Health & Safety Advisor

LSEC; Bromley; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational organization is seeking a Health & Safety Adviser in Bromley. This role involves providing guidance on safety protocols, conducting audits, and working with various sectors. Applicants should have the NEBOSH General Certificate and health and safety experience. The position facilitates collaboration and communication to promote safety culture across campuses. Benefits include generous leave, pension schemes, and other perks. This role is essential for ensuring a safe learning environment for students and staff.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Pension schemes

Free onsite parking

Free gym access

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Confident Health and Safety professional thriving in diverse environments.
• Experience in Health and Safety across different sectors preferred.
• Participates in continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and guidance on Health and Safety matters.
• Conduct audits and inspections, producing reports.
• Investigate incidents and accidents.

Skills

Health and Safety compliance

Effective communication

Collaboration with stakeholders

Audit and inspection skills

Problem-solving

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent

Job description

About the role

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.

The Role

We are seeking a 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.

At London and South East Education Group, Health and Safety is everybody’s responsibility. This role supports our staff in meeting that responsibility by:

• 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.

The successful candidate will

• Be a confident Health and Safety professional who thrives in a diverse and often changing workplace.
• Understand and recognise the value of a positive Health & Safety culture.
• Have relevant qualifications at NEBOSH General Certificate or TechIOSH accreditation level or equivalent and must be able to demonstrate that they participate in their own CPD.
• Education sector experience is not essential but the successful candidate must have a broad range of health and safety experience, preferably in more than one sector.
• Ability to work in partnership with internal stakeholders is essential.

About Us

The College

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.

Committed to transforming lives through the power of learning, the College plays a vital role in promoting social mobility, creating opportunities for learners of all backgrounds to achieve their potential. With state‑of‑the‑art facilities and strong partnerships with employers and universities, the college equips students with the skills, confidence and opportunities needed for success in their careers and their lives.

As part of London & South East Education Group, the College is also the sponsor of London South East Academies Trust. This growing and successful Multi‑Academy Trust currently has a network of 13 mainstream, special and alternative provision schools across Bromley, Bexley, Surrey and Lambeth.

The Group has also recently launched a charity – the LASER Education Foundation. This organisation supports disadvantaged children and their families across the region, through a wide range of programmes and initiatives.

With a combined turnover of c£100m, the Group has ambitious growth plans. There has never been a better time to join this exciting organisation – and really make a difference to people’s lives.

Benefits

Our benefits package includes annual leave of 27 days (excluding bank holidays) plus a further three days over the Christmas break. We provide up to two more additional College closure days throughout the year, and also offer leave for volunteering.

Excellent pension schemes are offered, including employer contributions (Teachers’ Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme or Nest). Other benefits include:

• Access to our 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 Eduroam
• Access to our onsite gym at Bromley, discounts in our in‑house restaurants and on our hair and beauty treatments

Accreditations

As employers, we recognise and embrace our legal and quality‑assurance framework responsibilities. We use these frameworks, as well as other accreditations and schemes, to further develop our development and progress of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

We acknowledge that there is always more that we can learn and use these accreditations to provide us with an external lens and share/gain best‑practice information.

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 [e-mail]

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.

As the College supports a number of children and vulnerable 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. If you fail to make a full disclosure or provide sight of your DBS certificate then your offer of employment is likely to be withdrawn. The College's DBS policy covers the recruitment of ex‑offenders which is available upon request.