Community Safety Officer

Title: Community Safety Officer

Department: Governance

Status Regular Full Time

Pay Grid: Salary Range 6 ($67,040.00 to $92,180.00 per year)

Reporting to:Director of Operations

Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Community Safety Officer is responsible for the development, update and implementation of an overall Comprehensive Safety Plan. This includes overall planning for community wildfire protection, flood planning, and strategies to address other community risks. The position advocates for and recommends the inclusion of risk studies in the Nation’s long-term capital plans, land use plans, and other organizational plans and policies.

The Community Safety Officer also leads and supports the Nation’s occupational health and safety program to help protect employees, community members, facilities, and infrastructure.

• Develop, update and implement a comprehensive Community Safety Plan, including wildfire, flood, geotechnical, animal, violence-prevention and other identified community risks.
• Develop and administer safety programs, workplans and budgets, and seek external funding for large-scale safety and risk-reduction projects.
• Coordinate or support community wildfire protection planning, floodplain mapping, geotechnical hazard assessments, fuel-management projects, diking and related safety infrastructure.
• Monitor emerging risks and provide timely advice and reports to the CAO, leadership and relevant departments regarding high-water events, fire risk, severe weather and other hazards.
• Participate in the Líl̓wat Nation Emergency Operations Committee and support emergency preparedness, response, recovery exercises and after-action reviews.
• Develop or recommend community safety laws, bylaws, policies and procedures, including those related to burning, animals and other community hazards.
• Liaise with Stl’atl’imx Tribal Police, the Líl̓wat Fire Department, emergency-management partners, regulators, service providers and neighbouring jurisdictions.
• Work with Whistler Animals Galore and other partners to support animal safety and wellness clinics.
• Lead and support the organization’s occupational health and safety program in accordance with applicable legislation, regulations, policies and accepted practices.
• Coordinate and support the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee, including meetings, required training, recommendations, records and follow-up actions.
• Plan and conduct workplace inspections, hazard assessments, safety audits and corrective-action follow-up across departments and worksites.
• Lead or support investigations of workplace incidents, injuries, near misses, unsafe conditions and complaints; identify root causes and recommend preventive measures.
• Maintain systems for incident reporting, WorkSafeBC-related documentation, training records, inspections, investigations and audit readiness, in coordination with Human Resources and departmental leaders.
• Develop and deliver safety orientation, toolbox talks and required training related to workplace hazards, emergency procedures, safe work practices and regulatory compliance.
• Advise leaders and employees on hazard controls, safe work procedures, modified work considerations and appropriate internal or external supports where safety concerns intersect with physical, mental or emotional well-being.
• Promote culturally safe, respectful and trauma-informed approaches when responding to incidents, conflict, violence, harassment or employees in distress, while maintaining appropriate confidentiality and role boundaries.
• Recommend and support corrective or enforcement measures when safety requirements, standards or procedures are not followed.
• Prepare reports, briefings, policies, procedures and recommendations for leadership and committees.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Diploma, certificate or degree in occupational health and safety, emergency management, community safety, workplace wellness or a related field. An equivalent combination of education, training and relevant experience may be considered.
• Three to five years of relevant experience in occupational…