Health and Safety Officer

7 months ago

Witney, United Kingdom Guideposts Trust Full time

**Job Title: Health and Safety Officer**

**Salary: £16 per hour**

**Location**:Hybrid working from home and site visits to Oxfordshire/Gloucestershire/Hertfordshire**.**

**Hours: Part Time 22.5 hours**

Guideposts exist to provide services to meet individual needs so that each person has the opportunity to fulfil their aspirations and maximise their potential. We seek to achieve excellence in our work and lead the way in researching, delivering and disseminating good practice.

**PURPOSE OF ROLE**
- The HSE Officer will report to the CEO and support the development and maintenance of the Health & Safety and Environment policy for the Charity.
- Provide expert advice, guidance and support at both strategic and operational levels as well as using skills and experience to identify upcoming challenges and risks.
- Undertake site visits - checking compliance and updating local managers and staff.
- Ensure policies are up to date and being adhered to. That staff have appropriate training for the risks they are managing.

**KEY REPONSIBILITIES**
- Advise Directors and Managers on all H&S and welfare matters to ensure the company complies with its statutory obligations in line with all current regulations and legislation
- Update the training matrix for all staff
- Ensuring safe and successful training of all existing teams and conducting H&S onboarding with new employees
- Attending sites to audit H&S practices
- Effectively manage First Aid and all Emergency procedures
- Conducting and recording thorough inspections and support the implementation of measurable improvement plans
- Monthly reporting of improvements, updates and statistics to management
- Provide training to operational staff to ensure they have sufficient understanding of requirements when carrying out local H&S
- Increasing awareness of all HSE matters across all staff and volunteers departments and sites

**REQUIREMENTS**:

- NEBOSH diploma or certificate
- Experienced in a HSE
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills, including an ability to convince others effectively
- Computer literate
- Ability to identify needs, prioritise workloads, set achievable targets, evaluate progress and to meet deadlines
- Ability to exercise initiative and willingness to propose initiatives and accept responsibilities
- Must be confident in presenting, communicating and influencing groups and individuals at all levels
- Ability to communicate and present at management level

**KEY COMPETENCIES**
- Appetite for learning and proactive in updating the Charity on changes to H&S.
- Travel, conduct visits and identify risks. Reporting back to local and senior management.
- A proactive approach to teaching and educating staff and clients on keeping safe.

**OTHER DETAILS**

Driving licence preferable.

All staff have a responsibility to look after the Health and Safety not only of those people who use our services but for themselves and their colleagues and should follow Guideposts Health and Safety Policy and Procedures.

All staff are ambassadors for Guideposts and as such may be required from time to time to assist managers and fundraising in the promotion of Guidepost and its work.

Guideposts is an Equal Opportunities employer.

This job description is not exhaustive but is provided to assist the post holder to know and understand the main duties of their role. It may be amended from time to time in discussion with the post holder.

In return you will receive a competitive salary plus
- **Pension scheme**:Guideposts will contribute 6% of your salary when you contribute 3%.
- **EAP from Health Assured**
- **Career Development & Training Opportunities**
- **Annual leave**:23 days rising to a maximum of 28 days plus bank holidays

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £16.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- If shortlisted, when would you be available for interview?

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Witney

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