Health and Safety Officer

Health and Safety Officer

Ref:

RES233

Full time

£38,890 - £41,881 per annum

You will work as part of the Council’s Corporate Health and Safety function covering Operational H&S, Strategic H&S and Learning and Development.

You will initially work from home, moving to an Agile working model with a future blend of home and office based work in the Civic Centre, Newcastle. The post will involve some site-based travel and work.

The successful candidate will be involved in delivering a wide range of H&S functions including: the review of corporate policies & codes, development and review of risk assessments and H&S website content, training design and delivery, development and delivery of targeted H&S audits and initiatives, provision of H&S advice to managers in different risk areas of the business, delivery of fire risk assessments and accident screening and investigations across a range of council service functions.

The successful candidate should have recent experience as a practising health and safety officer/advisor in relevant sectors, for example: general health and safety, education, facility services, social care, waste and/or the highways/construction sector etc. You should hold the NEBOSH Health & Safety Diploma or equivalent qualification. It is desirable that you also hold a relevant L3 or L4 fire safety risk assessment qualification and/or the NEBOSH Construction Certificate.

This opportunity will appeal to candidates seeking an opportunity to further their professional career development in H&S risk management. To apply for this role you will need to be confident and a good communicator with a wide and varied audience, be a good team worker, have a flexible approach to work, be able to meet deadlines and have good IT skills.

For more information about this post or working generally in the public sector, please contact Katherine Chapman, H&S Team Manager on 07790890703 or Simon Shaw, Senior H&S Officer on 07790890713 for a confidential chat.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to submit a video presentation and attend a competency-based interview on Wednesday 13 September 2021 at Newcastle Civic Centre.

Previous candidates need not re-apply.

Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk, select 'Apply Now' and complete our online application form.

Permanent

Closing date:

2 September 2021