Health & Safety Trainer

Simpson Recruitment Services; Worcester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Simpson Recruitment Services is seeking a Health & Safety Trainer and Assessor to deliver accredited and non-accredited training at our Worcester centre, with on-site delivery and occasional client-site travel. You will assess learners, maintain records, and certify outcomes to awarding bodies and audits.

The role requires a recognised teaching qualification and a Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence, plus a teaching/assessing background in utilities, civil engineering, or high-risk sectors.

Qualifications

• Qualified teaching status with appropriate education and training accreditation.
• Experience delivering accredited and non-accredited safety training.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations and auditing processes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver health & safety courses in classroom, practical sessions and on-site.
• Assess learners, maintain accurate records and certification paperwork.
• Set up and operate training equipment, conduct risk assessments.
• Travel to client sites occasionally to deliver training.

Skills

Teaching experience

Assessor experience

Public speaking

Course assessment administration

Full UK driving licence

Education

Level 3 Award in Education and Training (or equivalent)

Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment (or A1/D32/D33)

Job description

Health & Safety Trainer and Assessor

Help keep Britain's water networks and the people who work on them safe

Every day, our client's monitors tell water companies what is really happening inside their networks, from live foul and storm sewers to rivers, reservoirs and culverts. That data helps their clients understand their assets, build resilience and cut pollution. Behind it is a team of more than 240 people who need to be properly trained to do the job safely. That's where you come in.

About the business

Our client is a specialist environmental field services business. They maintain more than 4,000 monitors every month with over 100 vans on the road across the UK. They hold CHAS, SMAS, Achilles and FORS accreditations and ISO 9001, 45001 and 14001 certifications. In plain terms, they do this properly and they do it safely.

The role

We're looking for a qualified, experienced Health & Safety Trainer and Assessor to deliver accredited and non-accredited training across a range of safety-critical subjects. Based mainly at the business's Worcester training centre, you'll train and assess in the classroom, in practical sessions and on site, making sure everything you deliver meets awarding body, regulatory and company standards.

What you'll be doing

You'll deliver and assess health and safety courses for everyone from operatives to supervisors and managers, covering confined spaces, street works and road works (Chapter 8), cable avoidance (CAT and Genny), abrasive wheels and first aid. You'll run fair, consistent practical and theory assessments, make accurate, defensible decisions, and complete all registers, assessment records, learner feedback and certification paperwork to awarding body and audit standards.

You'll set up, maintain and safely operate the training and rescue equipment, including gas detectors, breathing apparatus, CAT and signal generators and first aid manikins, and carry out risk assessments for training areas and client sites so every learning environment is a safe one.

You'll stay on top of changes in legislation, approved codes of practice and industry guidance and update course content to match, and you'll take part in internal quality assurance, standardisation and external audits. You'll occasionally travel to the business's other depots and client sites around the UK to deliver training, and you'll represent the business professionally with clients and learners, helping to drive repeat business.

What we're looking for

You'll hold a recognised teaching qualification, such as the Level 3 Award in Education and Training (or equivalent, including PTLLS/CTLLS/DTLLS, a Cert Ed or a teaching degree), and a recognised assessor qualification, such as the Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment and/or Assessing Vocational Achievement (or A1/D32/D33 equivalent). You'll also need a full UK driving licence and be happy to travel occasionally.

We'd ideally like you to have technical qualifications and experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Confined space: City & Guilds confined space suite, covering entry, working in and rescue.
• Street works: Safety at Street Works and Road Works (Chapter 8), including the relevant NRSWA units.
• Underground service avoidance: CAT and Genny, in line with HSG47.
• Abrasive wheels: selection, mounting and safe use, with knowledge of PUWER.
• First aid: Emergency First Aid at Work and First Aid at Work, with the trainer qualification to deliver Ofqual-regulated first aid courses.

You'll bring proven experience delivering safety-critical training in the UK, a strong working knowledge of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated regulations, and a practical background in utilities, construction, civil engineering or a similar high-risk sector. You'll be an excellent communicator and presenter with the knack of engaging and motivating learners of all abilities, and you'll have strong administrative skills and accuracy with paperwork and digital records.