ChildServe is looking for an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist to oversee the organizational staff and facility OSHA safety and security program. This position will enhance ChildServe’s culture of safety by developing and implementing cost-effective policies and protocol to prevent and respond to staff and visitor incidents/injuries.

What You'll Do

• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, aligning protocols, and advising management on needed actions. Includes but is not limited to OSHA initiatives aligned with staff safety and CARF accreditation.
• Facilitate the organizational Safety Council. Partner with HR, Facilities, and service leaders to lead research of best practices, develop cost-effective recommendations and solutions as appropriate, and prioritize and implement improvement initiatives. 
• Evaluate the effectiveness of programs by evaluating processes, assessing data, and completing quality reviews. Identify and address safety and security risks within the organization and develop and implement action plans to address risks. 
• Lead safety-related operations in partnership with HR and Facilities teams. Develop and enhance policies, ensure processes are efficient and documented, coordinate drills, facilitate facility safety and security inspections, lead staff education/training initiatives and communications, and complete related tasks.
• Lead proactive organizational Emergency Preparedness Planning (EPP). Enhance the existing framework to ensure a coordinated organizational approach. Work with subject matter experts within each service to organize consistency across areas. Coordinate emergency manuals and materials across locations.
• Lead reactive emergency response initiatives related to staff safety. Develop and document specific protocols building on existing processes. Partner with HR, Facilities, and Communications to ensure organizational coordination to effectively manage emergencies related to facility security and staff safety.
• Develop relationships with community government emergency response agencies to ensure external communication is received and responded to appropriately. Support external community and internal security threats, weather events, staff and visitor medical emergencies.

What You'll Need 

• BA/BS in safety management, industrial hygiene, engineering, or related program.
• Three years of experience in corporate safety/security (healthcare preferred).
• Experience with OSHA healthcare requirements, facility security protocol, and emergency preparedness/business continuity planning preferred.
• OSHA certification preferred, or willing to obtain within one year post-hire.
• Ability to communicate effectively in reading, writing and speaking the English language.
• This position may be subject to COVID-19 safety requirements. If applicable, specific requirements will be discussed during the interview process.

Why ChildServe?

ChildServe has earned the title of Top Workplace every year since 2014. Here’s why employees love working here:

• Our work matters. We partner with families to help children with special healthcare needs live a great life.
• We’re not your average non-profit. We serve 5,600 children each year through over 30 specialty pediatric services in the Ames, Des Moines, and Iowa City areas. Many of our programs are one-of-a-kind.
• Our team members rock. Our teams are filled with people who care about their coworkers, and who believe that collaboration is key to providing exceptional care to children.
• Our learning never stops. As a non-profit dedicated to innovation, we’re proud to help many team members gain new certifications, continue their education, take their expertise to the next level, and find new opportunities to advance their career right here at ChildServe.
• We’re moving forward together. Experts across multiple disciplines work together to help kids get the best care possible.

Ready to leave work every day knowing you’ve made a difference for kids and families? Let’s move Forward Together - apply today!
ChildServe is an Equal Opportunity Employer.