Health Safety & Welfare Manager

Garth Hill College; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

Counselling services

Financial & Legal guidance

Childcare information

24/7 access

Job summary

Kennel Lane School in Bracknell is seeking a Health, Safety & Welfare Manager to lead our safety culture, drive continuous improvement, and ensure the wellbeing of our people. This role offers a permanent, full-time position linked to term-time patterns and a 35-hour week.

The post includes salary progression with additional allowances and will involve close work with senior leadership to uphold high standards of health, safety and staff welfare within a modern, inclusive setting.

Qualifications

• Health, safety & welfare knowledge required.
• Ability to lead improvement and wellbeing initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead our health, safety & welfare strategy and culture.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to safeguard staff wellbeing.
• Drive ongoing safety improvements and compliance across the school.

Job description

• Salary: £25,150 – £31,345 per annum, plus £610. London fringe allowance. On successful completion of PRICE (school behaviour management training) an additional £1289. Special Education Needs allowance
• Contract: Permanent
• Working Pattern: Full Time/Term Time
• Hours: 35 hours.
• Closing Date: 06/12/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: Spec/26/348151

We are seeking a Health, Safety & Welfare Manager to lead our safety culture, drive continuous improvement, and ensure the wellbeing of our people remains at the heart of everything we do. This is an exciting opportunity to influence positive change, work closely with senior leaders, and make a lasting impact across our organisation while ensuring the highest standards of health, safety, and employee welfare.

Please refer to the job specification and job description for further information, using these as guidance for your application. Ensure that you complete a full employment and education history in the relevant fields. Please note that incomplete applications will not be accepted, nor CVs in lieu of an application form.

Kennel Lane School is a modern, vibrant and inclusive special school catering for the needs of learners who have a wide range of learning difficulties, aged from 3-19. We offer an exciting learning community where every individual is valued and nurtured.

Our stimulating learning environment showcases our learners’ love of learning. Our innovative teaching and learning approach ensures the best outcomes for our learners through a wide and varied curriculum.

We are strongly committed to providing high quality professional development for all our staff. We strongly support and facilitate collaborative work across the school and in partnership with other schools.

The wellbeing of our staff is an important priority therefore we provide opportunities to ensure that we value their hard work and dedication.

• Employee Assistance programme offering a range of services some of which include:
• In the moment support and counselling for work and home-life issues
• Financial and Legal
• Specialist information e.g. childcare
• 24 hours a day access

Please note that all applications will be considered upon receipt, therefore an early application is recommended. We reserve the right to close the advert early should the right candidate be appointed. Any successful applicants will be subject to an online presence check.

Bracknell Forest Council – Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The Corvus Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of childrenand young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment.An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all posts.