Health & Safety and Facilities Officer

Oscar Underhill Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Oscar Underhill Recruitment Solutions Ltd is seeking a Health & Safety and Facilities Officer to provide temporary sickness cover for a homelessness charity and housingProvider. The role involves supporting health and safety, property compliance and facilities-management across multiple properties with travel between sites.

Key duties include conducting audits, risk assessments (COSHH and fire safety), maintaining compliance records and coordinating with contractors and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Previous practical experience within a health and safety role.
• Experience supporting facilities management, estates or property compliance.
• Experience conducting audits, inspections and risk assessments.
• Knowledge of COSHH, fire safety and workplace health and safety requirements.
• Experience maintaining accurate compliance records and monitoring actions.
• Strong communication, organisation and problem‑solving skills.
• Confidence working independently and managing competing priorities.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and compliance or record‑management systems.
• A customer‑focused approach and the ability to communicate appropriately with vulnerable young people.
• A current Enhanced DBS.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Undertake health and safety audits, inspections and monitoring across corporate and residential properties.
• Complete building‑related risk assessments, including COSHH assessments.
• Carry out and accurately record statutory health and safety and fire‑safety checks.
• Monitor actions arising from audits, Fire Risk Assessments and internal inspections.
• Identify hazards, building faults and compliance concerns and escalate them appropriately.
• Maintain accurate information on health, safety and compliance‑management systems.
• Support accident and incident investigations, reporting and trend analysis.
• Assist with the development and implementation of health and safety policies, procedures and safe systems of work.
• Support hard and soft facilities‑management services across the property portfolio.
• Liaise with contractors, internal departments, tenants and external partners.
• Monitor PPE, cleaning materials and other facilities supplies.
• Provide health and safety guidance to colleagues and support staff training where required.
• Report any safeguarding concerns through the appropriate procedures.

Skills

Health & safety

Audits & inspections

Communication

Organisation

Problem solving

Independent working

IT skills

Vulnerable young people communication

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

IOSH qualification

Facilities-management qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Compliance systems

Record-management systems

Job description

Health & Safety and Facilities Officer

Location: Digbeth, Birmingham, with travel between local properties

Pay: £13.50 per hour PAYE or £17.40 per hour Umbrella

Contract: Temporary for an initial 2 - 3 months, with potential for extension

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm

Working arrangement: Fully site-based

DBS: Current Enhanced DBS essential

Driving: Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle essential

The Role

We are recruiting for a Health & Safety and Facilities Officer to provide temporary sickness cover for an established homelessness charity and supported housing provider.

Working across a portfolio of corporate offices and residential properties, you will support the delivery of effective health and safety, property compliance and facilities-management services. You will conduct inspections and checks, maintain accurate compliance records and help ensure that identified actions are completed.

This is a varied, hands‑on role requiring travel between properties. There is no homeworking or out‑of‑hours requirement.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake health and safety audits, inspections and monitoring across corporate and residential properties.
• Complete building‑related risk assessments, including COSHH assessments.
• Carry out and accurately record statutory health and safety and fire‑safety checks.
• Monitor actions arising from audits, Fire Risk Assessments and internal inspections.
• Identify hazards, building faults and compliance concerns and escalate them appropriately.
• Maintain accurate information on health, safety and compliance‑management systems.
• Support accident and incident investigations, reporting and trend analysis.
• Assist with the development and implementation of health and safety policies, procedures and safe systems of work.
• Support hard and soft facilities‑management services across the property portfolio.
• Liaise with contractors, internal departments, tenants and external partners.
• Monitor PPE, cleaning materials and other facilities supplies.
• Provide health and safety guidance to colleagues and support staff training where required.
• Report any safeguarding concerns through the appropriate procedures.

Essential Experience

• Previous practical experience within a health and safety role.
• Experience supporting facilities management, estates or property compliance.
• Experience conducting audits, inspections and risk assessments.
• Knowledge of COSHH, fire safety and workplace health and safety requirements.
• Experience maintaining accurate compliance records and monitoring actions.
• Strong communication, organisation and problem‑solving skills.
• Confidence working independently and managing competing priorities
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and compliance or record‑management systems.
• A customer‑focused approach and the ability to communicate appropriately with vulnerable young people.
• A current Enhanced DBS.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Desirable Experience

• NEBOSH General Certificate, IOSH qualification or facilities‑management qualification.
• Experience within social housing, supported housing, charities or residential services.
• Experience working around vulnerable tenants or young people.
• Knowledge of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 principles.
• Knowledge of CDM requirements and contractor health and safety.
• Experience monitoring Fire Risk Assessment actions and statutory property checks.

This position would suit a Health and Safety Officer, H&S Coordinator, Facilities Officer, Compliance Officer, Estates Officer or Property Compliance Coordinator who is available at short notice and comfortable undertaking a varied operational role.

Health & Safety Officer – H&S Officer – Health and Safety Coordinator – Health and Safety Advisor – Health and Safety Assistant – Facilities Officer – Facilities Coordinator – Facilities Management – Estates Officer – Compliance Officer – Property Compliance Officer – Building Compliance Officer – Housing Compliance – Health and Safety Audits – H&S Inspections – Risk Assessments – COSHH – Fire Safety – Fire Risk Assessments – Statutory Building Checks – Accident Investigation – Incident Reporting – RIDDOR – Hazard Identification – Safe Systems of Work – ISO 45001 – ISO 14001 – CDM – Contractor Management – Hard FM – Soft FM – Property Management – Residential Properties – Supported Housing – Social Housing – Housing Association – Vulnerable Young People – Safeguarding – NEBOSH – IOSH – Birmingham