Health & Safety Advisor

London South East Colleges; Bromley; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational group in the UK is seeking a Health & Safety Adviser to report to the Health and Safety Manager. The successful candidate will provide guidance across various sectors, undertake audits, and collaborate with stakeholders. The ideal candidate has a NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent, thrives in diverse settings, and possesses excellent communication skills. This role offers flexibility to work partly from home and is located primarily in Bromley. Benefits include generous leave, pension schemes, and employee support.

Benefits

Annual leave of 27 days

Excellent pension schemes

Free onsite parking

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts for Teachers portal

Qualifications

• Confident Health and Safety professional who thrives in diverse workplaces.
• Understanding of a positive Health & Safety culture.
• Broad range of health and safety experience, preferably in more than one sector.

Responsibilities

• Providing advice and guidance on health and safety matters.
• Articulating complex legal positions into common sense for stakeholders.
• Undertaking audits and inspections, producing reports and recommendations.
• Investigating accidents and incidents as required.

Skills

Health and Safety Knowledge

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent

Job description

About the role

Health & Safety Adviser reporting to the Health and Safety Manager as part of the Group Health and Safety Team. The successful candidate will work across a wide range of sectors within our educational group, from Construction Trades to Hair and Beauty to special educational needs.

Location: Bromley, Orpington or one of our other sites, but travel to other locations as and when required

Hours / work pattern: 37 hours, Monday to Friday, with flexibility to work partly from home.

Responsibilities

• Providing advice and guidance.
• Articulating complex technical or legal positions into common sense language and working with a range of stakeholders in a collaborative way.
• Undertaking audits and inspections and producing reports and recommendations.
• Identifying issues in data and trends and proactively following up areas of concern.
• Investigating accidents and incidents where required or supporting others in doing so.
• Understanding and working to an established Service Level Agreement.

Qualifications

• Confident Health and Safety professional who thrives in a diverse and often changing workplace.
• Understanding and recognising the value of a positive Health & Safety culture.
• Relevant qualifications at NEBOSH General Certificate or TechIOSH accreditation level or equivalent; must demonstrate participation in their own CPD.
• Broad range of health and safety experience, preferably in more than one sector (education sector experience not essential).
• Ability to work in partnership with internal stakeholders is essential.

About the organization

London South East Colleges (LSEC) is a leading further and higher education provider, with seven campuses across Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, and Lambeth and c1000 staff. The College delivers a wide range of vocational courses, apprenticeships and degree programmes to over 13,000 students, designed to meet employer and industry needs.

As part of London & South East Education Group, the College is also the sponsor of London South East Academies Trust, a network of 13 mainstream, special and alternative provision schools. The Group has recently launched a charity – the LASER Education Foundation, supporting disadvantaged children and their families across the region.

Benefits

• Annual leave of 27 days (excluding bank holidays) plus a further three days over the Christmas break; up to two additional College closure days per year; offers leave for volunteering.
• Excellent pension schemes, including employer contributions (Teachers' Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme or Nest).
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free onsite parking.
• Cycle to work / bike loan scheme.
• Annual season ticket loan.
• Access to the 'Discounts for Teachers' portal.
• Free WiFi access in over 10,000 locations worldwide via Eduroam.
• Access to onsite gym at Bromley, discounts in in-house restaurants and on hair & beauty treatments.

Equal Opportunities

London South East Colleges is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer, and creating a diverse and inclusive workspace, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion/belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status and/or marital/partnership status.

As a Disability Confident-Committed employer, we will offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum job role criteria.

If you have accessibility needs and/or require any adjustments for the application and interview process, please email us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.

In line with KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education) guidance we conduct social media checks for all candidates who are shortlisted for roles in order to ascertain their suitability to work with children and young adults.

All staff are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Accordingly, all staff will be subject to an 'Enhanced' DBS (formerly CRB) check, along with a Children's Barred List check if in regulated activity. Any offers of appointment may be withdrawn if these checks prove to be unsatisfactory to the College. Self-disclosure will be required as part of the recruitment process.

The College's DBS policy covers the recruitment of ex-offenders which is available upon request.