Adecco's specialist Property Services Division are proud to have been commissioned to partner with Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) to assist them in recruiting a permanent Head of Health & Safety for their Asset Management division on to work out of their offices located in York.
JRHT is a provider of housing and care, managing around 2,500 homes across York, North Yorkshire, and parts of the Northeast.
Together with their parent company The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), they are a charity that strives to inspire the delivery of social change, they form the JRF-JRHT Group with a proud history and heritage stretching back more than 100 years.
Job Purpose
* Take the lead role developing and maintaining JRHT's approach to Health and Safety and compliance.
* To be JRHT's Competent Person in respect of Health and Safety matters.
* To develop and maintain a positive organisational culture in respect of Health and Safety including through effective training, relationships and promotion of the benefits of good practice.
* Provide the Board and any sub-committees with ongoing assurance (from a variety of sources) that Health and Safety risks are being managed well.
Candidate Requirements
* Fully qualified membership of IOSH.
* At least 10 years' experience leading health and safety at strategic level in an organisation of comparable size and scope and similar levels of risk and regulation with a deep and evolving knowledge of developments in health, safety and wellbeing.
* Highly developed abilities in the management of risk and development of corporate, long-term solutions and governance structures.
* Considerable experience of reporting to, and working with, directors and senior managers with evidenced ability to persuade key stakeholders of the need for and the merits of improvement and change.
* A proven track record of delivering significant improvement.
* Evidence of successfully working with key stakeholders such as the HSE and local authority regulatory officers.
* Experience of identifying and assessing the business need for, and leading on the delivery of, change programmes.
* Approachable with demonstrable coaching and mentoring skills.
* Customer-focussed and committed to providing a high-quality service.
* Proven leadership and team building skills with an inclusive, collaborative style.
Benefits of Working Here
* We strive to make everyone feel able to be themselves at work, feel supported and enjoy a healthy work life balance.
* GBP63,572 per annum
* Excellent defined contribution pension scheme with employer contributions of 6%
* Real living wage employer
* 33 days holidays (incl. bank holidays) - plus option to buy or sell more
* Discount packages with over 800 retailers eg shopping, utilities and leisure
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
* Health care cash plan
* Low cost employee loans & saving accounts with Leeds Credit Union
* Cycle to work schemes
* Employee Assistance programme (giving completely confidential care, support and advice when you need it 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.)
* Season Ticket Travel Loan
* Give as you earn scheme
* Eye care vouchers
* Free onsite parking
* Excellent training and development
To discuss the finer points of this fantastic opportunity please don't hesitate to contact me directly (see below) to book in a conversation.
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