Quality Assurance Specialist and Safety Officer

Are you passionate about quality, compliance, safety, and making a difference in your community? Do you enjoy solving problems, improving processes, and helping create safe environments where people can thrive?

At Arc Herkimer, our mission is to empower people with disabilities and enrich lives throughout our community. We're looking for a dedicated and proactive Quality Assurance Specialist / Safety Officer to help us maintain excellence across our programs and facilities.

• Conduct audits, reviews, and assessments to ensure compliance and quality standards are met.
• Assist with HIPAA privacy and security compliance efforts.
• Support agency-wide quality improvement initiatives.
• Conduct investigations and reviews as assigned.
• Interpret regulations and help departments develop effective compliance processes.
• Provide training and guidance to staff on quality and compliance topics.
• Help strengthen systems that support outstanding services for the people we support.

• Lead and coordinate Arc Herkimer's agency-wide safety program.
• Chair the Safety Committee and promote a culture of safety.
• Conduct and oversee safety inspections across agency locations.
• Track, analyze, and report safety data and trends.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, NFPA, OPWDD, and other applicable regulations.
• Coordinate safety training programs for employees.
• Oversee safety equipment inspections and maintenance.
• Assist with emergency preparedness, disaster planning, and workplace safety initiatives.

• Workplace safety experience required.
• Knowledge of OSHA, NFPA, OPWDD regulations, and compliance standards preferred.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to interpret regulations and implement practical solutions.
• Experience conducting audits, inspections, investigations, or reviews.
• Agency-approvable driver's license required.

• Associate's Degree in Human Services or a related field and three (3) years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or a related field and one (1) year of relevant experience.
• High School Diploma/GED and five (5) years of relevant experience.

• Make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals with disabilities.
• Help strengthen quality services across the agency.
• Promote a safe and healthy work environment.
• Be part of a team committed to continuous improvement and excellence.
• Support Arc Herkimer's mission of empowering people with disabilities and enriching lives throughout our community.

Equal Opportunity Policy Statement

Arc Herkimer values diversity and seeks to sustain an environment in which the unique talents of each individual can flourish and contribute to the Arc Herkimer mission. It is the policy of Arc Herkimer not to discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant for employment on the basis of their race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), predisposing genetic characteristics/genetic information or carrier status, domestic violence victim status, ancestry, ethic group identification, traits historically associated with race, citizenship, creed, marital status, familial status, reproductive health decision making, and all other categories protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, including a known relationship or association with any member of a protected class. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, advertising, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination of employment, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training/development at all levels of employment.

Arc Herkimer prohibits discrimination by or against employees, interns, representatives, vendors contractors, and all other persons doing business with or for the agency.

The agency is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action in all aspects of its business and will utilize affirmative action to make employment decisions so as to further the principle of equal employment opportunity.