National COSH — Jobs Board

Current job openings from our network of health and safety
and worker advocacy organizations. If you have a job offering
you would like to see listed here, please email us.

Posted 4/12/2021 - Assistant Director, Occupational Safety and Health Office, UFCW: United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), a powerful voice for working men and women, is seeking an Assistant Director to provide support to the Director to carry out the safety and health operations of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) office. The OSH office collaborates with UFCW Departments and Divisions to integrate workplace safety and health into the work they do with an emphasis on UFCW-growth related activities. More details

Posted 4/05/2021 - Domestic Policy Advisor, OXFAM (Washington, D.C., USA): Responsible for providing strategic guidance and implementation in support of Oxfam’s domestic policy agenda. The Advisor will focus on issues specific to policy in the US as well as issues in which US policy/practice has global impact. In each policy area, the Advisor will bring a focus to the intersection of inequality, racial equity, and gender justice on marginalized communities. The Advisor will advise teams and develop power analyses that inform Oxfam’s policy positions in Congress, with the Executive Branch, and at the state level. More details

Posted 3/31/2021 - Execuive Director, WNYCOSH: The Executive Director provides the organization with overall strategic direction, management, and leadership. In addition, will coordinate policy advocacy that promotes better worker safety and health condition, represents the organization before the public and the media and has the primary responsibility for procuring funding for the organization. WNYCOSH is a 42 year old workers right organization. If you think you can help WNYCOSH grow into it’s next phase, please feel free to apply. More details

Posted 3/27/2021 - Regulatory/Policy Specialist, National Nurses United (NNU): The nation’s largest nurses’ union and professional association, seeks a committed professional who has successfully helped develop politically progressive policies for the position of Regulatory/Policy Specialist in the Oakland-based Health Policy Department. We are seeking a like-minded and experienced professional who believes in our mission with a personal dedication to social justice issues to be our Regulatory/Policy Specialist. Key policy areas include Registered Nurse licensure and scope of practice, Medicare for All, public health and patient advocacy, health care equity, and health care delivery and payment systems. To apply send and email to michelle@nationalnursesunited.org with your current resume and a letter of application which specifically addresses how accomplishments in your career have prepared you for this position.

Posted 3/27/2021 - Staff Coordinator, Justicia Migrante (Biligual Spanish-English Required): The position’s focus is flexible and will be finalized based on the interests, abilities and experience of the hire. The staff is structured as a collective, with each staff member leading and supporting different and overlapping work areas, for this role the following skills are required: Leadership and Popular Education, Communications,  Development, and Immigrant Rights Campaigns. This will be based out of Migrant Justice’s office in Burlington, VT. To apply, send an email to info@migrantjustice.net with a letter of interest, resume, and two references in both English and Spanish.

Posted 3/22/2021 - Professional Staff, The House Committee on Education and Labor (Democratic staff): Provide expert advice, advance legislation and provide oversight on workplace safety and health, and to support policy making where workplace safety issues cross cut with the Committee’s initiatives in health, education and human services.The Candidate will draft legislation, organize and prepare materials for hearings, markups and floor activity; draft memos; research, track and report on workplace safety and health developments; engage with other committees and the full array of stakeholders; evaluate regulatory and legislative proposals from relevant agencies, including OSHA, MSHA, NIOSH, and the Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs; and coordinate with oversight and communications teams in support of the Committee’s agenda. To apply, applicants must submit a resume, cover letter, 3-5 page writing sample, and 3 professional references to E&L.Jobs@mail.house.gov with "Workplace Safety" in the subject line.

Posted 3/22/2021 - Program Director, Midstate COSH: Midstate COSH is in upstate New York and we work in the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier regions. Job duties include health and safety training, grant writing and other fundraising and community organizing and advocacy. Our work includes ergonomics, farmworker and immigrant worker health and safety and organizing and an active Teens Lead @ Work program.  The position will start at 3 ½ days but could become full time with additional fundraising by the new staff person. Bi-lingual Spanish will be an asset. More details: midstatecosh@gmail.com

Posted 3/17/2021 - Assistant Director, Occupational Safety and Health Office, UFCW: Assistant Director provide support to the Director to carry out the safety and health operations of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) office. The OSH office collaborates with UFCW Departments and Divisions to integrate workplace safety and health into the work they do with an emphasis on UFCW-growth related activities. The OSH office works with OSHA and other relevant outside agencies, as well as other labor unions, worker centers and coalitions, to advocate for UFCW worker safety and health. More details

