Compliance and Health & Safety Manager – Social Housing

Squared; Luton; Hybride; GBP 24 000 - 36 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

33 days annual leave

Health cash plan

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Staff discounts

Essential Car Allowance

Résumé du poste

Squared is a not-for-profit housing association in Luton and South Bedfordshire seeking a Compliance and Health & Safety Manager – Social Housing. This part-time fixed-term role is 22 hours per week across our supported housing properties, based in Luton with agile working.

You will lead the Compliance Team, oversee building safety and health and safety programmes, manage budgets and external contractors, and provide leadership to ensure regulatory compliance and strong risk management.

Responsabilités

• Lead and manage the Compliance and Health & Safety function across housing properties.
• Oversee building safety programmes and statutory compliance activities.
• Manage budgets, contractors, and external specialists.

Description du poste

Compliance and Health & Safety Manager – Social Housing

Part-time Temporary Manager

Description

Compliance and Health & Safety Manager – Social Housing

The Compliance Team | Squared Homes

Contract:12 Month – Fixed Term Contract

Hours:22 hours a week (2.5 days)

Location:Luton (agile working across our supported housing properties)

About Squared

Squared is a not-for-profit housing association supporting communities across Luton and South Bedfordshire since 1962. We are a welcoming, inclusive organisation where people feel valued, supported and empowered to make a real difference.

• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with service (up to 38 days)
• Option to buy or sell up to 5 days leave
• Free Health Cashplan (after probation)
• Canada Life WeCare Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme (Squared contributes 1.33% of employee contribution up to 8%)
• Life Assurance
• Staff benefits portal with shopping discounts
• Essential Car User Allowance (in addition to mileage payments)
• Flexible, supportive working approach

About The Compliance Team

The Compliance team plays a vital role in ensuring that Squared meets its statutory and regulatory responsibilities across its homes, hostels and office premises. The team works collaboratively across the organisation and with approved contractors to maintain safe homes, reliable compliance records and effective oversight of all compliance workstreams.

The service is uniquely placed and involves working across departments and functions on a wide variety of diverse activities and initiatives.

About the Role

To lead Squared’s compliance and health and safety function, making sure we meet our legal duties as a landlord and employer, manage risk well and can evidence it to the Leadership Team and Board.

You’ll line manage the Compliance and Health & Safety Partner (who manages the Compliance Officer), oversee contractors and specialist consultants, and act as Squared’s appointed competent person for general health and safety, bringing in specialist support where needed. Strategic direction and overall accountability sit with the Head of Property Services.

Key responsibilities

Leadership and team

• Line manage and develop the Compliance and Health & Safety Partner, setting clear objectives, priorities and standards for the team.
• Provide operational direction and escalation support on compliance and health and safety matters.
• Maintain a risk-based work programme, flagging anything that can’t be delivered within available capacity and escalating the resulting risk to the Head of Property Services.
• Build team resilience so key processes are documented and not reliant on one person, and promote a positive safety culture across Squared.

Compliance and building safety

• Oversee statutory compliance programmes (fire, gas, electrical, asbestos, water, lifts, smoke and CO alarms and building safety), making sure they’re delivered on time and fully evidenced.
• Make sure overdue or at-risk servicing, inspections, assessments and remedial actions are escalated and resolved promptly.
• Maintain a clear assurance framework so compliance performance can be evidenced accurately at all times.

Health and safety

• Lead and improve Squared’s Health and Safety Management System and manage the Health and Safety Action Plan.
• Oversee risk assessments, safe systems of work, emergency arrangements, and accident, near‑miss and hazard reporting and investigation.
• Coordinate the “Our People” workstream, including job role and DSE assessments, stress, lone working and links to safeguarding procedures.
• Develop the health and safety competence and training matrix with People Excellence, and embed safe behaviours through briefings, toolbox talks and team meetings.
• Support managers to meet their responsibilities, and consult and engage with employees on risks, controls, incidents and improvements across all service areas.

Contractors, procurement and budgets

• Manage compliance contractors and specialist consultants, making sure scope, competence, performance and value for money are clear and challenged where needed.
• Procure or support procurement of specialist services such as fire risk assessments, legionella, asbestos consultancy and specialist training.
• Manage compliance and health and safety budgets, working with Finance on planning, cost control and business cases.

