Disability Management and Benefits Specialist

Disability Management and Benefits Specialist (Temporary)

Join us at Ottawa Community Housing, where we are more than a home to about 33,000 tenants across approximately 15,500 homes. As Ottawa's largest social and affordable housing provider, ranking second-largest in Ontario and fourth-largest in Canada, we're committed to enhancing tenant well-being through partnerships with local service providers and support agencies.

At OCH, diversity and equal opportunities are at the core of our workplace culture. We strive to mirror the vibrant communities of our city and have been honoured as the National Capital Region's Top Employer every year since 2018.

Together, we're transforming tenants' lives by
“providing more than a home, because we care”.

Joining OCH means making a meaningful difference every day. We provide opportunities to positively impact your community in multiple ways. Recognizing that our employees are the cornerstone of our organization, we offer a comprehensive and competitive compensation and benefits package, flexible work options, professional development opportunities, health and wellness programs, and more.

OCH is currently seeking a Disability Management and Benefits Specialist. They will be responsible for leading the coordinated development and implementation of proactive disability management programs and practices, including ongoing case management that effectively prevent and manage occupational and non-occupational health-related absences.

This role directly supports employees through disability and return-to-work processes, benefits administration, and wellness programs, helping staff feel supported and valued throughout their employment journey. By providing guidance to employees and managers and ensuring the consistent application of policies and collective agreements, the Disability Management and Benefits Specialist directly contributes to Ottawa Community Housing’s mission and strategic priorities.

• Coordinate, lead and support activities that enable the planning, development and delivery of a broad range of programs, initiatives and activities related to attendance and disability management, total compensation, benefits and employee wellness
• Track, monitor, and provide case management for extended sick leave, and LTD and WSIB cases, including completing required forms, maintaining files and coordinating with benefits providers and other involved stakeholders
• Ensures accurate inputting, updating, and validating of employee data within HRIS and with benefit carriers.
• Develops and maintains ongoing relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including staff, management, medical providers, insurance carriers, legal representatives and other third-party entities
• Supports ergonomic assessments and the implementation of approved recommendations
• Coordinates initiatives and activities that engage and promote employee workplace health, safety and wellness
• Undertake research, compile and analyzes data, and prepare reports, recommendations, and presentations that enable departmental and corporate planning, decision making and continuous improvement
• Undertake data analysis, and support the identification of trends, observations and insights
• Develop and maintains system that support information gathering, organization, tracking and reporting
• Support the development, maintenance and monitoring of identified metrics and reports and data visualization graphs, charts and dashboards
• Support and coordinate the development and implementation of human resources related policies, procedures, and documentation…