Safety & Health Compliance Specialist
National Heritage Academies
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Location
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Quick overview
The specialist maintains safety and health compliance documentation and ensures schools meet local, state, and authorizer standards. Key duties include monitoring emergency drill logs, managing safety training via the Vector platform, and coordinating safety equipment procurement.
Requirements summary
An associate's degree is required, though a bachelor's degree is strongly preferred. Candidates should ideally have 2-4 years of professional experience, preferably within a health and safety environment.
Job description
Summary
The Safety & Health Compliance Specialist supports the Safety & Health team in maintaining compliance with safety regulations and health standards required by various states and school authorizers. This role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders to ensure schools meet all required compliance obligations.
Company Information
- National Heritage Academies (NHA) partners with communities to build and operate public charter schools.
- Founded in 1995, today NHA serves over 100 schools in nine states, with more than 65,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
- Our schools are designed to eliminate the achievement gap and provide school choice to families so their children are prepared for success in college, career, and life.
- A majority of our schools consistently outperform their local district on the state test.
- According to the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University, NHA is a leading performer among charter schools and management organizations, outperforming both conventional district schools and other charter school operators.
- In addition, according to our employee survey, over 90% of respondents agree that the work they do is meaningful to them.
- Join our team.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Collect, track, and maintain safety and health compliance documentation and other internal safety records.
- Partner with Service Center Safety Specialists, school leadership, School Safety Specialists, and school office staff to ensure compliance with local, state, and school authorizer standards.
- Works directly with NHA’s Compliance Team, ensuring that all compliance requirements are executed with fidelity.
- Manages the collection of emergency drill schedules and the review and monitoring of school’s emergency drill logs throughout the school year.
- Monitors safety & health compliance training through the Vector training platform.
- Assists with ordering safety and health-related equipment for schools as needed, including epinephrine auto-injectors, AED batteries and pads, and bleed control kits.
- Assists with coordination and monitoring of CPR training compliance.
- Support, tracking, documentation, and follow-up related to student internet monitoring alerts and the visitor management process.
- Maintains an active roster of school safety specialists, responds to safety team inbox inquiries, and indexes safety team training content emails.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Associate’s degree required; bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
- 2-4 years of professional experience preferred.
- Experience in a health and safety environment preferred.
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
This is an in-person position at our NHA Service Center located at 3850 Broadmoor Ave., Grand Rapids, MI.
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National Heritage Academies is an equal-opportunity employer.