Safety Support Assistant

7 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom The University of Manchester Full time

**Overall Purpose of the Role**

The role holder will assist the Faculty team of Health, Safety and Compliance Advisors in providing high quality advice, support and oversight of the day-to-day management of health and safety within the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE). They will support health and safety communication, advise staff and students on health and safety issues, promote a culture of best practice, help to deliver health and safety objectives and help to monitor compliance with relevant University health and safety policies.

Area of work will be determined by the Faculty Safety, Compliance and Risk Manager and the relevant Health, Safety and Compliance Advisors, to accommodate the requirements of each area. The post holder will be expected to share their knowledge, skills and best practices to assist different areas during periods of peak workload and provide cross-Faculty coverage for absences. This will include the new Manchester Engineering Campus Development (MECD), School of Natural Sciences, School of Engineering and several research institutes.

**Key Relationships**

The post holder will be part of the Faculty’s Safety Team. The role requires good communication and interpersonal skills to utilise effective relationships across the Faculty and with the wider University communities. Key relationships will include:
**Internal**: MECD stakeholders, academic staff; students, Health, Safety and Compliance Advisors; Technical Operations Managers, technical support staff; Safety Services; Estates and Facilities and relevant staff across the University.

**External**:Third party contractors; visitors and professional bodies that provides training

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working you can find out more here

Blended working arrangements may be considered

**Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews**:
Name: Sylvester Boon

**General enquiries**:
**Technical support**:
**Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.


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