Health and Safety Specialist

Overview

Worker’s Justice Project (WJP) (workers justice.org) was founded in 2010 to address the racial and economic injustices that low-wage immigrant workers face in New York City by building collective power to win institutional change. WJP runs two long-standing worker’s centers in Brooklyn. We promote justice and opportunity for low-wage immigrant workers in New York City by pushing for systematic enforcement and expansion of workplace protections, which include labor and occupational health and safety standards while advocating for industry-specific efforts to improve working conditions.

WJP also offers skills-building training to workers in health & safety and industry-specific areas, and we educate immigrant communities about their rights in the workplace and how to exercise those rights.

WJP is a fiscally sponsored organization of Third Sector New England, Inc. (TSNE) (tsne.org).

The Health and Safety Specialist works in both Worker’s Justice Project worker center locations in Williamsburg and Sunset Park (Brooklyn, NY). WJP is seeking a safety and health specialist to develop, coordinate and conduct safety and health training and campaigns in New York City for construction workers and other low-wage workers.

In addition to conducting training, the job includes outreach to workers, community-based organizations and distribution of appropriate safety and health materials. Candidates must be a self-starter, able to work independently and have a demonstrated record of successful programmatic work.

The Health and Safety Specialist will be part of WJP’s Construction Workers United (CWU) team, which works to strengthen and expand WJP’s membership, to win concrete, transformative workplace campaign victories, build a culture of safety in the workplace and contribute to long-term movement building in New York City and beyond.

This is a full time, exempt, salaried position and reports to the Director, CWU.

Essential Functions

• Conduct OSHA 30 and SST 10 Health and Safety Trainings in Spanish and English, targeted to immigrant construction workers
• Conduct additional safety and health training sessions for WJP members, day laborers and other low-wage workers as needs are identified
• Support members in filing OSHA complaints and forming health and safety campaigns against employers with unsafe working conditions
• Identify worker leaders and support in developing their leadership and engagement within the organization
• Support the coordination of health and safety committees and mentorship of worker leaders interested in becoming safety and health liaisons
• Work with the Program and Training Administrative Assistant to ensure all training information and documentation is collected to track and report to funders
• Work with the CWU team to build WJP’s base and develop WJP members
• Carry out the mission of WJP to provide education about occupational safety and health to day laborers, community organizations, immigrant and other low-wage workers
• Work with worker leaders, CWU team and partners to develop safety and health training programs
• Work with the CWU Team to conduct outreach to workers and community partners
• Create connections with WJP members and trainees with the goal of organizing workers into unions/worker collectives
• Develop training materials, including curricula, fact sheets, and other resources
• Respond to inquiries regarding workplace hazards and wage theft
• Participate in WJP meetings and activities
• Provide mentorship and support to WJP member-leaders who are leading health and safety campaigns and committees.
• Coordinate with the CWU to implement administrative and operational aspects of the program.
• Other duties as assigned.

We will consider exceptional candidates who demonstrate a strong combination of the specific qualifications and skills described below.

• Active OSHA authorized Construction Trainer.
• Bilingual;
  Strong written and verbal communications skills in English and Spanish, with ability to conduct workshops and trainings in both languages.
• Experience working with low-wage workers, immigrant communities, community organizations, and/or unions
• Organizing experience
• Health and…