HSW Advisor

The Methodist Church in Britain; Portslade by Sea; Híbrido; GBP 38.000 - 56.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible working week (37 hours)

Hybrid working

Training to support professional dev

Wellbeing support

Pension scheme

Paid annual leave

Line management or coaching potential

Descripción de la vacante

The council’s Health, Safety, Wellbeing, Facilities and Buildings Service seeks a health and safety adviser to provide independent advice, run inspections and audits, write guidance and deliver training across directorates.

You will analyse safety performance, develop action plans, and support managers to improve safety culture. Hybrid working with a central office base and training opportunities are offered.

Formación

• Experience as a health and safety professional in large or complex organisations.
• Proven approaches to improving health and safety management.

Responsabilidades

• Give independent professional advice and guidance on health, safety and wellbeing to services, managers and directors.
• Carry out inspections, audits and assurance activities, and lead on them.
• Write action plans arising from inspections and audits.
• Research diverse hazards and provide tailored, pragmatic guidance.
• Analyse safety performance and accident data to identify trends and recommend improvements.
• Produce reports for senior managers.
• Develop written health and safety information.
• Deliver health and safety training to council staff.
• Influence staff and managers to improve safety culture and control of risk across services.
• Work with subject matter experts in fire safety, water safety, asbestos, premises management, site security and contract management.
• Manage own time and workloads to meet demand.

Conocimientos

Health & safety expertise

Audits & inspections

Data analysis

Report writing

Training delivery

Descripción del empleo

The post sits in the council's combined Health, Safety, Wellbeing, Facilities and Buildings Service, a multi-disciplinary corporate team of advisers. The work centres on giving independent advice, running inspections and audits, writing guidance and delivering training across council directorates. Advisers cover services from schools and care homes to waste collection, parks and housing, with a central office base and scope for hybrid working. Candidates need experience of health and safety in large or complex organisations.

What the job involves

• Give independent professional advice and guidance on health, safety and wellbeing to services, managers and directors
• Carry out inspections, audits and assurance activities, and lead on them
• Write action plans arising from inspections and audits
• Research diverse hazards and provide tailored, pragmatic guidance
• Analyse safety performance and accident data to identify trends and recommend improvements
• Produce reports for senior managers
• Develop written health and safety information
• Deliver health and safety training to council staff
• Influence staff and managers to improve safety culture and control of risk across services
• Work with subject matter experts in fire safety, water safety, asbestos, premises management, site security and contract management
• Manage own time and workloads to meet demand

What’s required

Experience

• Experience as a health and safety professional in large or complex organisations
• Experience of handling a variety of work types and hazards
• Proven approaches to improving health and safety management

Skills & knowledge

• Researching diverse topics and giving tailored, pragmatic advice
• Leading inspections and audits and producing written action plans
• Analysing safety performance and accident data and making recommendations
• Producing reports for senior managers
• Giving independent professional advice on larger or complex matters
• Managing own time and workloads

Other

• Working alone and as part of a larger team of professionals

What’s offered

• Flexible working week of 37 hours, Monday to Friday
• Central office base with opportunity for hybrid working
• Training to support professional development
• Support of an experienced team of professionals
• Paid annual leave
• Pension scheme
• Wellbeing support
• Opportunity to take on line management or coaching roles and progress to senior roles