Senior Safety & Resilience Officer

Eden Brown; England; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority seeks a Health and Safety Officer to enhance employee safety and welfare standards. The role involves managing health and safety policies, training staff, and providing expert advice, with a commitment to continuous improvement within a dynamic environment. The position is hybrid, requiring 3 days on-site and 2 days remote work.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in health & safety management.
• Competent health and safety trainer.
• Ability to influence and maintain relationships.

Responsibilities

• Drive behavioural change in health, safety, and welfare.
• Manage health and safety training and procedures.
• Provide health and safety advice and assistance.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Training and Development

Influencing Skills

Political Awareness

Job description

Our client, a Large Local Authority, requires the services of a Health and Safety Officer.

Role Details:

Hybrid role - 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

Duration: 3 months +

Purpose of the Job:

• Drive behavioural change to ensure excellence in health, safety, and welfare of employees and provide assurance to SMT of health and safety standards.
• Identify, create, organise, run, and record appropriate health and safety training for staff. Where necessary, investigate and organise suitable providers for specialist training.
• Assist with planning, implementation, and monitoring the effectiveness of our health and safety policy and procedures.
• Manage the Health and Safety Coordinators, DSE assessors, Fire Marshalls, and First Aiders, championing their work to ensure competent, efficient, and productive delivery of objectives in line with health and safety cultural improvements.
• Provide appropriate and competent health and safety advice and assistance.
• Support resilience, including emergency planning and business continuity.
• Support the Safety and Resilience Manager and deputise when necessary.

Candidate Requirements:

• Extensive experience within health & safety management.
• Ability to influence, champion, and enforce excellence in health, safety, and welfare at work.
• Understand the need for political awareness and sensitivity, and the importance of building and maintaining sound working relationships.
• Competent, effective, and efficient health and safety trainer.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.