Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.
Who We Are
Waythrough is one of England’s most successful home-grown charities. We provide free, confidential support for alcohol, drugs, housing, or mental health in friendly local places across the UK. We are committed to fair chances for all and making sure everyone can access the help and support they need to realise their potential. By joining our teams of passionate individuals, you will be contributing to making this happen.
About The Role
Are you ready to join a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment? Do you thrive on delivering exceptional customer care? If you are motivated, resourceful, and detail-oriented, we want to hear from you!
We are seeking a Health & Safety Officer to join our team at Waythrough to cover a secondment leave until September 2025. In this role, you will play a crucial part in our determination to ensure we provide safe systems of work and safe working environments across our varied and diverse services. The post holder may be required to work nationwide but will mainly focus on our services in Midlands, South Yorkshire, Leeds, Bradford and Cumbria.
Responsibilities will include:
* Providing health & safety advice and guidance to a wide range of services that improve people's lives.
* Undertaking a range of Health & Safety functions across our services such as Health & Safety audits, DSE advice and assessments, and workplace inspections.
* Monitoring compliance against health & safety standards.
* Investigating accidents and near misses.
* Producing risk assessments for a wide range of subjects and activities.
* Providing advice on good practice on DSE issues and setup.
* Supporting good practice in Fire Safety and monitoring compliance with fire safety standards.
* Contributing to creating a positive health & safety culture across the organisation.
* Working closely with other Waythrough colleagues and managers to improve Health & Safety Performance.
Please note this is a fixed term role until September 2025.
Could be based in Midlands, South Yorkshire or North Yorkshire regions but will involve national travel.
If you are passionate about making a contribution to our mission, we want to hear from you! Join our team at Waythrough and be part of making a positive difference in people's lives.
What can Waythrough (formerly Humankind) offer you:
* Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 year’s service).
* Annual leave purchase scheme.
* Enhanced occupational sick pay.
* Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension.
* Death in service benefit.
* Free Will writing.
* Eyecare vouchers.
* Blue light card discount.
* Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses.
* Work-life balance - flexible working and family-friendly policies.
* Happy, Healthy You! – our wellbeing offers for our workforce.
* Employee Assist Programme and Waythrough Support Networks.
Waythrough (formerly Humankind) is an equal opportunities employer.
We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring, and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear from you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at people.recruitment@waythrough.org.uk.
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