Health and Safety Adviser

North Yorkshire Council; Skipton; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority council in Skipton is seeking a Health and Safety Risk Adviser to enhance safety in educational environments across North Yorkshire. The role involves site visits, engaging with clients, and offering health and safety guidance. Candidates should have a level 3 safety qualification and strong negotiation skills. The position comes with excellent benefits, including holidays and pension contributions.

Benefits

28-34 days of holiday

Generous local government pension scheme

Fitness discounts

Lifestyle savings on high-street and online retailers

Qualifications

• Possess excellent communication skills and a commitment to health and safety.
• Proven ability to advise on health and safety practices and requirements.
• Demonstrated experience in health and safety roles.

Responsibilities

• Support and improve health and safety in the education sector.
• Investigate significant accidents and share practical recommendations.
• Deliver engaging Health and Safety briefings.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Excellent communication

Self-starter

Education

Level 3 Accredited Occupational Safety and Health Course

Job description

Are you someone who can make impactful health and safety related decisions? This a great opportunity to really make a difference.

We are looking for a Health and Safety Risk Adviser, to join our forward thinking and motivated team of H&S professionals working across North Yorkshire and beyond.

Our aim is to empower our clients and teams to make informed decisions about anything relating to health and safety.

We work very closely with schools to encourage them to bring variety and practical elements into their student learnings, e.g school trips, practical science classes, whilst working safely.

The Role

You will work across the education sector to support and improve health and safety and helping to embed positive safety cultures. You will support our clients to provide safe educational environments that encourages learning.

This role is varied and whilst knowledge of health and safety in educational environments and/or fire safety would be an advantage we will consider your application whatever your health and safety background.

You’ll be out and about in the west of our county and beyond. Your work will be split between these site visits and working from your home. If you prefer, you can also work from one of our NYC offices!

As a Health and Safety Risk Adviser you will have good negotiation skills to advise on health and safety both statutory requirements and best practice to support our clients to continuously improve and make a difference.

You will be supported by an innovative team of H&S professionals with a wide variety of knowledge and experience, where you are able to influence but also develop your own professional skills. We are committed to supporting you in this by providing opportunities for training and mentoring.

This role is career graded, and to achieve the JK grade and pay we expect a degree of additional specialism. You’ll also be involved in, and occasionally lead on:

• Using insights from audits, inspections, and incident reports to create smarter, safer ways of working when current methods aren’t up to scratch.

• Investigate significant accidents or near misses, then share clear findings and practical recommendations to prevent future issues.

• Deliver engaging Health and Safety briefings using a variety of styles to make sure everyone understands and feels involved.

What you will bring:

In your supporting evidence, please include evidence of:

• A level 3 Accredited Occupational Safety and Health Course (recognised by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) (or equivalent - Equivalence will be the mix of qualifications and/or experience that has or can achieve Certified membership of IOSH)

We are looking for a highly flexible professional, well-motivated, self-starter who possesses excellent communication skills and a commitment to ensuring the highest level of health and safety.

Working for us:

When you join us, you are entitled to our outstanding benefits and wellbeing plan as part of your position.

• Our holiday entitlement starts at 28 days rising to 34 days (pro-rata) per year with continued service, plus public holidays.

• Pension: save for your retirement with our generous local government pension scheme with a 18.1% contribution.

• Fitness & Rewards: Fitness discounts with various Gyms across the county.

• Stay on top of your game and save £££.

• Lifestyle Savings: explore a huge range of discounts to help you save money across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers.

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Contact and apply:

For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Dale Barton at [e-mail] or [e-mail].

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