School Safety Officer

University of Brighton; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Brighton is seeking a dedicated Safety Officer to support Health & Safety operations across two schools. This full-time role involves providing guidance, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with legislation. Candidates should possess a NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent experience and have strong communication skills. The institution offers a supportive work environment with opportunities for agile working.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Agile working framework

Additional leave over Christmas

Qualifications

• Knowledge of current Health & Safety legislation and procedures.
• Previous experience in Health & Safety advice.
• Ability to produce reports for management.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and support in evaluating risks.
• Conduct inspections and audits.
• Develop and maintain Health and Safety systems.

Skills

Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Methodical approach

Education

NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent

Tools

Health & Safety management software

Job description

Overview

School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering

Location: Brighton - Moulsecoomb   Salary: £36,636 to £39,906 per annum
Closing Date: Monday 29 September 2025
Reference: TE5042-25-195

We\'re committed to creating a safe and supportive environment for everyone in our school community — and we\'re seeking a dedicated Safety Officer to help lead the way.

In your new role you will be supporting the Head of School Operations in their Health & Safety responsibilities and have the opportunity to shape and influence operational Health & Safety across two diverse schools, supporting teaching, learning and research activities. As well as being offered a new challenge, we will ensure your knowledge and experience is widely used, working with a broad range of staff to develop and maintain our Health and Safety management systems and processes in a experimental research and teaching setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide day to day guidance and support to managers in the evaluation of risks, the implementation of risk assessments, undertaking inspections or audits to ensure processes and procedures are being followed.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of current Health & Safety legislation and procedures e.g., COSHH, local Health & Safety Management Profile (HASMAP) audits.
• A National Examining Board in Occupational Health & Safety (NEBOSH) Certificate, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Previous experience in supporting and delivering Health & Safety advice to a range of different audiences.
• A methodical approach to work and have good attention to detail.
• The ability to communicate verbally and in writing, producing data and reports for managers, and using Health & Safety management software
• You should have the confidence to challenge and improve poor practice and aim for a high standard of Safety across all areas of activity.

This post is offered on a full-time (37.0 hours per week) and permanent basis, we also welcome applications from people seeking to job share.

This role will work across two schools, The School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering, and The School of Applied Sciences.

We operate an agile working framework meaning that there is the opportunity to work from home some days, a generous pension scheme contribution, and additional leave over the Christmas period.

Further Details

Job Description

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.

For the vast majority of our roles we operate an agile working system with time split between working on campus and at the employee\'s home. It is the University\'s expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.