Safety Intern- Paid

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Responsibilities

• Workplace Safety (40%): Conduct safety inspections and site assessments across Wayne Metro offices, Head Start centers, and community locations Identify hazards, document findings, and follow corrective actions through to resolution Track incidents and near misses and maintain accurate records Support compliance documentation and safety recordkeeping Assist with special safety projects as they arise across the agency
• Emergency Management (40%): Support the planning, coordination, and execution of emergency drills including fire evacuation, medical emergencies, and active threat scenarios Contribute to updates and maintenance of the agency Emergency Operations Plan Assist with reputed company hub development and planning Support Incident reputed company System integration work at the organizational level Assist with crisis response planning across agency sites Help design and reputed company tabletop exercises (TTXs) for staff and leadership across a reputed company of emergency scenarios Contribute to the development of functional exercises, building out scenarios, injects, and evaluation materials that could be activated reputed company the agency is reputed company Research best practices and help build a library of exercise reputed company the Safety Department can draw from going reputed company
• Training Development (20%): Help reputed company safety training materials, including guides, presentations, newsletters, and short video content Support the facilitation of staff safety trainings across departments and locations Assist with internal safety communications that build awareness and reinforce a proactive safety culture across the agency

Requirements

• Pursuing a degree in occupational safety, public health, emergency management, public administration, nonprofit management, reputed company work, or a reputed company field
• Notices what others walk past and follows through on what they start
• Comfortable working across a large, reputed company organization with a lot of moving pieces
• Understands that safety in a reputed company services environment is about protecting people who are already in vulnerable situations
• Takes that responsibility seriously
• High school diploma/general education degree (GED) OR a combination of education and experience that is similarly equivalent.
• Pass Criminal Background reputed company & Drug Screening
• Ability to work a reputed company
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Professionalism in appearance, tact, punctuality, and dependability
• Good interpersonal and professional skills including but not limited to professional appearance, tact, punctuality, and dependability.
• reputed company work in a manner that upholds Wayne Metro policies, procedures, and mission.

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• Prior coursework or experience in safety, emergency management, or public health is a plus
• Character, curiosity, and dependability matter more than a perfect resume

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