Health & Safety Officer (Culture Change Lead)

3 weeks ago


Gateshead, United Kingdom Gateshead Council Full time

**HEALTH & SAFETY OFFICER (CULTURE CHANGE LEAD) - GRADE H-K (PERMANENT POST)**

Gateshead is a great place to live, work and visit and Gateshead Council has a clear focus on helping communities to thrive. The Occupational Health & Safety Team operates at the very core of the Council’s operations. We assist both staff and managers to control health and safety risks in the workplace and to support delivery of the Council’s priorities.

We are looking to appoint an experienced Occupational Health and Safety professional to provide additional support to our team.

Under guidance from the Occupational Health and Safety Manager, you will lead on the health and safety culture change program, working with key stakeholders to ensure that the changes are launched, embedded and are sustainable. You will also have responsibility for policy work, carrying out incident investigations, audits, and delivering training sessions.

This is an exciting new opportunity for delivering organisational change and making a real positive difference.

**What we need from you -**

You will will hold a NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent and as a minimum Graduate membership of IOSH and have a current UK driving license or access to mobility support. A detailed knowledge of current health and safety legislation is required. You will also need to have experience of communicating effectively at all levels, developing, and implementing health and safety policies and procedures, and developing and presenting reports and briefing papers.

In return, we can offer you:

- A competitive salary of £32,020 - £43,516
- Help to save for your future with an outstanding employer contribution to your pension
- Access to great health and wellbeing support
- Generous annual leave package of 28 days annual leave for new employees, rising to 32 days after 5 years continuous local government service and the chance to buy up to 10 additional holidays per year
- You’ll have access to great health and wellbeing support, including discounted membership to GO Gateshead Leisure Services and ability to use our cycle to work scheme
- We have flexible and hybrid working arrangements to ensure a positive work life balance for our employees
- We’ll give you the chance to take advantage of various offers and discounts on shopping and household spend; including O2, Virgin Media and Dell
- Full training for all our computer systems as well as in regulations and more practical aspects of the roles

Please see the job profile which provides further details of the role and duties. It is important that you read the job profile in full and check that you meet the essential criteria as without this, we will be unable to invite you to interview.


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