Area Health and Safety Officer

Inspired Learning Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Area Health and Safety Officer to join their operations team. This role is perfect for someone looking to advance their career in a supportive environment. You will ensure compliance with health and safety legislation across multiple schools and nurseries, working closely with management. The position offers a blend of onsite and remote work, with opportunities for professional development and career progression. If you are detail-oriented, strategic, and passionate about safety in education, this is the role for you.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Childcare Fee Discount

Pension Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Strong experience in a Health and Safety environment.
• Experience applying regulations in educational settings.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation across schools.
• Support management in maintaining up-to-date policies and procedures.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Compliance Knowledge

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Commercial Awareness

Job description

Area Health and Safety Officer

Inspired Learning Group

Hours of Work: 40 hours a week

Contract term: Permanent

Location: South of England

Start date: September 2025 or sooner

Website:

We are seeking an Area Health and Safety Officer to join the operations team at Inspired Learning Group. This fantastic role would be ideal for someone looking for the next step in their career and comes at a genuinely exciting time to join Inspired Learning Group.

Inspired Learning Group is a growing group of independent senior schools, preparatory schools and nurseries in the UK. We take great pride in each one of them, supporting them enthusiastically in the achievement of excellence. We do this by striving to inspire each individual pupil to achieve the personal and social development and the academic result which best matches his or her personality and talents.

This role will be to ensure the Schools and Nurseries within the cluster are always compliant with relevant legislation and are operating using best practice.

As one of our Area Health and Safety Officers you will closely support the Heads and Nursery managers in your cluster by leading on ensuring that:

• All legal and H&S compliance aspects of the setting are appropriately structured and discharged including policies, procedures and practices being regularly updated to maintain compliance
• Staff are fully aware of compliance requirements

The ideal candidate for this role will possess the following skills/expertise:

• Strong experience working in a Health and Safety environment.
• Strong management and systems skills.
• Experience or an understanding of the independent schools sector.
• Experience in applying health & safety regulations within an educational setting
• Experience of communicating results clearly to stakeholders up to CEO level
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise multiple demands.
• Strong commercial awareness.
• Highly motivated with strong attention to detail.

This role will suit someone who is detail orientated and strategic at the same time, your workload will be varied and require confidentiality, discretion and empathy. You will be the custodian of all inspection documentation including policies for Inspired Learning Group.

The role will involve a blend of onsite working, home working and working at our head office in Stanmore (Inspired Learning Group, Georgian House, Park Lane, Stanmore Middlesex HA7 3HD). Frequent travel to schools and nurseries will also be required.

You will be welcomed and as a member of staff at Inspired Learning Group you will benefit from the following;

• Professional Development and Training opportunities with the prospect of career and salary progression as our business grows
• Ongoing coaching from the management team
• Childcare fee discount
• Pension scheme
• Refer a friend scheme up to £750
• Health cash plan covering 10 healthcare benefits and services such as optical, dental, dental accident, chiropody, therapy treatments and health club concession. Access to Doctor line from anywhere in the world
• Employee Assistance Programme.

If you feel you have the skills and attributes for this role we welcome your application. Please apply by clicking https://applicant.website/i/65A755/vacancy-info/0000000810

A full Job description is available on request.

For further information please do not hesitate to contact Tom Havard our Talent Acquisition Manager on 07706 323847 or tom@.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the date advertised. Interviews will take place on a rolling basis, as applications are received.

Inspired Learning Group is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, as all new staff will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance, identity checks, qualification checks and employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps within employment, two satisfactory references and registration with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).