Safety & Wellbeing Assistant

LOCATION:
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, ML1 1AB

SALARY:
£29,180 - £31,737 per year

CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent

POSITION TYPE:
Full Time

HOURS:
35 hours per week

WORK FROM HOME:
Hybrid

In North Lanarkshire, we’re ambitious. Ambitious for our residents and the people who work here. Ambitious for our services and the people who provide them. Ambitious for our communities and partners.

Based within the Council’s Occupational Safety & Wellbeing Team you will be involved in monitoring health and safety performance through a programme of audits, inspections and visits. The role provides support to Services across the Council with regards to areas such as risk assessment and solution based guidance on safety and wellbeing matters.

You will be required to undertake incident investigations as directed, producing written reports for both this and other health and safety issues as well as assisting with the delivery of health and safety training courses.

The holder of this role will be involved in participating in progressing the wellbeing programme for the Council as well as work relating to wellbeing initiatives.

You will be required to undertake work in a manner which promotes a positive safety and wellbeing culture.

Applicants for this post should be educated to Nebosh Certificate level or equivalent appropriate professional qualification and have moderate relevant experience in an operational health and safety setting.

The post seeks applicants who are enthusiastic and adaptable with a proactive and client focused approach.

You will be required to travel throughout the North Lanarkshire area.

**Working here at North Lanarkshire Council**

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

Click here to see our Recruitment Charter.
- For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read - My NL

**PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.