Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager

Staffordshire County Council; Stafford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading county council is seeking a Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager to join their management team. The role involves providing expert advice, leading a team of professionals, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Ideal candidates will have significant experience and a strong educational background in health and safety. This position offers an opportunity to improve service offerings and achieve customer satisfaction across the schools sector.

Qualifications

• Degree-level education and NEBOSH Diploma required.
• Significant leadership and management experience needed.
• Proven track record in health, safety, and wellbeing sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of health and safety advisors.
• Provide expert health, safety and wellbeing advice.
• Develop health and safety policies and procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Policy Development

Education

Degree-level education

NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety

Chartered membership of IOSH

Job description

We are a traded service providing expert advice, support, and training to a diverse range of council services, maintained and academy schools, as well as external customers across Staffordshire and the wider West Midlands area. Our commitment to high standards of customer care ensures that our customers can effectively manage and protect the health, safety, and wellbeing of colleagues, service users, pupils, and others.

As the Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager, you will be an integral part of our management team, leading the delivery of services to our schools' traded customers. Your primary focus will be the line management of the Schools Health and Safety Advisors and the Design and Technology Engineers. You will coach and mentor these professional staff to enhance service standards and ensure customer satisfaction. Additionally, you will work on projects aimed at improving our service offerings to improve compliance with health, safety, and wellbeing standards. You will be responsible for driving the retention and expansion of our customer base, working closely with the Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing.

Main Responsibilities

Your main responsibilities will include:

1. Team Leadership: Lead and develop a team of Health and Safety Advisers, Design and Technology Support Engineers, and support the Health & Safety Support Officer to deliver a customer-focused, modern, and professional service.
2. Expert Advice: Provide expert, professional, and ethical health, safety, and wellbeing advice to senior managers and customer leadership teams, supporting them in identifying and implementing effective improvement and transformation plans. Support emergency incident management within the council.
3. Policy Development: Develop and implement health, safety, and wellbeing policies, operating procedures, and management tools to ensure legislative and regulatory compliance and support organisational objectives.
4. Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners (e.g., NHS, Local Resilience Forum, UKHSA, DHSC, DFE, HSE, and other enforcement bodies) to ensure effective information sharing and risk management.
5. Learning and Development: Identify, develop, and deliver learning and development opportunities on health, safety, and wellbeing topics to ensure managers have the required knowledge and skills.
6. Operational Management: Lead the operational management of traded activity, ensuring quality of service, commercial benefits, and traded growth, while supporting the Head of Health, Safety, and Wellbeing in maintaining an over a £1 million traded income target.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for you to have:

• A degree-level education and hold a NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety (or a recognised equivalent). They will have Chartered membership of IOSH or an equivalent professional registration and demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development through training, research-based practice, and the expansion of their knowledge and experience.
• Significant leadership and management experience, with a proven track record of leading professional advisors and managing complex issues and transformation projects within a complex environment.
• Substantial experience in creating and maintaining effective and influential networks that collaboratively shape and deliver better health, safety, and wellbeing outcomes.
• Demonstrable understanding of the political context of service delivery and its challenges in the public sector, ensuring effective support to Elected Members.
• An effective and values-led leadership style that inspires, motivates, and empowers. Be a confident communicator, adept at engaging with stakeholders at all levels within and outside the council.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment, including emergency situations, and will be skilled at working in ambiguity and taking initiative.

We're happy to talk flexible working.

Interviews will be held week commencing 7th July.

Don't feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications. For an informal chat about the role, please contact Becky Lee, Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing at [e-mail].

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you'll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire.

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and a Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities.

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer, and our support for care leavers, we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.