VOSH Safety Compliance Officer Apprentice - Roanoke

Title: VOSH Safety Compliance Officer Apprentice - Roanoke

State Role Title: Compliance/Safety Officer II

Hiring Range: $50,373

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept of Labor and Industry

Location: ROANOKE REGIONAL OFFICE

Agency Website: www.doli.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

A career with meaningful impact:
Are you looking for a career where you can make a positive contribution to the safety of working Virginians? If so, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) is seeking highly motivated career-oriented professionals to serve as Safety Compliance Officer Apprentice in the agency’s Roanoke Regional Office, Roanoke VA. Through your actions as a member of Virginia’s Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) team, you will help save lives and prevent injuries in the workplace. This position is an integral part of the Agency’s internal certification process and the Commonwealth of Virginia Registered Apprentice Program. It is partially funded from federal grant sources. This training program is approved under the GI Bill. Eligible veterans may qualify for full benefits.

Why State Government?
As an Employer of Choice, the Commonwealth of Virginia offers a comprehensive total compensation package to include health benefits, paid leave, and flexible work schedules. The following benefits are available to classified employees:
• Vacation and Other Leave
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Health Benefits
• Sickness and Disability Program
• Deferred Compensation with Cash Match
• Group, Optional Life, and Long-term Care Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program
• Retirement Plans
• State Employee Resources

Additional information relating to the benefits available to eligible state employees can be found online at: https://www.dhrm.virginia.gov/employeebenefits 

Duties and responsibilities:
Under the guidance of the Regional Safety Director, the Safety Compliance Officer Apprentice will conduct both routine and complex on-site inspections of private and public sector employers to ensure compliance with Virginia’s occupational safety laws and regulations. During a typical day, the Safety Compliance Officer Apprentice will be responsible for:
• Walking through work sites.
• Observing operations and interviewing staff.
• Identifying and evaluating hazards or code violations.
• Researching and analyzing regulations and complex policy standards.
• Demonstrate the ability to conduct non-complex inspections.
• Identify and evaluate occupational exposures.
• Analyze unsafe practices and workplace conditions to make initial recommendations for case file documentation and preparation.
• Properly using safety testing equipment.
• Testifying in legal hearings as needed.
• Participate in formal/informal conferences on an as needed basis.

Other related skills and experience:
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with a demonstrated ability to compose meaningful and accurate narrative reports and correspondence.
• Practical knowledge and demonstrated ability to use personal computers and the Microsoft office suite of applications.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain excellent interpersonal relationships.
• Ability to interact positively with customers in an inimical environment.
• Ability to properly wear a respirator if required, and to properly use other types of PPE.
• Ability to perform job duties objectively and effectively in scenes where individuals may have sustained serious injuries or death.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience interpreting, explaining, and/or applying federal or state occupational safety standards and regulations.
• Experience performing work site inspections to ensure compliance with occupational safety regulations.
• Experience recommending controls and corrective actions of safety hazards.
• Experience conducting investigations and/or participating in legal proceedings such as depositions and testifying in court.

Additional Considerations

• Certification in Industrial Safety, Industrial Engineering, Occupational Safety, or closely related field.
• Continuing certification in the areas of occupational safety.
• Bilingual fluency speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Special Requirements:
• Possession of a valid driver’s license at the time of hiring or within 30 days of hiring. Position is subject to annual driver’s license record check.
• Ability to travel overnight occasionally.
• Ability to respond to emergency calls after-hours on a rotational schedule or as needed.
• Ability to perform moderate physical activity that includes, but is not limited to, climbing stairs and ladders, bending, walking up and down inclines, occasionally lifting and carrying loads up to 30 pounds, etc.
• The selected candidate must pass a criminal background investigation, and successfully serve a 12-month probationary period effective from the date of employment if beginning employment as an original hire or re-employment.

Special Instructions:
The maximum hiring salary for the Safety Compliance Officer Apprentice is $50,373 annually, plus the State’s benefits package. The selected candidate will be expected to successfully complete a Registered Apprenticeship training program.

Applicants may be considered for a Safety Compliance Officer (Journeyman) based on experience and the qualifications demonstrated during the interview. The maximum hiring salary for the Safety Compliance Officer (Journeyman) is $60,905 annually, plus the State’s benefits package.

To apply, you must submit a completed State of Virginia Application for Employment at www.jobs.virginia.gov by 11:55pm on the posted closing date. A resume can be attached within the state application. The application and/or resume must be completed in a comprehensive manner and reference all pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as any training and experience that relates to the position. You must also provide your education on your state application. Interview candidates may be required to demonstrate the skills and abilities necessary for satisfactory performance of work. Mailed, faxed, or e-mailed applications and/or resumes will not be accepted or considered.

Current and former employees of the Commonwealth of Virginia who have either been laid off or will be laid off from State service, who indicate preferential hiring rights in the form of a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (yellow card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (blue card), must submit the card to our office by the application deadline. The card may either be scanned and attached to the application as a supplemental document or faxed to (804) 786-0139. Please include a fax cover sheet with your name and the position number for which you are applying.

The Department of Labor & Industry is committed to the goal of equal employment opportunity, with the intention that every employee and applicant for employment shall have an equal opportunity to be judged on the basis of their fitness and merit to participate in the terms, conditions, privileges, and benefits of employment. All candidates are afforded opportunities without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability.

DOLI Human Resources will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of accommodation in order to provide access to the application and/or interview process. If any assistance is needed when applying online, please contact DOLI at hr@doli.virginia.gov.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: No Phone Calls

Email: hr@doli.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.