Assistant Health and Safety Officer

Heart of Yorkshire Education Group; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Heart of Yorkshire Education Group is seeking an Assistant Health & Safety Officer to support the Health & Safety team across campuses. You will assist the Health & Safety Manager and Deputy in coordinating and providing professional health and safety advice to staff, learners, contractors and visitors.

The role involves delivering training, reviewing risk assessments, investigating incidents, and promoting a proactive health and safety culture across the College sites.

Qualifications

• GCSEs in English and Maths A*-C/9-4 or equivalent.
• NEBOSH General Certificate.
• NEBOSH Fire Certificate desirable but not essential.
• Ability to travel between sites for day-to-day activities and emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Support Health & Safety Manager and Deputy Health & Safety Manager in coordinating, promoting, and providing professional health and safety advice.
• Deliver a structured programme of health and safety training across the academic year.
• Review risk assessments and promote a positive health and safety culture.
• Investigate incidents, dangerous occurrences, and near misses on and off College premises.

Skills

Effective communicator

Health & Safety awareness

Training delivery

Team collaboration

Education

GCSEs English & Maths A*-C/9-4

NEBOSH General Certificate

NEBOSH Fire Certificate desirable

Job description

Do you have a passion for health and safety?

We are recruiting for an Assistant Health & Safety Officer to join our Health & Safety team. In this role, you will support the Health & Safety Manager and Deputy Health & Safety Manager in coordinating, promoting, and providing professional health and safety advice across the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group, helping to ensure a safe and compliant environment for staff, learners, contractors, and visitors.

As an Assistant Health and Safety Officer your duties will include:

Actively supporting and promoting Health and Safety for the College, through open engagement with students, staff and visitors.

• Delivering a structured programme of health and safety training throughout each academic year, identifying key areas and compliance with changes to legislation
• Reviewing and promoting risk assessments
• Conduct investigation of incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses on and off College premises

The role of Assistant Health and Safety Officer within College is varied, and every day is different, with new challenges. You will get to meet and support staff from all areas of the College such as Motor Vehicle, Construction, Hair & Beauty, Hospitality & Catering, Horticulture and Animal Care.

We are looking for a qualified, experienced Health and Safety professional, who is enthusiastic and passionate about Health and Safety and in turn an excellent communicator who can provide Health and Safety guidance and support to staff working in Curriculum and Service Areas of the College. You should be proactive in identifying areas that require support and promote a positive Health and Safety culture.

You will have:

• GCSEs in English and Maths A*-C/9-4 or equivalent
• NEBOSH General Certificate
• A NEBOSH Fire Certificate is desirable but not essential
• The ability to travel between sites for day to day activities and in case of emergencies

If you have the skills and experience, we are looking for, we would love to hear from you.

See what we have to offer and come and join us. You won’t be disappointed.