Safety Officer

ENGINEERINGUK; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job description

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Safety Officer

Salary: £30,796 - £35,495 Pro Rata
Location: Home-based UK
Job Type: Permanent
Job Time: Part Time
Hours Per Week: 21
Closing Date: Mon, 12 May 2025
Reference: APR20254845

The role

We are looking for a Safety Officer to support the development of our new community model where we will be collaborating with local partners and expanding our volunteer network. This role will oversee our health and safety practices, developing policies, providing training, and ensuring compliance with legislation and best practices.

What you'll do

1. Develop, implement, and maintain safety policies and procedures
2. Act as the main point of contact for all health and safety queries
3. Conduct and support regular risk assessments across all work streams
4. Role model and support good health and safety practices

What you'll need

1. Knowledge of risk assessment and risk management principles
2. Comprehensive understanding of health and safety legislation, regulations, and best practices
3. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
4. Strong digital skills and a sound understanding of agile values & principles
5. A criminal record check / DBS disclosure (if offered the position)

What you'll get

1. Home-based working with flexible hours
2. 25 days’ holiday - plus additional 3 days at Christmas (and bank holidays)
3. Pension (5.5% employer contribution)
4. Healthcare Cashplan
5. Annual performance-based salary increase
6. Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programmes

What we do

The National Deaf Children's Society are the leading charity for deaf children. We give expert support on childhood deafness, raise awareness and campaign for deaf children's rights, so they have the same opportunities as everyone else.

Disability Confidence

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification. Please contact us with any accessibility or reasonable adjustment enquiries.