Health and Safety Advisor

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive health and safety professional with a sound knowledge of health & safety requirements to join the Occupational Health & Safety Team here at YHG.

It’s an exciting time to join the team here at YHG as we are offering a newly created advisor post which will support the Health & Safety Manager in providing a health and safety service to the Repairs & Maintenance and Development business areas.

The role will involve forming working relationships across both areas, conducting a planned H&S inspection regime and dealing with general day to day enquiries in a timely and efficient manner.
We are looking for somebody who has a great understanding of health & safety legislation, who really cares about the health, safety and wellbeing of people, is passionate about what they do and brings their true authentic self to work everyday.

You will be primarily home-based, and able to manage your own diary to deliver a program of inspections across all YHG estates and regions required. Ideally you will be based within a reasonable distance of our Head Office in Warrington, which you will also visit (on occasion) to attend meetings and events.

First and foremost, you will be responsible for supporting the Health and Safety Manager with delivery of the operational Health and Safety plan (supporting the Corporate Plan) . The purpose of which is to help provide assurances that our employees are working safely, our systems are implemented and working and to help drive continuous improvement in those areas.

Along with the delivery of a program of inspections across all YHG estates and regions, a similar program of visits across our new build sites for Development will also be one of your key responsibilities as well as providing an advisory service to stakeholders at various levels.

You will also be an important part of our health & safety team and will contribute to the development of our health & safety processes and procedures.

To be successful as a Health & Safety Advisor here at YHG, you will have….

A NEBOSH General Certificate or NEBOSH Construction Certificate (or equivalent)
Experience of implementing, or supporting the development and implementation of a Health & Safety Management System
Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a Health and Safety role, working with a range of internal and external customers.
Full UK Driving License & use of own vehicle for work

Have the ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision
So, if you have a passion for the health, safety and well being of people and feel that this could be the right role for you, we would love to hear from you

Please check out the role profile, which is attached/available by visiting the vacancy on Your Housing Group’s website - .

In return we offer £44,203 for a 35 hour week, and 25 days annual leave (holidays also increase with time served) plus Bank Holidays, but our employee offering provides much more than just a competitive salary and holiday allowance.

On top of this, we’ll provide you with a great benefits package, including a contributory pension where we match whatever you choose to contribute (up to 8%), an advanced level Healthcare cash plan through Medicash, that doesn’t just provide dental and optician cashback but also health and wellbeing benefits (such as 24/7 GP Access, money back from prescriptions and alternative therapy treatments) and an amazing discount scheme that gives you access to half price cinema tickets, subsidised gym memberships and a huge range of discounts with some of the biggest high street and online names.

And who are Your Housing Group?

Your Housing Group is a registered social landlord helping people at every stage of life to live in quality homes they can afford.
As one of the North’s sector-leading landlords, we are proud to play our role in tackling the UK's housing crisis by continually reinvesting in our 29,000 properties and tailoring our services to meet the diverse needs of our customers. We also build over 1,000 new homes each year.