Senior Health and Safety Officer

1. We are looking to appoint an experienced Senior H&S Officer, GR12, within the Employee Relations (Health and Safety) Team.
2. You will work within a small team of health & safety professionals who provide health and safety advice and guidance to all service areas / directorates throughout the Council.
3. You will be an effective health and safety officer, with experience of delivering health and safety support within local government.

Job Reference: REQ001213

We are looking to appoint an experienced Senior H&S Officer, GR12, within the Employee Relations (Health and Safety) Team.

You will work within a small team of health & safety professionals who provide health and safety advice and guidance to all service areas / directorates throughout the Council.

You will be an effective health and safety officer, with experience of delivering health and safety support within local government. You will have a proven track record of advising on health and safety issues, as well as practical experience of undertaking audits, inspections, accident investigation as well as delivering presentations and briefing sessions on workplace health and safety issues. You will need to possess excellent oral and written communication skills.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to prioritise varying tasks and workload across a multi discipline organisation, to align with service targets and deadlines.

As a Senior Health & Safety Officer, you will be responsible for assisting the HR Manager (Health & Safety) to

• The development of the Council’s corporate health and safety policies, monitoring and reviewing their application;
• The provision of objective, strategic and specific health and safety advice across group directorates / service areas

Contract Type: 37 hours / Permanent