Specialist, Education Safety and Risk

Job Posting Title

Specialist, Education Safety and Risk

Regular

01-26-2026

Yes

Open Until Filled

Aloha mai! Mahalo for your interest in Kamehameha Schools. If you are looking for an opportunity to utilize your skills and talents and grow in your profession, while serving and strengthening our Native Hawaiian community, we would love to have you join our ʻohana!

Our aim
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Kamehameha Schools is hiring an Education Safety and Risk Specialist for Hawaii Island. This role will support and advocate for the safety, health, and well-being of haumana, faculty, and staff on our K-12 campus in Keaʻau, the 12 preschool sites on Hawai‘i Island and various ‘Aina Pauahi locations. Kuleana will include huaka’i safety assessments, on-campus OSHA work & inspections, wildfire site inspections, conducting staff safety and CPR training, safety consultation and more.

Our ideal candidate will have…

• At least 5 years of safety experience.
• Excellent communication skills will be critical to effectively train and convey the importance of KS safety policies and procedures. (Communicating from a place of caring, not compliance enforcement.)
• Ability to think through and navigate difficult situations.

Oversees the implementation and administration of programs, protocols and procedures to ensure the maintenance of the safety, health and environment of the students, faculty and staff of Kamehameha Sites. Ensures compliance with all county, state and federal occupational safety, health and environmental laws, regulations and guidelines as well as with KS environmental, health and safety policies and procedures.

Risk Management

• Faculty and Staff:
  Develops, implements, and maintains protocols and procedures to ensure compliance with federal, state and county regulations; including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health (HIOSH) and the Department of Health.
• Ensures that all postings and recordkeeping comply with current regulatory guidelines (e.g. SDS Safety Data sheets).
• Develops, implements, and maintains on-site safety, environmental, and/or emergency management programs designated to respond to individual situations and to improve the overall safety conditions on Site. Works with Education Safety and Risk Manager to update existing policies and procedures and amends/implements/develops additional procedures as necessary. Prepares the personal protective equipment risk assessments and ordering of such equipment to meet the needs of the staff.
  
  Keeps up-to-date on current federal, state and local legislation, regulation changes, fire/safety codes and manuals, and current emerging issues and trends.

Students

• Inspects various labs and other educational spaces to ensure equipment meets safety standards including guards, shields, etc. Monitors that equipment is regularly and properly maintained, students have been instructed and trained to properly and safely operate equipment and that proper PPE is available and used properly.
• Reviews procedures in labs to ensure students have been properly oriented and trained. Review documented training logs to validate completion. May offer suggestions for training and PPE use if applicable. Provides/ conducts/ develops training for students in conjunction with Operating Units staff relative to Safety and Health when applicable.

Develops and submits government environmental reports, applications and correspondence (City and County and State Department of Health liaison related to environmental compliance including but not limited to EPCRA, storm water and industrial wastewater, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures planning and compliance.)

• Trains, communicates, and educates the Site and KS community in all areas of safety and risk compliance and maintains documentation of participants and training provided. Develops formal training program by skill set. Coordinates training with the Operating Units and maintains training calendar for all positions to ensure all mandatory trainings occur on a timely basis.
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