Senior Health and Safety Advisor

Job Description

Senior Health & Safety Advisor.

Salary: £45,000 per annum.

Location: Remote.

Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week.

Benefits:  

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.
  
  

Why Action for Children?  

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. 

A Bit About The Role 

This is an exciting opportunity to join Action for Children as a Health & Safety Advisor. Reporting to the Head of Health & Safety you will have responsibility for health & safety across Action for Children ensuring legal compliance and best practice with relevant legislation and standards, to assist in actively promoting and developing a positive health and safety culture.

How You'll Help To Create Brighter Futures By

• Provide specialist advice, expertise, and support to Action for Children's managers and services to support understanding and application of health & safety policy and ensure statutory compliance across the organisation.
• Carry out accident, incident and near miss investigations.
• Carry out risk assessments and provide recommendations considering what could go wrong and deciding on suitable control measures to eliminate, reduce or minimise the risks of loss, damage, or injury in the workplace.
• Conduct site inspections and audits.
• Assist in development and delivery on health safety training topics and welfare.
• Support the Head of Health & Safety to proactively assist with the development, implementation, monitoring and review of Health & Safety strategies, policies and procedures, risk assessments and safe working practices.
• Assist the Head of Health & Safety to develop and maintain effective working relationships with Directors, managers, employees, trade unions, contractors/sub-contractors, partners other stakeholders.
  
  

Let's talk about you 

• Holds or is working towards NEBOSH Level 6 National Diploma for Occupational Health & Safety Management or equivalent.
• Certified Membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (CertIOSH) or equivalent.
• Excellent knowledge of health and safety legislation.
• Good knowledge of fire safety legislation.
• Good knowledge of food safety and environmental legislation.
• Demonstrable experience of effectively advising senior managers in health and safety matters.
• Experience working in or with a children’s or social care organisation as a health and safety professional is essential.
  
  

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements. 

Contact: David Simpson on 01923361732 or email us at  recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk  quoting reference 10695.

Good to know

Application Process

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Want to know more about Action for Children?

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Closing Date: Monday 27 th January 2025.

Interviews will be week commencing 3 rd February 2025.

Job Description

See below for further information about working with us:

Action for Children Employee Benefits

AfC Commitment Statement