Health and Safety Compliance Lead

Witherslack Group; Cumberland (ME); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization committed to providing the highest standard of care and education for children with complex needs as a Health and Safety Compliance Lead. In this hybrid role, you'll play a crucial part in fostering a positive safety culture by ensuring compliance across various sites in the UK. Your expertise will guide teams in risk management while promoting personal and professional growth opportunities.

Benefits

7 weeks’ holiday (including bank holidays)

Flexible benefits package

Wellbeing tools and advice

Medical cover

Beautiful working environments

£2,000 referral bonus

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ experience in a health and safety role.
• Strong understanding of health and safety legislation.
• Experience conducting audits or inspections.

Responsibilities

• Support the organization in maintaining safe and compliant environments.
• Conduct site visits, audits, and investigations.
• Develop and implement SHE policies and training frameworks.

Skills

Training and Communication Skills

Analytical and Organisational Strength

Health and Safety Legislation Knowledge

Problem-Solving Abilities

Education

Degree or NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health

Job description

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Location: Hybrid role with regular travel and overnight stays across our sites in the UK.

Salary: £36,000 - £43,000

Those huge small victories

We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

For children with complex needs the level of care and education we provide must go above and beyond. That’s what drives us here at Witherslack Group. With our high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, we’re proud to have won a reputation for excellence and market leading OFSTED ratings.

Get Out What You Put In

As a passionate and knowledgeable Health and Safety professional, you will play a key role in supporting the Witherslack Group to maintain safe, healthy, and compliant environments across all sites. Working within our Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) Team and the Quality Assurance department, you'll help embed a proactive safety culture by providing expert guidance, training, and support to staff at all levels. You will contribute to the development and implementation of SHE policies, procedures, and training frameworks, and help uphold our ISO 45001 accreditation.

In this role, you'll act as a ‘Competent Person’ for health and safety, carrying out site visits, audits, and investigations to identify and manage potential hazards. You'll collaborate with colleagues across departments and within settings to help ensure our teams are competent and confident in managing risks and our training and policies are effective and fit for purpose. From accident investigations to internal forums and audits to delivering SHE projects; your input will directly influence the safety and wellbeing of everyone in the organisation. Ongoing professional development and sharing of best practice will be central to your personal and professional growth within the Group.

Bring Your Whole-self To Work

Here at Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone’s differences as that’s what makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. We’ll give you the chance to build an exciting career in a fast-growing organisation, where you’re free to achieve your potential. Here’s what we need from you;

• Relevant Qualification and Knowledge
  
  

A degree or NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health (or equivalent), with a strong understanding of health and safety legislation and the risk assessment process.

• Proven Experience in Health and Safety
  
  

Minimum of two years’ experience in a health and safety or equivalent role, including conducting audits or inspections and managing safety compliance across multiple sites.

• Training and Communication Skills
  
  

Demonstrated ability to design, prepare, and deliver engaging safety training, with excellent communication and presentation skills to engage a wide range of stakeholders.

• Analytical and Organisational Strength
  
  

Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and problem-solving abilities, along with the ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain accurate records.

• Flexibility and Professionalism
  
  

Self-motivated and resilient, with the ability to work independently, travel regularly across the UK with overnight stays being required, and confidently collaborate with staff at all levels in a professional and confidential manner.

What We Do For You

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the care sector. With us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

• Salary: Base salary of up to £43,000
• Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 7 weeks’ holiday (inc bank holidays)
• Flexible benefits package: meaning you can increase/decrease your holiday allowance, pension and life insurance – check out our benefits here
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities
• A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £2,000 bonus every time
  
  

Join the UK’s best special education and care provider

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself .

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The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost). We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

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