An exceptional new instruction for a Health & Safety Officer which is placed within the public sector and is offered either on a long term temporary OR permanent basis depending on your circumstances.

The Job Purpose

Lead Officer for the enforcement of Health & Safety
To act as Corporate Health & Safety Officer ensuring the company complies with Health, Safety & Fire legislation.
Ensure all statutory and non-statutory functions and completed and recorded for all aspects of Health, Safety & Wellbeing.
Develop, manage and promote all aspects of Health & Safety policies and procedures.
To provide technical support and contribute towards the provision of an effective Health & Safety function by directly working with all functions.

Financials & Hours of Work:

37 hours per week
Monday to Friday
Salary: £41,567.00 - £47,516.00 per annum depending on experience

Main Duties:

Undertaking operational tasks, ie. risk assessments
Develop new/improved systems for recording information
Ensure the Council carries out its statutory health & safety role in relation to staff, operations and as a corporate landlord.

Experience & Knowledge we are seeking:

Demonstrable knowledge, experience and expertise in relation to relevant Health & Safety legislation and best practice
Relevant Health & Safety Enforcement
Relevant Experience in Corporate Health & Safety role, ie. Safety Officer
Demonstrable technical and specialist knowledge
Experience with MS Office Systems, ie. Word, Excel and Outlook

Essential Qualifications we are seeking:
A relevant Environmental Health related qualification and EHORB (Environmental Health Officers Registration Board) registration OR
• NEBOSH General, Fire & Environmental Certificated
• IOSH Health and Safety “Managing Safely” Qualified
• Root Cause Analysis trained
• Risk Assessment Trained
• Technician Level for IOSH Membership

Desirable (non-essential):
Experience in event safety
Hold Health & Safety Authorisations
Relevant experience of m3 software

Corporate Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
Adhering to Council safeguarding responsibilities and procedures
To comply with legislation council policies and procedures including GDPR, Freedom of Information Act, Information Security Policy etc
To actively demonstrate the values and behaviours of the council
To communicate openly and honestly with colleagues
Undergo any training as deemed necessary to be able to fulfil the requirements of the job
To contribute towards the development and achievement relevant corporate and service objectives by suggesting ideas for service improvements.



If you have the skills, knowledge and experience we are seeking then your application is warmly welcomed.


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