Health & Safety Training and Compliance Officer

RHONDDA CYNON TAF; Wales; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Health & Safety Training and Compliance Officer role sits within the Council’s Health and Safety Team. You will provide advice, guidance and support across services, focusing on training, competency, monitoring and operational compliance.

You will develop or review risk assessments, safe systems of work, and procedures, while delivering training and maintaining records. Travel across the County Borough is required to meet service needs.

Qualifications

• Qualified in occupational health and safety with CPD commitments.
• Experience developing or reviewing risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Evidence of delivering health and safety training and competency assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional health and safety advice and active monitoring across Council services.
• Assist managers in developing risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Identify training needs and maintain records of training delivery and completion.
• Develop and deliver health and safety training programmes aligned with legislation.
• Support competency standards and assessment arrangements for critical roles.
• Conduct workplace inspections, audits and compliance reviews; track corrective actions.
• Assist investigations of incidents to identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Analyse audit findings and safety data to spot trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Produce compliance reports and management updates; support service improvement projects.

Skills

Health and safety knowledge

Training delivery

Audit & inspection

Risk assessments

Education

NEBOSH National General Certificate

Job description

Health & Safety Training and Compliance Officer

The job requirements are detailed below. Essential qualifications, skills and experience are listed in the Job Descriptions/Person Specification which can be found under the attachments section below.

Mae’r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.

Health & Safety Training and Compliance Officer

Grade 10

We are looking to appoint a Health & Safety Training and Compliance Officer within the Council’s Health and Safety Team.

You will work as part of a small team of professionals within the Health and Safety Team, providing advice, guidance and support across the Council. The postholder will work with a diverse range of service areas, with a particular focus on health and safety training, competency, active monitoring and operational compliance.

You will provide practical and professional support to managers, helping them to ensure that employees operate safely, competently and in accordance with relevant health and safety legislation, Council policies and procedures, and recognised industry good practice.

You will have experience of providing health and safety support within an operational, frontline or similarly complex working environment. You will also have practical experience of developing or reviewing risk assessments, safe systems of work and operational procedures, as well as undertaking workplace inspections, audits and accident or incident investigations.

A key element of the role will be identifying training needs and developing and delivering appropriate health and safety training and competency assessment programmes. You will therefore need excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical health and safety information clearly to managers, supervisors and employees.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to manage competing priorities, analyse health and safety information and produce clear, proportionate recommendations. You will also be expected to build effective working relationships with managers, employees, trade union representatives, Occupational Health and other relevant stakeholders.

As the Health & Safety Training and Compliance Officer, you will be responsible for:

• Providing professional health and safety advice, guidance and active monitoring support across relevant Council services.
• Supporting managers in developing and reviewing suitable and sufficient risk assessments, safe systems of work, standard operating procedures and other local health and safety arrangements.
• Identifying health and safety training needs and maintaining accurate records of training requirements, delivery and completion.
• Developing and delivering health and safety training programmes that reflect identified training needs, operational risks, relevant legislation and Council arrangements.
• Supporting the development of competency standards and assessment arrangements for operational and safety-critical roles.
• Undertaking workplace inspections, audits and compliance reviews and monitoring the implementation of agreed corrective actions.
• Supporting accident, incident and near-miss investigations to identify immediate, underlying and root causes and recommend proportionate corrective action.
• Analysing audit findings, incident information and health and safety performance data to identify trends, recurring issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Producing appropriate compliance reports, performance information and management updates.
• Supporting service improvement projects and the introduction of new equipment, processes and operational practices.
• Liaising with managers, employees, trade union representatives, Occupational Health and other relevant internal and external stakeholders.

Applicants must hold a recognised Level 3 qualification in occupational health and safety, such as the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or an equivalent qualification. Evidence of continuing professional development and a sound knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation and recognised good practice will also be required.

A recognised training qualification, such as the Level 3 Award in Education and Training or an equivalent Train the Trainer qualification, would be advantageous. Experience within waste management, street cleansing, highways, transport or another frontline local authority service would also be desirable.

The postholder must be able to travel throughout the County Borough to meet service needs and undertake workplace inspections and visits within a range of operational environments.

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council’s longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.