Health & Wellbeing Advisor

TN United Kingdom; Worthing; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company committed to a greener future as a Health & Wellbeing Officer. You'll work closely with the H&S team, managing health initiatives, creating communications, and collaborating with various stakeholders. This role offers a hybrid work model, competitive salary, and numerous benefits, including generous pension contributions and study support.

Benefits

Generous pension up to 11% company contribution

25 days annual leave

Life assurance equal to 4x salary

Salary sacrifice electric car scheme

Fully funded eye tests

Two paid volunteering days a year

Discounts with over 800 popular retailers

Study support for job-related qualifications

Competitive maternity leave

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in health and wellbeing roles.
• Experience of creating and implementing a health and wellbeing programme.

Responsibilities

• Manage health surveillance employee role-risk matrix.
• Support development of wellbeing initiatives.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Degree in a relevant science-based subject

Job description

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Location: Falmer (Brighton) with travel in the South East

Contract Type: 12m Fixed Term Contract

Hours: 37/ week

There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint!

Job Overview

Working in the wider H&S team, you will be working with one other Health & Wellbeing Officer, in this varied and interesting role, from writing mental first aid communications to assisting HR with health referrals.

Scope of Role

Maintain the health surveillance employee role-risk matrix and work with occupational health provider on managing and scheduling clinics.

Create and maintain collaborative and effective relationships with internal customers, external suppliers, and contractors.

Support the development and delivery of wellbeing initiatives to increase awareness and engagement, this includes writing communications, organising roadshows, health clinics, webinars, national observance programs.

Manage the on-boarding process for new mental health first aiders.

Support the development of wellbeing champions across SW.

Manage daily occupational health portal checks and referral queries.

Collaborate with the people team wherever required to further joint initiatives.

Develop and support the creation of health & wellbeing toolkits for specific employee demographics.

Provide information to stakeholders for weekly and monthly updates.

Attend and support SSHELT contractor wellbeing forums and take relevant actions.

Proactively manage communication channels, such as the Hub, Viva Engage.

Work on specific health & wellbeing initiatives, as defined by the manager.

Attend meetings and visit operational sites, when required.

About You

You will have a keen interest in health and well being, ideally with IOSH qualifications (NEBOSH), however we can provide training. You will have experience working in a health and/ or wellbeing role previously.

You will need a driving licence and access to a reliable vehicle with business insurance.

Knowledge/experience :

Experience of creating and implementing a health and wellbeing programme

Experience of collaborating with outsourced suppliers

Experience of working with and developing relationships with key stakeholders

Experience of producing detailed reports

Degree in a relevant science-based subject, or relevant wellbeing or mental health qualification and experience

Capability:

External written and verbal communication skills

Ability to produce clear and insightful communications and reporting material

Strong organisational skills and ability to work to deadlines

A general understanding of legal requirements of occupational health and wellbeing

Driving licence

Package

This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working; generally, 3 days out on site and 2 days from home.

We are offering a salary of up to £40,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:

• Generous pension up to 11% company contribution

• 25 days annual leave

• Life assurance equal to 4x salary

• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)

• Full funded eye tests

• Two paid volunteering days a year

• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers

• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications

• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options

• Cycle to work scheme

Join our H&S team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment.

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?

If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here: Introduce Yourself (myworkdaysite.com)

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.

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Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.