Health & Safety Coordinator – UNISON Centre

Unison; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

UNISON is seeking a Health & Safety Coordinator to work with the Staff Health and Safety Officer to ensure compliance with UK legislation and promote best practices across locations. You will protect employees, contractors and visitors while supporting a safe working environment.

You will provide regional health and safety support, monitor compliance, assist in risk assessments, and help develop training programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience in a health and safety support role across multiple sites or regions.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent Level 3 qualification.
• Understanding of UK health and safety regulations, ACoPs and guidance.
• Ability to interpret health and safety law and apply it in a complex organisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide regional health and safety support and monitor compliance across multiple UK locations.
• Assist in risk assessments and incident management and reporting.
• Develop, tailor and deliver health and safety training programmes and communications.
• Respond to or escalate helpdesk queries and maintain documentation and records.

Skills

Health & Safety coordination

Communication skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Independent working

MS Office (Excel/Word)

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

IOSH membership (desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Health and safety software

Job description

If you have strong health and safety experience and can apply it practically across a complex organisation, this is an opportunity to play a key role supporting both central and regional operations at the UK’s largest trade union.

UNISON is the public service union. We bring together the voices of over 1.3 million workers in local government, health, education and outsourced services. Our 1,200 staff work across 12 UK regions and our national centre in London. Regional offices support the work of local branches, helping to represent, recruit, organise and retain members – as well as making key contributions in areas such as campaigning, strategies for negotiation and bargaining, and actions against discrimination.

The role:

As a Health & Safety Coordinator, you’ll work closely with the Staff Health and Safety Officer to ensure UNISON is compliant with legislation, promotes best practices and maintains high safety standards across all locations. You’ll be playing a crucial role in protecting our employees, contractors and visitors while supporting the organisation's commitment to creating a safe working environment.

Your responsibilities will include providing regional health and safety support and monitoring compliance across multiple UK locations and supporting risk assessments. In addition you will help to develop, tailor and deliver training programmes and communications. You will also assist in incident management and reporting, responding to or escalating helpdesk queries, maintaining documentation, systems and records.

The person

What we’re looking for…

• Good experience in a health and safety support role, ideally across multiple sites or regions.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or an equivalent Level 3 health and safety qualification – plus, ideally, technical membership of IOSH.
• Good understanding of UK health and safety regulations, ACoPs and Guidance.
• Knowledge of how to interpret health and safety law and apply it sensibly in a complex organisational setting – including situations where requirements are open to judgement or must be balanced with operational needs.
• Understanding of how health and safety operates within a trade union or member‑led organisation, including the role of policy, governance, campaigning and internal accountability – ideally with specific knowledge of trade union operations.
• Knowledge of incident investigation techniques, reporting procedures and auditing processes – plus experience of working within a helpdesk provision.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage with employees at all levels.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities, while also collaborating with and mentoring others.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel and Word – plus, ideally, health and safety management software systems.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full requirements for this role.

About UNISON:

UNISON is the UK’s leading public services trade union, with over 1.3 million members working in the public sector, private, voluntary and community sectors and in the energy services. We employ approximately 1,200 staff, with around 370 at our national centre in Euston in central London and the remainder in our 12 regions across the UK, including Northern Ireland.

UNISON is a dynamic, progressive union, committed to equality. We encourage men and women of all ages, Black and minority ethnic groups, disabled people, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to work with us.