Health and Safety Advisor, hireful

About the role

As Health and Safety Advisor for the North, you'll provide expert H&S advice and assurance across their social housing operations. You'll support managers to manage risk effectively, deliver safety training programmes, conduct audits, investigate accidents, and drive safety culture improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert H&S advice and assurance across social housing operations
• Support managers to manage risk effectively
• Deliver safety training programmes
• Conduct audits
• Investigate accidents
• Drive safety culture improvement

Requirements

• NEBOSH General Certificate
• Deep understanding of current UK H&S legislative and regulatory requirements
• Experience of internal auditing in H&S
• Experience applying H&S legislation and risk management in housing, local authority, healthcare, education or public sector
• Proven ability to provide practical H&S advice to operational managers in a customer-facing setting
• Driven, inquisitive, accountable, open and honest – taking ownership to ensure best outcomes
• Excellent stakeholder relationship building skills

Qualifications

The essentials are listed above. Desirables include social housing sector experience and regulated public sector background (local government, healthcare, education or housing).

Skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, birthday day, and option to buy more
• Cash health plan, Health MOTs, online GP access, gym discounts, volunteering day
• Car leasing, salary sacrifice schemes, exclusive discounts
• Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit pension schemes, life assurance at 3x salary
• Enhanced parental leave and flexible working
• Career development including management training and Leadership Academy
• Apprenticeships available

Pay and Schedule

Permanent, 35 hours/week, Monday–Friday 9am–5pm

Schedule

Hybrid with travel to schemes and offices as required. North-based (Bradford/Burnley/Stockton offices)

Benefits

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, birthday day, and option to buy more
• Cash health plan, Health MOTs, online GP access, gym discounts, volunteering day
• Car leasing, salary sacrifice schemes, exclusive discounts
• Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit pension schemes, life assurance at 3x salary
• Enhanced parental leave and flexible working
• Career development including management training and Leadership Academy
• Apprenticeships available

Interview Process

• Stage 1 – Teams interview with hiring manager
• Stage 2 – Role-related assessment, behavioural and scenario-based interview
• Complete Congruity Questionnaire in advance

Important Information

• Candidates must have current UK eligibility to live and work
• Subject to pre-employment checks (DBS and social media screening)
• Our client works exclusively with recruitment partners; unsolicited CVs from agencies not accepted
• Please apply promptly – urgent or high-volume roles may conclude before any stated closing date
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