Health and Safety Technical Officer

Service Care Solutions Ltd; Rotherham; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A client in South Yorkshire is seeking a Health and Safety Technical Officer to provide essential support within their Emergency and Safety Team. This full-time, temporary role involves assisting qualified health and safety practitioners with various tasks, including record-keeping, project support, and training organization. Ideal candidates will have experience in health and safety environments and strong communication skills.

Benefits

Referral bonus of £250

Qualifications

• Experience of record keeping and managing records.
• Experience of supporting projects, meetings, or events.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Supporting qualified H&S officers with advice and record-keeping.
• Coordinating accident and incident reports.
• Maintaining guidance and advice resources for Council staff.

Skills

Record keeping

Communication skills

Project support

Job description

A client within the Public Sector based in South Yorkshire is currently recruiting for a Health and Safety Technical Officer to join their Emergency and Safety Team as soon as possible. The client is offering a full-time, temporary position on an ongoing basis with the ideal candidate having experience of working within a local authority within a health and safety or technical support environment.

The Role
Key purpose of the role is to to provide technical support to qualified health and safety practitioners, assisting in the delivery of the Council’s Health and Safety policy across all departments. This includes maintaining accurate records, supporting projects and campaigns, arranging training and meetings, and producing statistical reports on incidents and health and safety performance.

Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
• Supporting qualified H&S officers with advice, record-keeping, and day-to-day admin tasks.
• Coordinating accident, incident, and near-miss reports, and producing performance data.
• Maintaining accessible guidance and advice resources for Council staff.
• Organising and supporting training sessions, promotional campaigns, and stakeholder events.
• Minute-taking and action-tracking for meetings.

The Candidate
To be considered for this role you will require:
• Experience of record keeping and managing records.
• Experience of supporting projects, meetings, or events.
• Evidence of good written and verbal communication skills.
The below skills would be beneficial for the role:
• Ability to produce and present information in a clear and engaging way.
• Experience working with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Confidence prioritising workload and meeting deadlines in a busy environment.

The client is looking to move quickly with this role and as such are offering £17 per hour Umbrella LTD Inside IR35 (approx. £13 per hour PAYE).

How to Apply
If this position sounds of interest, email a copy of your up-to-date CV to [e-mail] or call Amy at Service Care Construction on 01772 208967
to discuss the vacancy in more detail.
Also, if this role is not of interest to you, but you are looking for new opportunities, please still get in touch as we cover all construction-related vacancies across the region.

Referral Bonus
If this role is not suitable for yourself, but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on their details or forward these details to them. If they are successful in applying, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period.