Health and Safety Advisor

2 months ago

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom City of Wolverhampton Council Full time

Job Introduction
**Health and Safety Advisor**

**Salary - £41,418 - £46,464 (Grade 7)**

**Hours - 37**

**Contract type - full time, permanent**

Are you a committed, enthusiastic Health and Safety Practitioner looking for a new challenge? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team within a forward-thinking authority planning to meet the key challenges for local government in the coming years.

In the post you will act as a key advisor to a nominated area(s) of responsibility (service, business unit or school) and be given considerable responsibility and expected to make a positive contribution to team outcomes. so we are looking for an effective communicator who will be able to influence and use their initiative to ensure health and safety compliance and continual improvement. The environment is complex and presents unique challenges but this means that you will enjoy a varied, challenging work load, working within a supportive team, you will also have freedom to devise and implement project work. You will be given every opportunity to make full use of your skills and to influence how our work is carried out.

This is a business-critical role which comes with a far-reaching remit and excellent commitment and support from the organisation’s senior leaders. Working with the Health and Safety Service Manager and other Health and Safety Advisors, you will be proactively involved with the team’s operational delivery. As well as providing sensible and pragmatic advice, support and guidance to a wide range of employees at all levels in both the City Council and partner organisations in line with legal requirements, approved codes of practice and sector specific guidance and best practice, you will also assist with the development and delivery of training, promotion of risk assessment principles and active accident prevention, development of strategy.

This role requires the ability to travel across Wolverhampton and occasionally outside of the City.

It is anticipated that interviews will take place on either 29th or 30th April 2024

**Our working arrangements**

All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enable and empowers employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocation where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for 'touch down' space at any council location. Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements.

For more information about working for our organisation including the culture of the Council, the Council plan and vision, staff equality forums, core HR policies and much more please click **here**.

**Diversity**

Our status as a Disability Confident Employer showcases our commitment to people with disabilities or health conditions, advocating for their opportunities and potential. We've received the Stonewall Silver Award, emphasising our dedication to the LGBT+ community by nurturing an inspiring, inclusive, and equal workplace. As of March 2023, the RACE Code Quality Mark signifies our active engagement with racial equality. These recognitions validate our continuous efforts towards fostering an inclusive work environment that respects and values our diverse employees.

We encourage, inspire and value an inclusive culture here at the council where employees can flourish, thrive and be themselves. We have four staff equality forums for employees to join. These help to ensure our employees have a voice, they feel empowered to speak up and where everyone is treated with respect - Learn more about the staff equality forums **here**

**Recruitment of Ex-Offenders**

We are committed to the fair treatment of all our employees, potential employees, or users of our service regardless of offending background. The Council uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for any vacancies that require a DBS check to obtain information about applicants to assess their suitability for employment in positions of trust. We do not discriminate unfairly against any individual on the basis of a conviction or any other information revealed as a result of a DBS disclosure - **Learn more here**

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