Health & Safety Assistant – Education Visits (NEBOSH Path)

Lancashire County Council; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is seeking a Health and Safety Assistant to join the Educational Off Site Visits Team. You will support the development and delivery of health and safety guidance for schools and council services, helping to keep educational visits safe, engaging and compliant.

The role offers opportunities for recognised professional qualifications, including NEBOSH Certificate training and IOSH membership, with occasional travel across Lancashire to support schools and council sites.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational and administrative abilities.
• A customer-focused approach to service delivery.
• Good analytical skills and attention to detail.
• The ability to build positive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• A willingness to learn and develop professionally within a health and safety environment.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the development and implementation of Educational Off Site Visits policies, procedures and guidance.
• Maintaining and updating the EVOLVE educational visits management system.
• Providing advice and support to schools and council services on educational visits and health and safety processes.
• Monitoring educational visit submissions and assisting with reporting activities.
• Collecting and analysing accident and incident data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Producing communications, guidance materials and information updates.
• Responding to customer enquiries in a professional and timely manner.
• Supporting the delivery of training and development sessions for Educational Visit Co-ordinators and other stakeholders.
• Assisting advisers during visits to schools and council sites to gain practical experience of health and safety management.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Customer service

Analytical skills

Relationship building

Willingness to learn

Job description

Lancashire County Council is seeking a Health and Safety Assistant to join the Educational Off Site Visits Team. You will support the development and delivery of health and safety guidance for schools and council services, helping to keep educational visits safe, engaging and compliant.

The role offers opportunities for recognised professional qualifications, including NEBOSH Certificate training and IOSH membership, with occasional travel across Lancashire to support schools and council sites.