Full-Time

Working Condition:

In person, five days a week

Shift: Day

Working Days/

Hours:

Monday to Friday, 08.00 AM - 04.00 PM

Hours of Work: 40 Hours per week

Union:
Senior Officer Association (SOA)

Reason for Vacancy:
Backfill

Location:

WRPS HQ, 200 Maple Grove Rd, Cambridge, ON N3H 4R7

Final date to receive applications:
Sunday, June 21, 2026 by 11.59 PM

The Waterloo Regional Police Service provides high‑quality policing to more than 670,000 residents across the Region of Waterloo. Our region is a diverse and prosperous area in Southern Ontario, uniquely characterized by its blend of vibrant urban centres, Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo, and surrounded by the rural townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich. We take pride in our diversity and remain committed to fostering a people‑focused organization that reflects the strength and character of the communities we serve.

Manager, Occupational Health, Safety and Wellness advances and supports the development, maintenance and implementation of the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) wellness, abilities management, and occupational health and safety programs and policies, with a focus on maintaining and improving employee physical and mental well‑being.

• Provide informed advice and expertise related to occupational health, safety and wellness to Senior Leadership regarding the immediate and ongoing needs at all levels of the organization.
• Review and evaluate current occupational health, safety and wellness practices, identifying issues and making recommendations. Develop new long‑term and short‑term programs, policies, and initiatives that align with strategic business goals and support a healthy and engaged workforce.
• Manage the reporting requirements to the Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Health to ensure that critical injuries and illnesses are reported in a timely and compliant manner.
• Perform cost and productivity analyses of employee health and wellness program initiatives and apply metrics to assess impact to the organization. Report to management and prepare quarterly updates and annual reports
• Review contracts related to operations of the Branch; ensure adherence of third‑party providers to delivery standards.
• Responsible for overseeing the claims management of occupational and non‑occupational absences and the oversight of the coordination of the safe return‑to‑work program for ill or injured employees.
• Manage and oversee programs and services to reduce WSIB costs and short‑term and long‑term absence costs through effective and timely Early and Safe Return to Work (ESRTW) programs, and recognition of medical accommodation requirements
• Challenge questionable disability and WSIB claims by thorough review of background and medical information provided, initiating third‑party intervention, and representing WRPS at follow‑up meetings and court proceedings.
• Collaborate with the Manager, Total Compensation & HR Systems, WRPS benefits providers and internal stakeholders to examine return‑to‑work implications/strategies, long‑term disability (LTD) settlement strategies, and specific case approaches
• Provide oversight to Service‑wide occupational health, safety and wellness programs and education campaigns
• Oversee the investigation of hazards, incidents and other health and safety‑related issues and review safety recommendations
• Approve all research conducted by staff to develop Directives and Safe Work Practices for the…