OHS Assistant (Temporary 1 year role)

As part of the National Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) team, the OH&S assistant will be supporting important work that helps reduce time lost from workplace injuries and contributes to maintaining a safe and healthy environment for employees.

In this role, you will support employee health and safety claims, assist with OH&S initiatives, collaborate with local management teams throughout the claims and recoveryatwork process, and help ensure that health and safety data is accurately recorded and reported.

At Paladin, we value continuous learning and development at every stage of a career. Because we operate in all provinces, having a basic understanding of provincial OH&S regulations, or a willingness and enthusiasm to learn, is important to succeed and grow in this position.

This role is a temporary role to covering a maternity leave between May 15 2026 – June 1, 2027.

Job Requirements:

• Support with administrative work as required.
• Communicate directly with insurance boards, injured workers and managers to support recovery-at-work programs.
• Submit required documentation to legislative bodies in compliance with regulatory standards within required timelines.
• Assist in designing and implementing modified work offers to support return-to-work programs.
• Create, organize, and maintain confidential case files in accordance with privacy requirements.
• Track and document all incidents including near misses for recordkeeping and statistical analysis.
• Ensuring Paladin’s National OH&S tracker is updated and contains accurate information by maintaining up-to-date injury data.
• Supporting with OH&S program development.

**Job Skills:**The successful candidate will demonstrate the required competencies and align with Paladin’s corporate culture and CARE values.

• Knowledge of WCB (Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan) an asset
• Knowledge of claims management and asset.
• A willingness to learn provincial OH&S rules and regulations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Office 365 (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) and SharePoint.
• A willingness to learn and navigate Paladin’s various software programs.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, complemented by effective presentation abilities.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Legally Authorized to work in Canda