Health & Safety Advisor

The Riverside Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Health & Safety Advisor, where you'll play a crucial role in enhancing health, safety, and environmental standards across the organization. This exciting position involves developing strategies, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. With a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, this company values your contributions and offers flexible working options. If you're passionate about making a significant impact in the community and thrive in a collaborative environment, this role is perfect for you. Take the next step in your career and help drive positive change!

Benefits

Flexible working options

Investment in personal development

Wide range of benefits

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate required.
• Experience with ISO9001, ISO45001, and ISO14001 management systems.
• Competent in audit processes and report writing.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of QHSE in health and safety strategy implementation.
• Conduct workplace health and safety audits and implement recommendations.
• Monitor changes in legislation impacting health and safety policies.

Skills

NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate

Audit and Inspection Processes

Health and Safety Management Systems

IT Platforms (Microsoft Word, Excel)

Attention to Detail

Interpersonal Skills

Education

NEBOSH Certificate

Membership of Professional Body (IOSH, IIRSM)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Job Title: Health & Safety Advisor
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary:£47,500 per annum
Working Hours:35 hours per week, full time
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, Hybrid
Location: Dartford Satellite, Persimmon

If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a current CV and covering letter. At Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience, so we encourage you to apply even if you don'tmeet all the essential criteria on the job description.

The difference you will make as a Health & Safety Advisor

You willsupport the Head of QHSE at Riverside Property Services to develop and implement strategies for health, safety and environmental sustainability and improvement across Riverside Property Services (RPS). To identify health, safety & environmental problems and opportunities and clearly communicate solutions and initiatives across RPS.

About you

We are looking for someone who

• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate (or equivalent) accompanied by relevant experience.
• Competence in audit and inspection processes including report writing and development of action plans.
• Experience of working with Health and Safety & Environmental management systems including ISO9001 ISO45001 and ISO14001

Why Riverside?

One Housing is part of Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives.

We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.

Working with us, you’ll enjoy:

• Flexible working options available
• Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
• A wide range of benefits
  

Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside:

We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues.

Riverside is a Disability Confident Employer and operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicant who declares they have a disability. If the applicant meets the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.

This role falls under our Ethnic Diversity guaranteed interview scheme. If you are Ethnically Diverse and demonstrate you meet the minimum criteria for the role you will be guaranteed an interview.

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to be considered.

Role Profile

• Assist the Head of QHSE in Riverside Property Services to implement the overall strategy for health, safety and environmental sustainability improvement across the organisation.
• To implement the delivery of the Riverside / Riverside Property Services Health & Safety and Environmental Policies.
• To assist the Head of QHSE in monitoring any changes in legislation that may impact on the organisation whilst keeping the Health and Safety Legal Register and company procedures up to date.
• Promote good health, safety, and environmental practices across all Riverside activities.
• Assist in the delivery of standardised systems and procedures for the effective management of the organisations health, safety and environmental performance.
• Ensure that the operational teams within Riverside comply with policies and procedures relating to all aspects of health, safety and environmental management.
• Ensure a high level of customer service for all employees and managers when providing health, safety and environmental support.
• Carry out or arrange workplace health and safety audits and ensure that any remedial recommendations are implemented. This will require travel to sites across the Southern region.
• Investigate or arrange for all accidents and near misses to be investigated, prepare reports on findings, including recommendations to prevent recurrence and implement approved courses of corrective actions. Where necessary prepare a report to external authorities as required by RIDDOR.
• Maintain accident statistics, analyse trends and propose and take remedial action where necessary.
• Provide support and advice to the Health and Safety Committee.
• Liaise with recognised trade union officials and carry out regular safety inspections in conjunction with trade union appointed safety representatives.
• Provide general Health and Safety Advice.
• Undertake regular reviews of risk assessments in conjunction with Managers, Supervisors, and trade union officials.
• Engage with managers and employees within the organisation to improve the health and safety performance of the organisation.
• To ensure compliance with Riverside’s Equality and Diversity policy, in respect of employment and service delivery.
• Ensure that all data is compliant with legislation and policies relating to date quality.
• Any other relevant duties as required by the Head of HSE or Directors of the organisation.

Other Information

• RPS has premises across the southern region of the UK, and on this basis, there will be the requirement to travel to other locations to effectively perform this role. This role will be predominantly on site with some flexibility for home working.
• The role will be exposed to sensitive information; therefore, the role holder is expected to always maintain levels of confidentiality.
• To fulfil the requirements of this role, you will be required to work flexibly during the hours of operation.
• It is a requirement that the role holder holds a current, valid UK driving licence.
• The role holder is expected to be committed to equal opportunities and to promote non-discriminatory practices in all aspects of work undertaken.
• You will undertake regular training to enable you to deliver your role safely.
• Post holders will be required to participate in out of hours on call escalation rota on a regular basis.
• From time to time, you may be required to undertake additional duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature, in consultation with your Line Manager.

Person specification
Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate (or equivalent) accompanied by relevant experience.
• Competent in audit and inspection processes including report writing and development of action plans.
• Experience of working with Health and Safety & Environmental management systems including ISO9001 ISO45001 and ISO14001
• Competent in the use of IT Platforms such as Microsoft Word and Excel
• High attention to detail.
• Membership of relevant professional body e.g. IOSH, IIRSM etc.
• Internal Auditor (9001/14001/45001).
• Professional Membership (IOSH, IIRSM or equivalent).

Personal Qualities

• Flexibility to work in various locations, which will therefore involve travelling to sites.
• Planning, organising and interpersonal skills.
• Proven team player.
• Ability to interact and influence all interested parties at all levels.
• Compassion for the environment and sustainability.
• Ability to influence individuals and teams.
• Ability to find ways to improve own level of knowledge and skill by networking both within and outside the company.
• Is motivated to drive self-development using all available resources to achieve success.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).

About Us

Riverside is one of the UK’s leading not-for-profit social housing and regeneration organisations, owning or managing around 75,000 homes from Irvine to Kent. We are a leading provider of supported housing services, particularly for those affected by homelessness, and our track record of transforming lives and revitalising neighbourhoods dates back over 90 years. We have plans to build over 15,000 affordable homes over the next decade.