Health and Safety Manager at Harrow School

Harrow School; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrow School seeks a Health and Safety Manager to lead the development and implementation of health and safety policies. This pivotal role involves conducting risk assessments, auditing current practices, and ensuring compliance with health standards, to maintain a safe environment for staff and pupils. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in health and safety management and possess excellent communication skills to advocate safety initiatives effectively across the organization.

Benefits

Free lunch

Free parking

Pension scheme enrolment

Use of sports facilities

Subsidised club memberships

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of leading on all aspects of health and safety within a complex organization.
• Ability to maintain important documentation with attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and oversee health and safety policies and procedures.
• Conduct regular audits, inspections, and risk assessments.
• Advise senior managers on health and safety best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Health and Safety Expertise

Communication Skills

Risk Assessment

Job description

Health and Safety Manager at Harrow School

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Job Reference #

EDV/2025/HS/95721

Location

5 High Street, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Greater London, HA1 3HP

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Full-Time

Salary

Please contact the recruitment team for salary information

Closing Date

11:59pm, 3rd Aug 2025

Positions Available

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About This Role

Contract summary:

Contract length: Permanent

Working weeks: Full time, all year round

Working hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

The role: The Health and Safety Manager holds an influential position at Harrow as the expert who takes full responsibility for developing, implementing and overseeing all health and safety policies and procedures at Harrow School. You will have the scope to reshape current policies and procedures, introduce new practices and advise the School’s most senior managers. As you conduct regular audits/inspections, risk assessments and roll out training programmes you will ensure that health and safety is fully embedded in daily activity. You will continually refresh your expertise of legislation and best practice and build networks with other external health and safety experts. Under your guidance the School can pride itself on its sector-leading approach to keeping staff, visitors and pupils safe and well. For more information please review the job description attached as a separate document to this advertisement.

The skills: This role will suit a candidate who relishes the opportunity to innovate and position their organisation at the forefront of health and safety best practice. You will have extensive experience of leading on all aspects of health and safety within a complex organisation. Your pragmatic approach and sound judgment will enable you to recommend ways of working that are practical and workable. The experience you have of maintaining important documentation and policies with attention to detail will be very useful in this crucial aspect of the role. Your strong written and verbal communication skills, tactful, approachable manner and ability to positively influence others will enable you to build strong professional relationships throughout the School at all levels of seniority.

The Benefits Include

• free lunch
• free parking
• automatic enrolment in the School’s pension scheme
• use of the School’s sports facilities such as the swimming pool, gym, and running track
• subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs.
  
  

The environment: Harrow School is situated in Harrow on the Hill, northwest London, and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 835 boys study at Harrow and live in the School’s 12 boarding houses. The School’s estate extends to over 324 acres with approximately 150 buildings (many of which are listed), 70 acres of woodlands and gardens, a 60-acre farm and 120 acres of sports fields including a nine-hole golf course.

Applications will be processed as they are received and interviews may take place before the closing date, so early application is recommended.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with any past employer and the Disclosure and Barring Service, andit is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, amonth. Please plan accordingly.

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Contact Details

The Recruitment Team

020 8872 8000

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