Posted 3/17/2021 - Occupational Safety and Health Specialist, UFCW, OSH office: This role respond to requests from UFCW local unions in UFCW core industries, meatpacking, poultry, food processing and retail, as well as health care, for assistance on a variety of occupational safety and health issues. The OSH Specialist conducts safety and health trainings to staff, stewards and members. Organizing, both internal and external, will be a key function. The OSH Specialist will participate in organizer trainings and in organizing campaigns. This position will work on campaigns, as assigned by the Director, in coordination with the Organizing Department. The OSH Specialist will also service as liaison with the International Chemical Workers Union Council (ICWUC) Safety and Health Training Center. This position is based in Washington, D.C. More details

Posted 3/15/2021 - FTTE Environmental Health & Safety Rep/Organizer, Massachusetts Teachers Association: In response to the COVID public health crisis, provide access to environmental health & safety resources, including health & safety training, to MTA staff and local leaders; assist MTA staff and local leaders to support existing local EH&S committees and/or assist MTA staff and local leaders to organize new local EH&S committees where none are in place. More details

Posted 3/12/2021 - Executive Assistant (part-time), Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha: The Executive Assistant will support our Co-Directors, Board, and the broader staff team, playing a key role in helping to keep folks organized, focused, and moving in the same direction. The ideal candidate for this role is someone who takes joy in helping folks stay connected to each other, who is highly organized, detail-oriented, collaborative, curious, and leaderful - someone who is comfortable “managing up” where needed, able to prioritize effectively, able to handle confidential information or sensitive situations with poise and discretion, and is able to build trust effectively across all levels of the organization. More details

Posted 3/12/2021 - Human Resources Lead and Office Manager, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha: The Human Resources Lead and Office Manager will lead CTUL’s human resources body of work as well as manage our physical office location in South Minneapolis. We think of this role as guiding our people and culture work, as well as our physical space, to ensure that the team is supported to do our best work, grounded in our values, and aligned with our organizational purpose. This position reports to the Director of Strategic Operations and Organizational Effectiveness role and is a teammate to our Finance Lead. More details

Posted 3/12/2021 - Director, Strategic Operations and Organizational Effectiveness, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha: The Director of Strategic Operations and Organizational Effectiveness (OE) works to connect the dots across CTUL, ensuring that organizational culture, processes, and practices best serve our strategic priorities and impact on the ground. In this internal-facing role, the Director will partner with staff across the organization, supporting them to be powerful, impactful, and effective in their work. This role will be critical in identifying and operationalizing the infrastructure and collaboration CTUL needs internally to strengthen our existing systems and expand their effectiveness and build new systems and methods for collaboration and efficient, meaningful, and inclusive cross-team work. More details

Posted 3/12/2021 - Bilingual Spanish/English Organizer, The Greater Minnesota Worker Center: The Greater Minnesota Worker Center is looking for an organizer to build workers’ committees in the Latino community in Greater St. Cloud, Cold Spring, Willmar, and other areas across Central and Western Minnesota. Our mission is to bring together workers across ethnic backgrounds to advocate for changes on the job, this organizer would be tasked with building membership amongst Spanish-speaking workers to strengthen our broad committee of low-wage workers, especially in strategic industries. This organizer will work with the board and organizers to build a multi-lingual, multi-cultural committee of workers supporting each other’s struggles for justice. More details

Posted 3/12/2021 - Occupational Health & Safety Train, New Jersey Work Environment Council: WEC seeks a full-time bi-lingual Occupational Health & Safety (level 1) Trainer to conduct health and safety trainings, with an emphasis on COVID prevention and awareness for workers. Audience includes workers, hard to reach workers, unions, employers, and community organizations. This position will help WEC provide worker-oriented training, building the regional health and safety movement and developing working relationships with labor, environmental and community organizations. In addition, this position will also help WEC advocate for stronger workplace protections. The breakdown between training and advocacy is approximately 70% training and 30% advocacy. More details

Posted 3/4/2021 - Legal Director, Justice at Work - The Legal Director is an exciting opportunity to support innovative organizing efforts at a number of worker centers in the region, including workers in MA, RI and CT, while envisioning and executing strategic enforcement and litigation strategies with the private bar and government agencies -- all designed to support worker empowerment. More details