Health & Safety Officer – Nebosh (Housing Association)

Health & Safety Officer – NEBOSH (Housing Association)

Connect Housing do more than provide places to live. They make people feel at home, transform lives and build communities. And they always aim to deliver the best customer service possible.

Position: Health & Safety Officer
Location: Dewsbury but will be based in Huddersfield for the initial first few months until our office relocation
Hours: 37 per Week – Full Time – Monday to Friday
Salary: £34,022per annum
Benefits: 31 days leave, Pension, childcare voucher scheme + car user allowance (travel to various sites across West Yorkshire and access to a car are essential)

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Assessment day: Wednesday 27 August 2014

ROLE:
As the Health & Safety Officer of a leading community Housing Association, you can make a real difference by driving health & safety right to the heart of all that we do.

Connect Housing is a charitable housing and support provider. As Health & Safety Officer you will lead the efficient and effective management of health and safety right across the organisation, providing expert advice and guidance and promoting a pragmatic approach to H&S issues. Making sure that we meet all of our legal obligations, you will review policies, processes and practices and drive the Health and safety culture through staff induction, training and coaching.

We’re looking for a positive, proactive and energetic champion to drive awareness of health & safety among all staff and contractors over a wide range of activities which includes facilities management, property repairs, supported housing, property management, youth services and more besides.

This is an active role in which you will carry out inspections, audits and risk assessments in our offices, support project and our maintenance sites as well as reviews of contractors’ on site health and safety performance. You will also pay particular attention to safe working methods, fire risk, gas, mechanical and electrical safety, Legionella and asbestos.

With at least a NEBOSH certificate, preferably a NEBOSH Diploma and ideally working towards IOSH membership, you must have the credibility and charisma to engage with people at all levels right up to the Board. Articulate, confident and with excellent presentation skills, you must be IT literate and competent in Word, Excel and Outlook or a similar email package.

If you can put your heart and soul into providing better homes for our community, we can reward you with 31 days annual leave, pension and childcare voucher scheme not to mention a warm, inclusive team culture that will support you to be the best that you can be.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:
a) Demonstrate experience of the effective management of H&S, particularly (but not exclusively) in a property maintenance context with a track record in leading and delivering projects and driving improvements within deadlines and to agreed targets.
b) Developing and reviewing H&S policies and procedures; carrying out risk assessments including fire risk assessments and developing safe methods of working; carrying out health & safety inspections and audits of offices, accommodation and building sites including auditing and reporting on contractors’ health & safety performance systems.
c) Reviewing and investigating reports of incidents, accidents and near misses and liaising with appropriate authorities where applicable, making recommendations to prevent recurrence and initiating and monitoring follow up actions.
d) Designing and delivering health & safety training and inductions
e) Full driving licence and a vehicle for work use so you can travel easily around West Yorkshire and are able to work at a variety of sites
f) A minimum of NEBOSH Certificate qualification and ideally a NEBOSH Diploma or working towards IOSH membership.

You may have experience of the following: Health & Safety Officer, NEBOSH, IOSH, Housing Association, H&S Advisor, Quality Assurance, Risk Assessment, Compliance Officer, Quality Manager, Environmental, Health & Safety Advisor etc.

This vacancy is being advertised by Easy Web Recruitment, the UK’s leading Online Recruitment Agency. The services advertised by Easy Web Recruitment are those of an employment agency. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, and we confirm that we will gladly accept applications from persons of any age for this role.