Health and Safety Advisor

Creative Support; Stockport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An organization providing health and safety support in Stockport is seeking a passionate Health and Safety Advisor to join their team. You will conduct inspections, provide training, and offer advice across services in the UK. The role can be full-time or part-time with flexible working hours, and it includes comprehensive ongoing training and a supportive work culture.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Ongoing fully funded professional training

Mileage allowance or travel expenses reimbursed

33 days annual leave

Company sick pay scheme

Electronic ICT equipment provided

Free Life Insurance Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a health and safety role or compliance role would be an advantage.
• You enjoy helping people and solving problems.
• Good written communication skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned health and safety inspections and audits.
• Produce written inspection and other reports on a timely basis.
• Provide practical health and safety advice to staff.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Knowledge of social care

Microsoft Word proficiency

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Good written communication

Flexibility and adaptability

Experience in health and safety

Education

NEBOSH Award

Job description

Role

This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate Health and Safety Advisor to join a well-established Health and Safety Team with a varied health and safety portfolio based from our Head Office at Stockport with travel across the country. You will work with many different teams across Creative Support to help services undertake work activities in a safe way. You will provide advice, support services and go out to our services around the UK. You will be expected to work closely with colleagues to support Creative Support's health and safety and risk management policies, procedures and systems.

The main focus of your role will be to:

• Conduct planned health and safety inspections and audits
• Carry out responsive inspections and safety reviews
• Undertake specific risk assessments and devise risk management plans
• Produce written inspection and other reports on a timely basis
• Contribute to health and safety related training
• Provide practical and professional health and safety advice and assistance to staff

You will need the following qualities and skills

• You enjoy helping people and solving problems
• You have excellent attention to detail
• You have some knowledge of social care or property services
• You are confident using Microsoft Word, Excel and databases
• You display a professional and confident approach in dealing with people
• Good written communication skills
• You will need to be flexible and adaptable
• You're happy with travelling to different locations and completing on-site inspections and visits
• Experience of working within a health and safety role or compliance role would be an advantage

This role offers the chance to work within a rewarding environment and have the responsibility of supporting and managing the Health and Safety function while making improvements to process, practices and procedures. This role will require you to spend time away from the office in services during the week. The general working pattern will be Monday to Friday with very occasional travel on the weekend. The working pattern and hours are flexible due to the nature of the role; however you must be prepared to travel and work from the office. This role is also open to candidates who would like to job share. We will support employees to complete the NEBOSH Award if not already achieved

Other Benefits Include

• Comprehensive induction
• Ongoing fully funded professional training to develop your career
• Friendly, open, flexible work culture
• Mileage allowance or travel and hotel expenses reimbursed
• 33 days annual leave per year, inclusive of bank holidays
• Company sick pay scheme
• Electronic ICT equipment provided
• Free Life Insurance Scheme
• Weekly management support from the Health and Safety Manager
• Full Corporate Support from an established Not for Profit Provider
• Exclusive online retail discounts scheme
• Free Employee Assistance service

Permanent contract/ Full-time up to 37.5 hours or Part-time minimum of 22.5 hours per week

About Creative Support

Please check the attached job description for full details. Creative Support is a dynamic, charitable organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care and support needs across England. We are also a Registered Provider of Social Housing with over 1,000 tenants with support needs in properties that we own or manage. We are regulated by the CQC and HCA and must demonstrate high standards of health and safety compliance. As a large employer of over 5,000 staff we seek to promote high standards of safety awareness and good practice.

For general enquiries about the role please contact the health & safety team by email health&.

Vacancy Reference Number: 84112

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.

Application Instructions

In order to apply, please read the job description and then complete the online application form using the links above. You can also download a copy of our application form using the links above. Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address or emailed to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying. If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on 0161 236 0829.

Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS

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