Health & Safety Adviser

Health and Safety Adviser Salary: £38,960 - £44,000 plus a car allowance of £3,894 per annum Location: Staines office base with travel to sites across London and Southwest and hybrid working. Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week DBS check required: Standard Role Overview We are looking for a Health and Safety Adviser to join our dedicated Governance and Compliance department. The successful candidate will support the Health and Safety Managers in ensuring the Group fulfils its duties and responsibilities under relevant legislation by providing Health and Safety advice and guidance to develop a proactive Health and Safety culture, effective Health and Safety management and compliance and minimise the occurrence and impact of incidents or accidents. Key Responsibilities Support the Health and Safety Managers in delivering a high-quality health and safety service within the Group Manage the Group Health and Safety Inspection and QA regime Carry out residential site desktop audits in line with the audit plan, to compile reports and generate effective action plans to rectify any deficiencies Undertake regular property and estate inspections in line with audit plan, to compile reports and generate effective action plans to rectify any deficiencies Carry out CDM H&S inspections across the construction, contractor, repair and maintenance work sites and compile reports and generate effective action plans to rectify any deficiencies found Work with the Health and Safety manager to oversee H&S compliance in the Big 6 areas To work with the H&S Manager to develop and deliver a range of toolbox talks, drop-in sessions to provide practical and technical health, safety, and environment related improvements Undertake accident & incident investigations where required. Maintain the accident database and report incidents under RIDDOR where necessary To support A2D managers to ensure that all staff are made aware of their obligations and responsibilities under the Group’s Health & Safety procedures and provide advice and guidance in establishing safe working practices Analyse and prepare reports on health and safety trends and compliance across the Group to help inform the health and safety audits and inspections More About You Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in Math’s and English (Grades A*- C) NEBOSH General Certificate OR Level 4 NVQ Occupational Health & Safety Health & Safety experience preferably in housing sector Good working knowledge of CDM & contractor management Ability to manage multiple projects and work to deadlines Excellent communicator & influencer, with evidence of working with broad range of stakeholders Experience using IT systems including databases and Microsoft office packages Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to make high quality presentations in a variety of stressful environments Must hold a valid and clean UK Driving Licence About Us We’re a UK housing association committed to a vision – providing homes people love to live in. With over 38,000 homes in management across London and southern England, we provide a wide range of homes for social, affordable and private rent, specialist housing services, as well as homes for sale and shared ownership. Our 70,000 customers have diverse backgrounds and levels of income and we’re here to provide all of them with homes that are safe, high quality and sustainable. And with social housing roots going back eight decades, we continue to ensure that every penny of profit we make is reinvested into our charitable social purpose – delivering more homes and better services for customers. We’re also members of the G15, a group of leading housing associations that work together to house one in ten Londoners and tackle the housing crisis. Choosing us is easy As an employee of A2Dominion, we want you to feel rewarded and have a choice of flexible benefits, salary exchange benefits, and rewards and discounts that work for you, wherever you are in your life. We offer a wide range of staff benefits. For this role, these include: 25 days’ holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service Up to 8% contributory pension Flexible working In addition, all permanent and fixed-term employees receive a generous annual allowance of up to £300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits for both you and your family. Diversity & Inclusion We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, and we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the process - just contact our Resourcing Team at resourcing@a2dominion.co.uk We know some people hesitate to apply if they don’t meet every requirement. If that’s you, we encourage you to apply if your skills and experience align – please get in touch with us to talk it through. At A2Dominion, we value diversity, embrace flexibility, and are a family-friendly employer. Everyone belongs here. Join us and help make a lasting difference in the lives of our customers. Resourcing Partner This vacancy is being managed by Ryan Loasby - ryan.loasby@a2dominion.co.uk #J-18808-Ljbffr