0.5 Occupational Health Advisor

New College Durham; Framwellgate Moor; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning educational institution in Framwellgate Moor is seeking an experienced Occupational Health Advisor to manage their on-site service. The successful candidate will promote and maintain high levels of physical and mental health among staff, ensuring compliance with health regulations. This role provides opportunities for professional development and a range of benefits, including hybrid working and generous annual leave.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Generous annual leave

Professional development opportunities

Free car parking

Reduced gym and beauty treatment prices

Qualifications

• Experience in managing occupational health services.
• Ability to provide confidential advice and support.
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Manage on-site occupational health service.
• Promote physical and mental health among staff.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.

Skills

Occupational health management

Communication

Health and safety knowledge

Education

Relevant occupational health qualification

Job description

If you are looking to further your career at a groundbreaking and award-winning College, we’d love to hear from you!

We are seeking an experienced Occupational Health (OH) Advisor to manage our on-site OH service. The successful postholder will be responsible for providing a comprehensive and confidential service to all staff. You will assist in promoting and maintaining the highest levels of physical and mental health in all of our staff. You will advise, support and liaise with management and staff regarding occupational health and safety requirements ensuring legal and professional compliance. You will ensure that health issues are promoted and dealt with in a professional and competent manner and will be supported in this by the College's Occupational Health Technician for which you will assume line management for.

For more information on this role please contact [e-mail]

New College Durham offer a wide range of benefits to enhance your professional development, take care of your health and well-being and help you maintain a healthy work-life balance. On top of this, our flexible benefits scheme lets you choose from a comprehensive selection of benefits and rewards to meet your individual needs.

New College Durham offers support and benefit options such as:

• Hybrid working for greater work/life balance
• Family friendly policies including Flexible Working, Maternity, Adoption, Shared Parental Leave, and Special Leave
• Generous annual leave package and option to purchase additional annual leave
• Training, support and the opportunity to develop your professional skills, including three full days each year exclusively to staff development
• Free car parking
• Reduced price for gym and beauty treatments

About us:

New College Durham is a great place to work. It is a high performing and financially outstanding college. We are continually investing in new facilities and resources to benefit our students, such as our new development, T.H.E HUB.

New College Durham is one of the leading Further Education colleges in the North East and continues to be at the forefront of new initiatives, being one of the few colleges in the North East to offer all the new T-Level programmes.

We focus on providing training and education that creates the best outcomes for our students, giving them the edge in their chosen industry.

New College Durham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to be suitable to work with these groups and share this commitment.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive and diverse community. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

As an inclusive employer awarded the following recognitions demonstrate our commitment to our workforce/the community we serve:

• Disability Confident Status
• Mindful Employer
• Dying to Work
• Better Health at Work – maintaining excellence. New College Durham have further signed up to the AOC Mental Health and Wellbeing charter, as well as the AOC EDI Charter.

We pride ourselves on our dedication to safeguarding all students; to do so we follow a strict vetting process whereby any offer of employment will be subject to the appropriate checks.

Before applying for a role with New College Durham it is essential to note that it is an offence to do so if you believe you are a person whom is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

To read more information in relation to the DBS Code of Practice please see below; DBS code of practice - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note that Curriculum Vitaes (CVs) will not be accepted.