Director, Occupational Safety and Health

Summary:

The Director, Occupational Safety and Health will ensure that a safe and healthy environment is maintained for employees, volunteers, clients and visitors at all ASPCA facilities, including mobile clinic facilities and field deployments, to ensure that all employees at the ASPCA can safely and confidently work achieve the ASPCA mission and serve the animals in our care.

Who We Are

The ASPCA’s Legal Department helps the ASPCA to achieve its organizational goals of preventing animal cruelty by assessing and managing risk. The Legal Department prioritizes respect for our internal clients, business partners, colleagues and others; excellence in the work that we perform and the advice that we provide; and active engagement in the life-saving work of the ASPCA by showing up for our colleagues, clients, and constituents.

What You’ll Do

The Director, Occupational Safety and Health is responsible for leading the development, implementation and continuous improvement of ASPCA’s occupational health and safety strategy across all facilities, mobile clinics and field deployments. This role ensures compliance with federal, state and local workplace health and safety regulations while working to identify potential health and safety risks, to provide innovative approaches and systems that create a safe and healthy environment and strengthen a culture of safety across the ASPCA.

Director, Occupational Safety and Health reports directly to the Vice President, Safety and has no direct reports.

Where and When You’ll Work

• This remote-based position (which requires travel, as described below) is open to all eligible candidates based within the United States.

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 30% annually, as needed, such that you can visit each ASPCA facility at least once during each calendar year and more, as needed.

• Periodically serve as a weekend on-call member of the Safety Team in rotation with other members of the Safety Team.

What You’ll Get

Compensation

The target hiring range is based on where the employee works, which for remote roles is the employee’s primary location of residence, and its respective cost of labor. You can view which zone applies to you based on your location (aspca.app.box.com/v/aspcazonetable). For questions regarding locations not on the list, please send an email to Careers@aspca.org for

more information.

Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to education, training, experience, location, business needs, internal equity, market demands or budgeted amount for the role. The target hiring range is for new hire offers only, and compensation may increase beyond the maximum hiring range based on performance over time. The maximum of the hiring range is reserved for candidates with the highest qualifications and relevant experience. The expected hiring salary ranges for this role are set forth below and may be modified in the future.

• Zone 1: $98,000- $105,000 annually

• Zone 2: $109,000– $116,000 annually

• Zone 3: $119,000– $127,000 annually

Benefits

At the ASPCA, you don’t have to choose between your passion and making a living. Our comprehensive benefits package helps ensure you can live a rewarding life at work and at home. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Affordable health coverage, including medical, employer-paid dental, and optional vision coverage.

• Flexible time off that includes vacation time, sick and bereavement time, paid parental leave, 10 company paid holidays, and paid personal time off that allows you even more flexibility to observe the days that mean the most to you.

• Competitive financial incentives and retirement savings including a 401(k) plan with generous employer contributions — we match dollar for dollar up to 4% and provide an additional 4% contribution toward your future each year.

• Robust professional development opportunities including classes, on-the-job training, coaching and mentorship with industry-leading peers, internal mobility, opportunities to support in the field, and so much more.

For more information on our benefits offerings, visit our website.

Responsibilities:

Responsibility buckets are listed in general order of importance, and include but are not limited to:

 

Planning and Guidance on Occupational Health and Safety

• Provide organization-wide guidance to ensure health and safety of ASPCA employees, visitors, clients and others accessing our services at ASPCA facilities, mobile clinics and field deployments.

• Conduct worksite assessments to determine occupational risks and spearheads the development of appropriate plans for compliance with all federal, state and local laws and regulations for workplace health and safety, including OSHA and Cal-OSHA, working closely with site-level teams and program departments to find compliant solutions that work well in practice.

• Coordinate organizational response to emerging workplace health and safety risks.

• Draft, revise and maintain protocols to ensure regulatory compliance and effective risk management of health and safety issues.

• Assist with the investigation of and help mitigate workplace accidents or safety incidents.

• Coordinate with ASPCA colleagues and teams to ensure the collection of all necessary information for, and to draft reports and responses to, federal, state and local compliance audits or inquiries on occupational safety and health.

 

Training and Communication

• Create, update and conduct organization-wide training on occupational safety and health in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

• Effectively communicate to achieve and maintain compliance and enhance an organizational culture of health and safety.

• Orchestrate development and dissemination on occupational health and safety practices and protocols in conjunction with ASPCA colleagues and teams.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of existing governing laws and regulations, including The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), State of California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA), and emerging guidance promulgated by federal and state agencies regarding workplace health and safety required. Experience working within OSHA frameworks preferred.

• Proven ability to develop, implement and continuously improve occupational health and safety programs across multi-site operations

• Ability to design and deliver organization-wide occupational health and safety training programs

• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly to diverse audiences

• Ability to manage projects, including demonstrated reliability, follow-through, meeting deadlines, time management, and managing multiple priorities

• Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Ability to collaborate cross-departmentally and cross-functionally

• Ability to exemplify ASPCA’s core values and behavioral competencies

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience required

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certification required

• 4 years of professional level occupational health and safety experience required

• Experience developing and maintaining safety management systems and compliance documentation required

• Experience conducting worksite assessments to determine occupational risks required

• Experience drafting protocols preferred

• Experience developing and presenting training sessions to be delivered in-person and virtually, preferred

• Experience partnering with other teams within an organization (e.g. Legal, Human Resources, Facilities and operational teams) on safety and safety-related issues preferred

 

  

Language:

English (Required)

Education and Work Experience:

Bachelors

  

Our EEO Policy:
The ASPCA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, age, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the ASPCA’s standard application process, which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on the ASPCA. Please inform the ASPCA’s People Team if you need an accommodation in order to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Individuals seeking employment are considered without regards to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, age, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

ASPCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V).

About Us:
The ASPCA was founded in 1866 on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and respectful treatment by humans and must be protected under the law. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation with more than two million supporters nationwide, the ASPCA is committed to preventing cruelty to dogs, cats, equines, and farm animals throughout the United States.

The ASPCA is headquartered in New York City, where we maintain a full-service animal hospital, spay/neuter clinic, mobile spay/neuter and primary pet care clinics, a rehabilitation center for canine victims of cruelty, kitten nursery, adoption center, and two community veterinary centers.

The ASPCA also operates programs and services that extend nationwide. We assist animals in need through on-the-ground disaster and cruelty interventions, behavioral rehabilitation, animal placement, legal and legislative advocacy, and the advancement of the sheltering and veterinary community through research, training, and resources.

At the ASPCA, we are committed to fostering a collaborative and compassionate culture and we welcome all voices to contribute to our lifesaving mission. Our staff represent a vast array of backgrounds and diversity dimensions, bringing with them valuable experiences and perspectives. They join the ASPCA to learn, grow, and continually do their best work on behalf of animals. We are inspired by our staff, partners, and the communities we support across the country who work to improve animal lives. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion at the ASPCA because it elevates our organizational culture, aligns with our Core Values, and enables us to move further and faster toward the ASPCA’s vision – that all animals live good lives; valued by society, protected by its laws, and free from cruelty, pain and suffering.

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