Our charity's health and safety proposition has been successfully overseen by a long-serving colleague who is due to retire this year. We are looking to appoint a suitable successor to work in partnership to handover on a full time basis. Health and safety plays a crucial part in our service offering to provide secure and protected environments for those in our care alongside colleagues. A day in the life of a Health and Safety Officer would include: Planning, implementing and maintaining all H&S policies and programmes Advising employees on all compliance related health and safety Ensuring all legislative changes are adhered to whilst tracking regulatory changes Preparing educational material to upskill staff as changes take place Conducting regular services checks and audits promoting a safe place of work to all Guiding colleagues on all health and safety incidents accordingly Updating risk assessments continuously ensuring they comply with relevant health and safety standards Presenting reports and updates to the senior leadership team on compliance performance, incident reports and accidents Acting as lead point of contact for external audits and inspections, providing timely and accurate reporting and corrective measures applied where necessary Our ideal candidate will have: 3 years experience working within a similar role NEBOSH or equivalent health and safety certification. Ideally also being a member of IOSH or working towards Competent knowledge of building compliance regulatons alongside occupational health and safety standards Strong user of Microsoft excel to report and input data