Health, Safety

**Are you passionate about keeping things safe, organised, and running smoothly?**

We’re looking for a Health, Safety and Emergency Planning Officer to join our Corporate Health, Safety and Emergency Planning Team and help raise the bar on our safety and emergency strategy.

This is your chance to make a real impact, from streamlining documentation to working closely with our internal teams, you will be at the heart of our operations, ensuring everything is compliant and efficient.

Havant Borough Council is a high-performing council based in Havant, that invests heavily in its staff’s development and wellbeing. This is an exciting, vibrant place of work which currently employs more than 330 members of staff. This is a dynamic local authority with a fresh and optimistic approach to meeting challenges and opportunities.

**What you will be doing**:
Working as a **Health, Safety and Emergency Panning Officer** you will support the Health, Safety and EPRR Lead in day-to-day activities and strategic initiatives. Duties will include:

- Assisting with various administrative tasks, such as proof-reading reports, managing consultation correspondence, and booking meetings. Ensuring that all relevant accident/incident/near miss reports sent into the inboxes are logged in accordance with the internal procedures.
- Daily administration of the H&S, EP mail inboxes and associated documentation, filing ensuring quality compliance in document control. By maintaining accurate records of training, inspections, audits, health and safety policies, procedures, and documentation.
- Prioritising queries and escalate to the Health, Safety and EPRR Lead as required.
- Maintain clear and accurate records for health and safety and emergency planning. Organising and storing all information effectively. Recording and scheduling of EP internal and Local Resilience Forum (LRF) training for staff.
- Dealing with the H&S, EP training matrixes and associated calendars. Recording and scheduling of EP internal and Local Resilience Forum (LRF) training for staff.
- Assist with meetings - planning arrangements, writing minutes, collating, and distributing the relevant documentation.

**What skills do I need?**
- Experience working in a support role, administrative, health and safety.
- Knowledge and practical experience of using a variety of computer software packages.
- A strong customer care focus - internal staff and external customers.
- Good effective written and oral skills - able to deliver messages clearly.
- Ability to form good working relationships and confidence to deal with people at all levels, working as part of a team and independently.
- Appreciation of working with sensitive and confidential information.

**Why join us?**
- Be part of a team that genuinely values safety, health and wellbeing, emergency preparedness including planning, responding recovery with an emphasis towards community resilience.
- Play a key role in how we manage compliance.
- Opportunity to learn and develop.

**What we can offer you**

A competitive salary/benefits and support for your continuous professional development.
- Grade D £26,409 to £28,163 per annum
- Generous Leave Allowance
- Free Parking
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible Working/Hybrid working
- Family Friendly Packages

Visit our website for the full range of benefits and support we offer our staff.

**To Apply**

The council is an inclusive employer and appoints on merit. We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for Veterans.

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff members to share this commitment.