Location: National

Job ID: 2020-2559

Type of Contract: Permanent

Contracted Hours Per Week: 37.5

Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 37 to 40 (£34,511.22 - £37,660.83)

ILW / OLW /Fringe: Inner London Weighting (£3,692.99)

Overview

Do you want to continue your career with an organisation that makes a real difference to people’s lives and the communities we live in. 

Change Grow Live (CGL) is a leading national health and social care charity, working with individuals, families and communities affected by substance mis-use, crime, homelessness, domestic abuse and anti-social behaviour.

Responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic Health and Safety Advisor, ideally with experience of health and social care or local authority, with a broad range of health and safety experience who can work well on own initiative or as part of a team then this could be a great opportunity for you.

Reporting to the National Health and Safety Manager you will have an excellent opportunity to join an established department within the organisation. As the Health and Safety Advisor you will work with and support the National Health and Safety Manager to ensure that the health and safety management system remains effective and compliant with health and safety legislation and ISO 45001 standard.  You will provide point of contact assistance to routine health and safety queries, and a day-to-day health and safety advice and guidance service to line managers and employees.

You will need excellent communication, report writing, negotiating and interpersonal skills, and be able to deliver regular health and safety activities, including inspections, investigations, audits and training.

This is a national post, with occasional UK travel.

Position Requirements

• NEBOSH Diploma, or equivalent
• Sound knowledge of health and safety legislation and good practice
• Proven high standard of verbal and written communications skills
• Experience of conducting ISO 45001 audits, fire risk assessment, investigations and inspections
• Ability to understand, analyse and present safety reports and data
• Ability to manage a diverse workload
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Closing Date: 25/10/2020

For further details, and to apply, please click the “Apply” button.

If you have any questions or concerns on this opportunity that you would like to talk through, please contact us using the below details:

Dawn Phillips | dawn.phillips@cgl.org.uk

We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.

The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.