Health and Safety Compliance Assistant

Wrexham County Borough Council; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Generous annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Wrexham County Borough Council seeks an organised Health and Safety Compliance Assistant to support delivery of health, safety and compliance activities across Environment and Technical services. You will help maintain records, monitor inspections, training requirements and generate reports to support audits and investigations.

Strong administrative and organisational skills, attention to detail, and accuracy are essential.

Qualifications

• Organised and detail-focused with strong administrative skills.
• Ability to manage information accurately.
• Experience with compliance records is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance records and systems.
• Monitor inspections and training requirements.
• Produce reports and support audits and investigations.
• Collaborate with managers and operational teams to ensure accurate safety information.

Skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Administrative

Job description

We’re looking for a organised and detail-focused Health and Safety Compliance Assistant to support the delivery of health, safety and compliance activities across our Environment and Technical services. The role is key to helping ensure that records, processes and monitoring arrangements are maintained effectively, supporting a safe working environment for employees, contractors and the public.

You’ll assist with maintaining compliance records and systems, monitoring inspections and training requirements, producing reports, and supporting audits and investigations. Working closely with managers and operational teams, you’ll help ensure that health and safety information is accurate, up to date and readily available.

We’re looking for someone with strong administrative and organisational skills, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to manage information accurately. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a positive safety culture and support the effective delivery of essential services across the county borough.

The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.

The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh.Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

About Us

The County Borough of Wrexham, located in North East Wales, is proud of its Welsh heritage and cultural identity. Over the years it has grown to reflect a population that is multi-religious and multi-ethnic and complements the diversity of our communities.

Centred on the city of Wrexham, which nestles between the Welsh mountains and the Cheshire plains, it’s a location that really can offer you the best of both worlds and we are proud of our city status (awarded in 2022 when we became the seventh city in Wales).

Wrexham County Borough Council is a unitary Council which delivers a wide range of services aimed at improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities. We are committed to providing services through collaboration with local and national partners. With a focus on sustainable development, community wellbeing, and improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities, Wrexham is a fantastic place to work, live, and learn.

The council is an inclusive employer with a workforce of around 5,500, offering diverse roles, training and development and rewarding career opportunities. Wrexham County Borough Council values innovation, bilingualism in English and Welsh, and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, the council ensures accessible recruitment and support for disabled employees including offering a guaranteed interview (where essential person specification items are met). Additionally, veterans will receive guaranteed interviews under the Armed Forces Covenant if eligibility criteria are met (where essential person specification items are met).

Employee benefits include:

• Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave up to 32 days
• Family-friendly policies supporting caring and family commitments
• Work-life balance and flexi time (dependent on role)
• Access to Wrexham Reward Scheme with discounts off leading retailers nationally and locally
• Health & well-being resources, for example:
  • Healthy & Wellbeing Champions
  • Employee assistance programme with advice on staying healthy financially, mentally or physically:
    • Counselling (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
    • In-the-moment emotional support (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
    • Option to set health-boosting goals with small, sustainable lifestyle changes
    • Connect health apps to track physical health and meet progress goals
    • Blogs, videos, recipes and more resources providing inspiration and motivation
    • Identify risks of developing leading lifestyle-related diseases with mental health and financial scores
    • Legal, financial and consumer advice
  • Health and wellbeing events and campaigns throughout the year (e.g., November Health Day, Time to Talk Day, Mental Health Awareness Week, Sun Awareness Week, Menopause Week, Financial Health Week)
  • Menopause Café and guidance
  • Unpaid Carer Café and guidance

Our Council Plan (2023–28) sets out our priorities for this period and we deliver these by following the Nolan Values of public life (selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership) as well as our own Corporate Values: