Health and Safety Co-ordinator

Blue Octopus; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Health and Safety Coordinator to enhance workplace safety and compliance. This role involves coordinating health and safety services, maintaining compliance with regulations, and fostering a safe environment for employees. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in health and safety, excellent relationship-building skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office tools. Join a team committed to providing quality homes and services, and enjoy a range of fantastic benefits including generous holiday entitlement and a defined contribution pension scheme. If you're passionate about health and safety and want to make a difference, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

SMART working arrangements

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Ability to purchase additional leave

Defined contribution pension scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Employment Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in health and safety compliance and risk assessments.
• Strong ability to build relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and administer health and safety services.
• Support the delivery of H&S service ensuring compliance.

Skills

Health and Safety Compliance

Risk Assessment

Relationship Building

Microsoft Office

Communication Skills

Education

IOSH Managing Safely

NEBOSH Health & Safety Award

Tools

Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Health and Safety Coordinator - 36.25 hrs

RBH own and manage around 13,000 homes within the Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester. We are the largest provider of affordable housing in the Borough and, in an economic environment where the supply of housing is at its most challenged, we take very seriously our responsibility for supporting the people who live in our homes and communities to live well and thrive.

Our core purpose is to be a provider of quality homes and services to our customers who live across the towns and villages of the Borough of Rochdale. Our role in making places and building a sense of community through the provision of homes and services is at the heart of our role.

Our primary focus is on providing warm homes in safe communities where people want to live and raise their families. We're excited to see the changes that will be delivered over time for our customers, and we'd love to hear from people who want to join us and help us to deliver those improvements.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Health and Safety Coordinator to join our Health and Safety service.

This role will provide coordination and administration of H&S related services with duties focused on maintaining and improving the performance of the H&S team by supporting in the delivery of the H&S service ensuring statutory, legal, training and related areas of compliance are up to date and accurately recorded. The role will collaborate with colleagues, leaders and external stakeholders such as union representatives to support in the development of a safe and healthy workplace, championing both physical and mental wellbeing.

Who are we looking for?

• Desirable - IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH Health & Safety award or equivalent experience.
• Ability to perform duties in accordance with safety regulations and health and safety procedures. Developing a competence to support management on risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Ability to build and maintain strong and effective relationships with internal customers, colleagues, contractors, and partner agencies.
• Ability to record accurate and relevant information on housing management systems, to ensure internal and statutory compliance.
• Experienced in the use of Microsoft Office, particularly a good working knowledge of Sharepoint, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Has an interest and understanding of health, safety and environmental requirements.

What's in it for you?

As an RBH employee, you will receive a range of fantastic benefits, including:

• SMART working arrangements
• Holiday entitlement – 30 days holiday plus all UK bank holidays, with an additional 5 days after completion of five years’ service. Part time employees will receive a pro rata entitlement.
• Ability to purchase up to an additional 5 days leave per year.
• A quality defined contribution pension scheme, with salary exchange and RBH matches your contributions up to 8%
• Healthcare – automatic enrolment into a health care cash plan, covering optical and dental costs, consultation fees and physio to name but a few.
• You will also have access to our Employment Assistance Programme with a 24-hour confidential counselling support for both personal and work-related issues.
• Plus, many more.

Please refer to the attached Job Description upon completing your application.

We shortlist and interview for our roles throughout the duration of the advert. Therefore, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. We reserve the right to close any of our adverts prior to the stated closing date should we have a high volume of appropriate candidates.

Prior to applying for a role with us or attending an interview, you can request a call with the people team. We will then work with you to create an interview/application environment that works for you. Whether that’s needing the physical environment of the interview to be a specific way i.e., the room set up a certain way, or the method of interview itself i.e., teams, face to face or written questions. We want to make our recruitment process a positive experience for all.