Governance, reporting and improvement

• Prepare compliance and health and safety assurance reports for the Leadership Team and Board, under the strategic oversight of the Head of Property Services.
• Coordinate internal and external audits, quality checks and regulatory engagement, and make sure follow‑up actions are completed.
• Keep policies and procedures practical, proportionate and up to date, using performance, incident, absence and audit data to improve controls.
• Monitor emerging regulation and make sure Squared is ready for change.

General

• Provide occasional support outside normal hours if a serious compliance or health and safety issue needs escalating. This isn’t a formal on‑call role.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to the role as the service develops.

About You

You’ll be a confident, experienced manager who can balance operational detail with organisational assurance. You’ll be comfortable challenging contractors, supporting colleagues and presenting clear information to senior leaders and Board, with a practical, proportionate and customer‑focused approach.

• Level 6 Occupational Health and Safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH National Diploma or IOSH Level 6 Diploma), or equivalent. Candidates with a Level 3 qualification and substantial relevant experience will also be considered if working towards Level 6.
• Certified IOSH membership, or eligibility for / working towards Certified membership, with evidence of ongoing CPD.
• Substantial experience leading statutory property compliance and organisation‑wide health and safety within housing or a similar regulated environment.
• Strong working knowledge of health and safety, landlord compliance and social housing regulation.
• Technical competence across key property compliance areas, gained through qualifications, accredited training or experience.
• Experience leading incident investigations, including RIDDOR, and assuring emergency arrangements.
• Experience of audits, compliance monitoring and ensuring accurate records and evidence.
• Experience leading a team, managing contractors and delivering organisational change.
• Strong leadership, communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge and report to senior leaders and Board.
• Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise competing risks, identify training needs and consider the impact of decisions on tenants, residents and employees.
• A relevant Level 4 or above qualification in housing, property, asset management, building safety or facilities management.
• Chartered IOSH membership or working towards it.
• Experience working within a registered provider or local authority.
• Experience managing people safety risks, including lone working, stress and Display Screen Equipment (DSE) assessments.
• Experience using compliance management software.
• Experience of procurement and managing budgets.
• Experience delivering toolbox talks, employee briefings or formal training.

What Will Make You Stand Out

You’ll really stand out if you can demonstrate a track record of improving compliance and health and safety standards, rather than simply maintaining them. We’re looking for someone who can confidently lead and develop a team, proactively identify and manage risk, challenge contractors to deliver high‑quality services and turn complex compliance information into clear, meaningful assurance for senior leaders and the Board. Experience within social housing, alongside a practical approach to embedding a positive safety culture, improving processes and ensuring tenants, residents and colleagues remain safe, would be a real advantage.

Why Work With Us?

At Squared, you’ll be part of a values‑driven organisation where your work has genuine impact.

If you’re looking for a role where you can make a difference, develop your skills and work within a supportive and forward‑thinking team, we’d love to hear from you.

Company Overview

Squared is a not-for-profit housing association that has been providing affordable housing in Luton and South Bedfordshire since 1962. We strive to find ways to continuously develop and grow with our tenants and residents needs at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to support the local community and embrace its diversity. Our aim is to empower individuals to make choices about their lives on their journey to lead fulfilled, independent lives, through an innovative approach to tackling local housing needs and homelessness. We don’t just give people a key, we offer on‑going support to unlock their potential. We don’t just give advice; we offer genuine warmth and non‑judgmental care. We don’t just provide business services; we offer expert consultancy and management. We provide homes for independent living and homes with support in Luton and Central Bedfordshire. To complement this work, we also run a lettings service for private landlords; a social enterprise inspired cleaning and gardening service; and an employee excellence focused HR consultancy - People Excellence. Every day, the people on our team make a difference to our customers. Whether they’re working with them directly or supporting behind the scenes they’re helping them regain their independence and live more fulfilled lives. As we expand our services, we’re also helping other businesses to thrive. This continued positive impact on our customers is extremely important to us and our success, and we can only achieve it by finding the right people to work with us. We look for people who share our ambitious, forward‑thinking outlook and supportive, hardworking approach. If you join us, we’ll invest in you and continue to nurture your potential to help you achieve great things for you, us and – most importantly – our customers. We strongly believe in providing a working environment which recognises individuals’ differing needs, therefore encouraging a work/life blend is key to us.