Health & Safety Manager/Transport Lead
Grade 7 £27,803- £31,364
Full Time, Whole Time
Permanent
Required as soon as possible
Villa Real School is an all age Special School with pupils with SLD, PMLD and ASD.
The governors are seeking to employ an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic Health & Safety Manager/Transport Lead.
The role includes:
* Acting as the main Health and Safety Officer for the School, ensuring a safe working and learning environment in accordance with relevant legislation.
* Preparing Health and Safety reports for the Governors.
* Keeping appropriate records, ensuring that they are available for inspection and provide statistical and other returns, as required, to the Headteacher, Governors and Local Authority.
* Keeping up to date with changes to legislations, especially health and safety, and best practice in facilities management.
* Lead and ensure classroom staff complete individual pupil/student risk assessments including complex feeding plans and staff medical risk assessments.
* Monitor and evaluate the quality of all risk assessments with the SMT.
* Support key staff in the writing and implementation of key area risk assessments e.g., Visits, Alternative Provision, Evolve Lead.
* Support with transitions of high-risk students around school.
* Transport Lead.
* Hydrotherapy pool deputy.
* Provide ad hoc cover for the caretaker regarding small housekeeping issues and locking up.
* Attend SMT meetings on a monthly basis to report on health and safety throughout the school.
* Accurately record and upload accidents to the health and safety team, liaising with them when necessary and ensuring that any recommendations are actioned.
* Attend safeguarding monitoring sessions with SMT & Governors.
* Be a member of the First Aid team.
* Drive mini bus or own vehicle as cover.
The successful candidate will:
* Have excellent communication skills.
* Be able to work methodically, thoroughly and to a consistently high standard to ensure work is carried out effectively and efficiently.
* Be able to supervise a team and work alone as required.
* Be able to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
Application form and further details are available by email and returnable to the Head teacher.
The closing date for applications is the 4th November 2024 at 9am.
Interviews will be held on the 15th November 2024.
Shortlisted candidates will be informed by 8th November 2024 and are encouraged to visit the school.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and, if successful, you will need to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure.
As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions, making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.
The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
Villa Real School
Villa Real Road
Consett
Co. Durham
DH8 6BH
Tel: 01207 503761
Email: villareal@durhamlearning.net
Website: www.villarealschool.co.uk
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