ABOUT US
Join us in seeing our vision come to life, where living in Letchworth Garden City offers everyone the opportunity to flourish as part of a vibrant community, enjoy the best that both town and country offers, and benefit from easy access to nature with unrivalled facilities, culture, and support networks.
We currently have an exciting and new role available as Health and Safety Advisor reporting directly to our Health Safety and Risk Business Partner, within the property team.
Our Property Team is responsible for the active management of the Letchworth Garden City Estate. The overriding focus of the team is to efficiently steward and proactively manage the Foundation’s property assets to generate income, enhance value, provide excellent operational facilities, and ensure the estate is maintained to a high standard. The team is also central to the promotion of the Garden City and its economic growth and the delivery of the Foundation's charitable objectives.
This role extends across the wider Foundation and will have an important input and responsibility for health and safety and risk management of wider functions and activities of the organisation.
THE ROLE
Responsible for providing advice and support to all departments in relation to Health, Safety, and Welfare. You will support the development, implementation, management, and reviewing of the Health and Safety Strategy, Policy, objectives, and Processes.
You will be involved in carrying out incident investigations, including accidents, property damage, and near misses. This includes gathering all available evidence, recording on the incident reporting system, and establishing the root cause to prevent a reoccurrence.
You will conduct regular safety inspections of our Venues and support and coach our employees to achieve health and safety KPIs and promote the development of a positive safety culture.
Liaising with external bodies (Insurers, HSE, Local Fire Authorities, and other Enforcing authorities) as required and assisting with making all Statutory Notifications.
Assisting the Health Safety & Risk Business Partner in the selection process of external contractors and consultants. Ensuring contractor H&S validation documents are monitored on Fixflo and any necessary RAMS are validated.
ABOUT YOU
EXPERIENCE
* Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar Health, Safety, and Environmental adviser role.
* Understanding and awareness of H&S law, H&S principles, procedures & property compliance.
* Experience in IT literacy, including SharePoint, O365, and an ability to learn new systems quickly (RiskWise Compliance Reporting System).
* Great communication skills - able to persuade and convince others where necessary to achieve desired outputs through motivating and coaching people.
* Understanding of risk management and analytics.
* Experience in training and coaching in all aspects of Health and Safety.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND QUALIFICATIONS
* NEBOSH Certificate - Level 3.
* TECH IOSH (minimum).
* Knowledge of Food Hygiene legislation, Animal Welfare, and Property Compliance is desirable.
OUR VALUES
Collaborative. Evidence-based. Inclusive. Supportive. Impactful.
We are a people business. We look for passionate individuals who will help us to meet our vision and values. Our values demonstrate our principles and guide our actions. We want our values to come to life through people’s experiences of each other and the Foundation as a whole - ultimately helping create a culture that ensures our commitment to achieving our vision and mission.
APPLICATION
Applications must include a CV and a covering statement explaining why you are applying for the role. Applications without a covering statement will not be accepted.
#J-18808-Ljbffr