Health, Safety

**Job Title**:Health, Safety & Fire Advisor - Care Homes & Extra Care

**Location**:Home based with travel throughout the North East & Yorkshire

**Salary**:up to £40,000 (depending on experience) plus £5,800 Car allowance

**Contract Type**:6 Month Fixed Term Contract

**Hours**:37.5 per week

As the Health, Fire & Safety Advisor covering the North East and Yorkshire areas, you will support the provision of a competent and comprehensive health, safety and fire (HS&F) service within Care Homes and Anchor Extra Care Schemes.

Working within a regional team of HS&F Advisors, you will conduct and review fire risk assessments, conduct safety audits and training in order to support operational teams achieve excellent levels of compliance. Together with these core functions, you will provide general HS&F advice and support to operational teams helping to ensure a safe environment for colleagues, customers and visitors etc.

You will be responsible for delivering a number of internal health, safety and fire training courses, including health & safety training to management and maintaining a high level of compliance of trained safety coordinators within Anchor Care Homes.

**About you**:
To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Full current driving licence
- Relevant health and safety qualification e.g. NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent.
- Recognised Fire Risk Assessment qualification.

You'll also have:

- Good knowledge and understanding of relevant areas of compliance relating to Care and Housing
- Thorough knowledge of care operations and the needs of older people.
- Accident/incident investigation.
- Good knowledge of MS Word and Excel.
- Continuing professional development

**Anchor - a great place to work**

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

**A rewarding environment**

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

**Health & happiness**
- Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
- Mental health support
- Flexible working options
- Access to online GP appointments

**Finance**
- Pension plan - contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
- Quick and easy pension transfer service
- Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
- Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

**Career**
- Ongoing personal and professional development programme
- Leadership Pathways online learning resources
- Career progression and promotion opportunities

**Celebrating diversity, celebrating you**

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.

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