Health and Safety Advisor

Housing Plus Group; Telford; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Contributory pension

Eye care vouchers

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Healthcare Portal

Job summary

Housing Plus Group is seeking a proactive Health and Safety Advisor to ensure safe, compliant services across the organisation. You will work with managers across sites to provide practical guidance, support risk management activities and promote a positive safety culture.

The role is hybrid (Telford/Stafford) with 36 hours per week, permanent contract and a salary of £36,281.93 per year plus an essential car user allowance. A driving licence and willingness to travel between sites are required.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent is required.
• Experience in health and safety within housing, care, property or facilities management.
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks such as CQC, HHSRS, and CDM.
• Experience supporting compliance, risk assessment, incidents and health and safety monitoring.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills to influence managers.
• Organised and proactive with problem-solving abilities.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel between sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional health and safety advice across the organisation.
• Support managers to identify, assess, and control risks in services and sites.
• Assist with implementing and developing health and safety policies and systems.
• Conduct risk assessments, inspections, audits, and site visits; report findings and actions.
• Support incident reporting/investigations and share lessons learned.
• Promote a positive safety culture and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, regulation, and internal policies.
• Advise on contractors and third-party providers.
• Support delivery of health and safety training and campaigns.
• Maintain accurate records and reporting on safety performance.
• Handle data accurately and securely per governance standards.

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent

Job description

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Salary: £36,281.93 annumplus essential car user allowance

Location: Telford or Stafford - Hybrid

Hours: 36 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

About the role

We're looking for a proactive and knowledgeable Health and Safety Advisor to join our team and help ensure the continued delivery of safe, compliant, and effective services across the organisation.

Working closely with managers and colleagues across a range of operational areas, you'll provide practical health and safety guidance, support risk management activities, and help promote a positive safety culture. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys building relationships, influencing best practice, and making a real difference to the safety and wellbeing of employees, customers, and contractors.

What you’ll be doing

• Providing professional health and safety advice, guidance, and support across all areas of the organisation.


• Supporting managers to identify, assess, and control risks within services, offices, and operational sites.


• Assisting with the implementation and ongoing development of health and safety policies, procedures, and management systems.


• Conducting risk assessments, inspections, audits, and site visits, reporting findings and supporting corrective actions.


• Supporting incident reporting and investigations, ensuring lessons learned are identified, shared, and acted upon.


• Promoting a positive safety culture that encourages openness, accountability, and continuous improvement.


• Helping ensure compliance with relevant health and safety legislation, regulatory requirements, and internal policies.


• Providing advice and guidance relating to contractors, agency workers, and third-party service providers.


• Supporting the delivery of health and safety training, campaigns, and awareness initiatives.


• Maintaining accurate records and reporting on health and safety performance, trends, and emerging risks.


• Ensuring data is handled accurately and securely in line with organisational standards and governance requirements.


• Taking responsibility for identifying and correcting data inaccuracies, escalating issues where appropriate.

What we’re looking for

• Relevant health and safety qualification such as NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent.


• Experience working within social housing, care and support, property, facilities management, or a similar operational environment.


• Understanding of regulatory frameworks relevant to housing and care services, including areas such as CQC, HHSRS, and CDM.


• Experience supporting compliance, risk assessment, incident investigation, and health and safety monitoring activities.


• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and support managers at all levels.


• Good organisational and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to continuous improvement.


• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel between sites as required.


• Membership of a relevant professional body, such as IOSH.


• Experience delivering health and safety training or awareness sessions.


• Experience supporting multiple service areas within a complex organisation.

Please see the job description for the full list of essential and desirable criteria.

We can offer you

A comprehensive induction programme with excellent learning opportunities; with mandatory and specialist training available. We can offer 25 days holiday (increasing with each year of service, up to a maximum of 31 days) and bank holidays. We also offer the option to join our contributory pension scheme, access to a dedicated Employee Healthcare Portal, eye care vouchers and a cycle to work scheme. Please see our HPG Benefits page for more information.

About Us

We're one of the West Midlands' largest housing and care providers, with over 33,000 homes and a bold vision for the future. We create places people are proud to call home.

The way we work is shaped by three simple behaviours:

• Own it – make it happen


• Improve it - move things forward.


• Live it – show understanding and compassion

We're building something special and need talented people to help lead the way. There's never been a better time to join us and make a real difference.

Our Inclusive Culture:

The Housing Plus Group is an inclusive employer committed to supporting all employees. We know that people perform better when they can be themselves, so creating a culture which is inclusive isn't only the right thing to do, but is crucial to the success of any organisation. All of our employee networks make a positive contribution to how we are able to support all of our staff and includes networks such as our LGBTQ+ employee group, disability positive, heritage and culture and our allies' network.

Interviews may take place throughout the advert.

• We are committed to carrying out safeguarding checks with all our colleagues. These checks may vary according to the role you have applied for, please refer to the job description for this role for details.


• We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.


• If you have not received an update within 2 working weeks of submitting your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

*Terms and Conditions are subject to review and may be amended from time to time, any changes to benefits advertised would be discussed during offer and onboarding.