Senior Safety Manager

Senior Safety Manager
 

Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt. Hybrid, with regular travel to program sites 

Location: California (Elevo program regions) 

Pay Range: $92,000-$110,000 

Reports To: SVP, Continuous Improvement  

Direct Reports: None at hire. Scope may expand as the safety function matures 

BENEFITS 

• Health (Elevo covers 50% of medical premium) 
• Dental & Vision (Elevo covers 75%) 
• No-Cost Long-Term & Short-Term Disability & Basic Life Insurance
• 401k Plan (Employer Match)
• Generous PTO

ABOUT US 

Elevo's mission is to transform the well-being of students, so they look forward to coming to school. Our WASC-accredited curriculum engages students and fosters social-emotional learning through fun, physically active games, sports, and enrichment activities across arts, humanities, and STEM. Through our Expanded Learning Opportunities Program, Before & After School Programs, and Summer & Intersession Programs, we create environments where students learn, move, and thrive beyond the classroom. 

THE ROLE 

The Safety Manager leads Elevo's safety strategy and day-to-day safety program management, with a clear focus on reducing injury frequency, strengthening prevention, and improving Workers' Compensation performance. This is a single point of ownership for injury prevention across every region and program, so safety operates as a managed discipline rather than a set of efforts spread across teams. 

The role sits at the intersection of Training, Field Operations, and People Operations. It embeds safety into onboarding, refresher training, field training, and manager development, identifies operational risk at the site level, and builds accountability for safe practices across the field. It also owns implementation of the recommendations from Elevo's May 2026 risk assessment, translating that report into prioritized action, named owners, and tracked progress. 

The best person in this seat is equally comfortable analyzing claims data and standing in a gym or on a blacktop watching how a program actually runs. They make safety practical and engaging for a largely part-time, early-tenure workforce, and they turn incidents into learning rather than paperwork. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Safety Strategy & Program Ownership 

• -Own Elevo's safety strategy and day-to-day safety program management, with accountability for reducing injury frequency and improving Workers' Compensation performance 

• -Lead implementation of the recommendations in Elevo's May 2026 risk assessment, including prioritizing first-year actions, coordinating cross-functional owners, and tracking progress against milestones 

• -Establish safety standards, pre-shift routines, and site-level expectations that hold up across regions and program types 

Training & Prevention 

• -Partner with the Training team to embed safety into onboarding, refresher training, field training, and manager development so safe practices are consistently taught, reinforced, and measured 

• -Redesign safety checkpoints and coaching reinforcement for the first ninety days of employment, where injury risk is highest 

• -Translate injury trends and field observations into practical recommendations that improve curriculum delivery, facilitation practices, and site safety expectations 

Field Partnership & Risk Identification 

• -Collaborate with Field Operations leaders to identify operational safety risks and improve site-level safety practices 

• -Conduct site visits and safety audits to observe delivery conditions, surface hazards, and validate that standards are being followed 

• -Build stronger accountability for injury prevention across regions, programs, and manager levels 

Incident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis 

• -Conduct and oversee root cause analyses for field injuries, near misses, and safety incidents to identify underlying drivers, corrective actions, and preventive measures 

• -Maintain a consistent investigation process so Elevo learns from patterns rather than responding to individual claims 

• -Track corrective actions to closure and verify that fixes hold in the field 

Reporting Culture & Engagement 

• -Design simple, engaging, and creative approaches to safety reporting, including gamified reporting and recognition strategies 

• -Increase near-miss reporting, hazard identification, and safe behavior reinforcement across the coach and site manager population 

• -Make safety visible and rewarding for frontline staff, so risks surface before injuries occur 

Data, Dashboards & Leadership Reporting 

• -Develop dashboards, metrics, and regular reporting on injury frequency, root causes, corrective actions, reporting participation, and program adoption 

• -Provide leadership with the data and trends needed to set expectations, measure compliance, and hold managers accountable for corrective actions 

• -Monitor the effectiveness of safety initiatives through trend analysis, field feedback, and audit results, and refine programs continuously 

Policy & Compliance Partnership 

• -Partner with People Operations, Training, and Field Operations to strengthen safety-related policies, job expectations, accountability measures, and performance management practices 

• -Ensure programs meet Cal/OSHA, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP), and other applicable regulatory requirements 

• -Partner with People Operations and the broker or carrier on claims review, return-to-work practices, and Workers' Compensation strategy 

Continuous Improvement 

• -Design and deploy a strategy to improve safety KPIs and install a Safety First culture in Operations. 

• -Design and deploy systems to sustain safety improvements in an accelerated growth and high attrition environment. 

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS 

Required 

• -5+ years in safety, risk management, or Environmental Health & Safety, including ownership of a safety program end to end 

• -Demonstrated experience reducing injury frequency or improving Workers' Compensation performance in a multi-site organization 

• -Working knowledge of Cal/OSHA requirements, IIPP administration, and incident investigation methodology 

• -Experience conducting root cause analysis (5 why’s, Fishbone, DMAIC A3) and driving corrective actions to closure 

• -Strong data skills, with the ability to build dashboards and translate trends into clear recommendations for leadership 

• -Ability to influence without authority across training, operations, and people functions 

• -Reliable transportation and ability to travel regularly between program sites across California 

Preferred 

• -Experience in education, youth development, sports, recreation, or another physically active service environment 

• -Experience supporting a large seasonal or part-time workforce with high early-tenure risk 

• -Professional certification such as CSP, ASP, CHST, or OSHA 30 

• -Experience designing engagement or recognition programs that lift frontline participation 

• -Bilingual (Spanish preferred in some regions) 

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & TRAITS 

• -Prevention-minded, focused on eliminating causes rather than managing claims 

• -Practical and field-credible, able to earn trust with coaches and site managers quickly 

• -Analytical, comfortable working with claims data, trends, and frequency drivers 

• -Creative, able to make safety engaging for a young, largely part-time workforce 

• -Organized and follow-through driven, with a bias toward closing loops 

• -Collaborative across functions, with the judgment to escalate when standards slip 

• -Project Management Skills (Planning and Execution) 

SUCCESS METRICS (FIRST YEAR) 

Performance is measured on the outcomes below. Baselines are set within the first thirty days, with targets agreed immediately after. Metrics are reviewed in the existing forums: monthly safety review, quarterly business review, and the annual Workers' Compensation renewal cycle. 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS 

• -Must pass DOJ & FBI Live Scan (background check) 

• -TB clearance 

• -Completion of Mandated Reporter Training (upon hire) 

• -Ability to meet physical demands of an active program environment 

The responsibilities listed above are intended to describe the primary duties of this role and are not an exhaustive list. Additional duties may be assigned based on program and business needs.