HEALTH & SAFETY OFFICER

Cardiff Directory; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff Council is seeking experienced and dynamic Health and Safety Officers to join the Schools Health & Safety Officer Service. You will provide health and safety advice and support to Headteachers, Governors and school staff to improve standards across the Education Sector.

The role requires delivering audits, inspections, risk assessments and accident investigations, plus presenting safety information to ensure staff, pupils and visitors are safeguarded. Full training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering health and safety support in schools or education settings.
• Proven track record advising on health and safety issues and audits.
• Ability to prioritise tasks to meet service targets and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide H&S advice and support to headteachers and school staff.
• Undertake audits, inspections, risk assessments and accident investigations.
• Deliver presentations and briefings on workplace health and safety topics.

Skills

Health & Safety

Audits

Inspections

Risk assessments

Accident investigation

Presentations

Briefing sessions

Oral communication

Written communication

Job description

The Schools Health & Safety Officer Service provides a professional support service to Head Teachers to assist in managing health and safety within their schools.

About the job

Experienced and dynamic Health and Safety Officers are required to join the team.

The successful applicants will provide Health and Safety advice and support to Headteachers, School Governors and school based staff of their allocated schools to effectively manage and improve health and safety standards across the Education Sector.

What We Are Looking For From You

You will be a dynamic and effective health and safety officer, with experience of delivering health and safety support. You will have a proven track record of advising on health and safety issues, as well as practical experience of undertaking audits, inspections, risk assessments, accident investigation as well as delivering presentation and briefing sessions on workplace health and safety issues. You will need to possess excellent oral and written communication skills.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to prioritise varying tasks and workload, to align with service targets and deadlines along with school responses within specified timeframes.

You will be committed to providing a high quality of health and safety advice and support to our Schools to safeguard the safety of staff, pupils and visitors.

Although experience of supporting health and safety within Education and Learning would be desirable, this is not essential. Full training will be provided prior to commencing delivery of support to schools.

Additional information

This post will work term time on a temporary basis for 24 months with a potential for a further extension of the contract.

Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/ Assistant Director/ Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.

This vacancy is suitable for post share.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

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Job Category HR / Training / Safety

Department Development & Growth

Working Pattern/Contract Type Full Time Temporary (Term Time)