Student Assistant, Health, Safety & Emergency Planning

Currently, we are looking to fill the following student vacancy:

Student Assistant, Health, Safety & Emergency Planning

• Contract, full-time
• May 4, 2026, to August 28, 2026
• Hourly rate: $18.75 – $20.29 (35 hours per week)
• Work location: 555 Courthouse Road, Cobourg

Reporting to the Health, Safety and Emergency Risk Manager, the Student Assistant, Health, Safety and Emergency Planning will assist the Health and Safety Coordinator and Emergency Planning Coordinator to develop, deliver, and maintain the Corporate Health, Safety, and Emergency Management Programs.

Duties & responsibilities

• Review health and safety policies; researching legislation for revisions and updates;
• Work with Health and Safety Coordinator to update the Risk Assessments/Workplace Hazards;
• Assist with training and orientation to schedule trainer and room bookings, RSVP lists for training, photocopy training material;
• Assist the Wellness Committee with scheduling, Jostle postings, promotional material;
• Audit compliance for Joint Health and Safety Committees;
• Assist with the health and safety initiative in drafting Safety Talks, distributing communications to other departments
• Index filing injury reports;
• Work with the Emergency Planning Coordinator to update the Emergency Plan;
• Work with Emergency Planning Coordinator to design emergency exercises, perform Hazard Identification Risk Analysis;
• Assist in the development and implementation of Emergency Preparedness for Public Education.
• Assist with Customer Care Representative duties.

Qualifications & skills

• Pursuing post-secondary education in Emergency Management or Health and Safety discipline
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Proficiency with database applications and administration systems, specifically Microsoft Office Suite.
• Enthusiasm for challenge and new initiatives.
• Highly motivated, service and team-oriented individual with an attention to detail.
• Enthusiasm for challenge and new initiatives.
• Ability to ensure confidentiality and understand the information that cannot be passed along to others.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills.
• You must be a fully licensed Class G driver with access to your own vehicle.

An acceptable driver’s abstract (3-year uncertified driver’s record) must be submitted with your application. Resumes submitted without an acceptable driver’s abstract will not be reviewed.

Eligibility requirements

A student is defined as a person between the ages of 18-30 at the start of the employment; registered as a full-time student in the current academic year (2025/2026) and intends to return to school on a full-time basis in the next academic year (2026/2027). As a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment, you are legally entitled to work in Canada. You must be available to work from May 4 to August 28, 2026.

How to apply

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be notified.

The successful candidates will be required to submit a satisfactory Police Record Check prior to the commencement of employment.

If you wish to apply for more than one job, please apply to each position individually.

When emailing your application, please ensure your up-to-date cover letter, résumé and driver’s abstract are submitted as a single document in Microsoft Word (.docx) or Adobe PDF (.pdf) format.

We invite you to submit your application by 4:30pm on Friday, January 23, 2026, to:

Human Resources
County of Northumberland
555 Courthouse Road
Cobourg, ON
K9A 5J6
Email: hr@northumberland.ca
Subject line: Student Assistant, Health, Safety and Emergency Planning

Please note that accommodations are available, upon request, to support applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. Please e-mail your request to accessibility@northumberland.ca or call 905-372-3329 ext. 2327. Alternative formats of this job posting are available upon request.

Personal information collected through the recruitment process will be used solely for the purpose of candidate selection, in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.