Position Title

Health, Safety and Risk Coordinator

Required Application Type

School Related Personnel

Salary/Pay Scale

Minimum Salary - $57,000/year Commensurate w/ exp

Job Description

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: The work involves responsibility for advising, training and providing technical assistance to the school district on matters related to compliance with federal, state and local regulations affecting occupational health and safety and

the environment. The work is performed under the direct supervision of the Director of Facilities with some latitude for planning and administering the work. The incumbent exercises no

supervision. Does related work as required.

 

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:

• Conducts training workshops and provides hazard assessments for school district personnel on health, safety and risk management topics such as: Right-to-Know, Hazard
• Communications, Blood-borne Pathogens, Emergency Preparedness, Lockout/Tagout,
• Respiratory Use, Personal Protective Equipment, Ergonomics, Asbestos Awareness, etc.;
• Inspects, registers and maintains district cooling towers;
• Advises school district administration and employees on matters related to compliance with various regulatory agencies such as the: NYS Department of Education, Environmental
• Protection Agency, Occupational Safety and Health Agency, New York State Department of
• Labor, New York State Department of Health, New York State Department of Environmental
• Conservation and New York State Occupational Safety and Health Agency;
• Identifies and inventories chemicals located within school district buildings, and maintains and distributes material safety data sheet handbooks throughout the school district;
• Assists and updates school district safety data sheets for chemicals located in buildings within the school district;
• Provides educational and technical support to the school district inspector-management planner during inspections;
• Provides technical assistance to school district regarding compliance with asbestos regulations;
• Tests the water quality in school district with wells;
• Assists and updates the school district’s asbestos management plan and coordinates and implements all minor asbestos related projects;
• Assists with maintaining and updating school district’s emergency management plan and attends emergency management meetings and table top exercises;
• Operates a variety of testing equipment and devices in school buildings;
• Organizes and leads monthly or quarterly school district safety committee meetings;
• Performs, documents and implements school district and/or municipal fire safety inspections and programs.

SALARY:  Minimum Salary - $57,000/year Commensurate w/ exp

LOCATION: District-Wide

 

Civil Service Title

Health, Safety and Risk Coordinator

Job Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

 

(A) Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree or higher and two (2) years of experience in health, safety and risk management training, coordination and compliance; OR,

(B) Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate’s degree and four (4) years of experience in health, safety and risk management training, coordination and compliance; OR,

(C) Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and six (6) years of experience in health, safety and risk management training, coordination and compliance.

Application Procedure

Candidates interested in applying must complete an online application. In addition, all applicants are requested to submit a current resume.  This is a competitive Schenectady County Civil Service position. Candidates must meet civil service requirements for appointment. Candidates must currently hold this title or be reachable on the civil service list when available. If a list is not available, this will be a provisional appointment and the successful candidate must take the appropriate civil service examination and be reachable. 

Job Category

Middle Management Employees

Job Location

Central Office

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