Health and Safety Officer

Currently seeking a part-time Health and Safety Officer to join a Local Government organisation based in Harborough.

This position offers an excellent opportunity for an individual who is seeking a role within an organisation in which no two days are the same. As the Health and Safety Officer you will be part of a cohesive and supportive team environment within a role that has opportunity to work within an unbelievably varied role that will ultimately develop and diversify your experience within Health and Safety on an extremely flexible basis.

As the Health and Safety and Officer your responsibilities will include:

• Being the competent person, taking ownership of the health and safety management system and leading on the continual improvement of health and safety performance within the organisation.
• To devise, maintain, consult on and review an Annual Health and Safety Action Plan, setting out priorities and updating performance on a monthly basis.
• Writing complex reports, briefing notes, procedures and work instructions on operational issues, to reconcile/resolve conflicting issues or priorities and devising, evaluating and recommending solutions.
• Provide advice and guidance on new & changed legislation and the organisations policies

The ideal Health and Safety Officer will have:

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent level 6 qualification within Occupational Health and Safety
• At least 2 years’ experience carrying out operational Health and Safety tasks within a multidiscipline organisation (Open to backgrounds with a preference for Local Authority, Education among other public sector run organisations)
• Outgoing individual that has an approachable personality, great communication skills and most importantly a solution focused practitioner

In return, the successful Health and Safety Officer will be offered a salary of up to £33,000 (Pro-rata) + package.  

This is an urgent requirement and we have immediate interview availability over the coming two weeks. To ensure you don’t miss out on this excellent opportunity, please reply to us today to express your interest.

Ref: 24440 | Published: 04 Feb 2019