Temporary Accommodation Health & Safety Compliance Officer

London Borough of Lewisham; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council seeks a Temporary Accommodation Health and Safety Officer to manage compliance processes and acquire necessary safety certificates. The role involves digital content management and ensuring safety compliance for housing providers. Excellent training and development opportunities, generous holiday allowance, and a range of employee benefits are offered.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Local Government Pension scheme

Flexible working policies

Staff discounts including gym memberships

Qualifications

• Experienced in health and safety regulatory compliance.
• Understanding of safety, health, and welfare responsibilities.
• Ability to manage digital content and user journeys.

Responsibilities

• Manage compliance processes for temporary accommodation.
• Acquire gas, electric, and energy performance certificates.
• Support development of digital content strategy.

Skills

Knowledge of health and safety legislation

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Job description

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities! We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK's first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

Introduction

Are you confident working with large databases? Are you organised with good attention to detail? If so, then this may be the role for you.

What's the role?

Housing Services Directorate is looking to appoint a Temporary Accommodation Health and Safety Officer with knowledge, experience and skills in working with our housing providers and the tenants to acquire the relevant gas, electric and energy performance certificates. The post holder will also manage the Council's compliance processes ensuring the coordination, control, and verification of compliance certification across all temporary accommodations. Successful completion of this task will ensure the Council meets its statutory compliance for all its temporary accommodation stock. You will also plan and deliver digital content that considers best user journeys, working with colleagues from a wide range of services to review, optimise and improve areas on the website to improve the user journey and support the Council's aims and objectives. You will support the development and roll-out of our new digital content strategy, with a focus on our website and intranet.

What’s in it for you?

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we're looking for

We are seeking an experienced officer with a good working knowledge of current health and safety related legislation and guidance, and an understanding of the responsibilities for safety, health and welfare placed on all parties involved in health and safety compliance. Candidates must have knowledge and understanding of the activities, functions and processes involved in the provisions of a health and safety regulatory compliance service.

Location

The job is primarily based in Laurence House but we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.

Recruitment Process

The recruitment process is anonymous and we do not accept CVs. Applicant handbook – please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed. For an informal discussion about this job, please contact [e-mail].

Salary

£42,912 - £44,235 per annum (SO2). All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply.

Other information

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.

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