Health & Safety Advisor

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service - Suffolk County Council
- ** Address**:Endeavour House, Ipswich IP1 2BX - Hybrid
- ** Salary**: £34,434 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- ** Hours**: 37 hours per week (Flexible working options available)
- ** Contract**: Permanent

As a modern, flexible and effective organisation, we are driven to make a positive difference to the environment, the communities we serve and the careers of our people. That is why, when you join **Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS)** as a **Health and Safety Advisor**, you will be encouraged to share your fresh thinking and empowered to explore new ideas that will shape and improve our services as well as your career.

**Your role and responsibilities**

As a Health and Safety Advisor, you will play a key role in supporting the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of health and safety policies, procedures, and practices across Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS). You will provide expert advice and guidance to ensure compliance with legislation, promote a positive safety culture, and help reduce risk to operational staff, support teams, and members of the public.

You will:

- provide specialist health and safety advice across the service
- conduct and support incident investigations
- deliver training on investigations and manual handling
- carry out audits, inspections, and risk assessments
- support operational crews with dynamic risk assessments
- engage with teams across the service and external partners
- promote a culture of continuous improvement and proactive risk management.

**You will need**
- National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (NEBOSH) or Level 3 equivalent (essential).
- Strong IT skills to access documents and legislation.
- Experience in a health and safety advisory role.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- To be proactive, approachable, and collaborative.
- Additional qualifications such as Manual Handling Assessor or Incident Command Safety training are desirable.

**The team**

Join our collaborative team that supports Health, Safety, and Wellbeing across the service. We work with crew members, leaders, and partners to ensure best practices and safety from fire stations to offices. We are proactive, innovative, and committed to keeping the service confident and compliant in dynamic, high-risk settings.

**Empowering Everyone**

**For more information**

**How to apply**

**Step 1 -**Read the**Job and Person Profile** (docx).**

**Step 3 -**Upload a**supporting statement**answering the following questions below (no more than 400 words per question). You should use the **Supporting Statement template**.
- Describe your experience with health and safety management systems.
- Tell me about a time you collaborated with others to solve a health and safety challenge.
- Can you describe a time when you developed or improved a health and safety policy or procedure?
- Describe how you’ve demonstrated fairness and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in your work when resolving a health and safety issue.

**Closing date**:**11.30 pm,**

**Interview date**:
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid

**As a modern and effective council, we**offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of**skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that**flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to**understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven**to make a positive difference to the world around us and**encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.**

In return, you’ll enjoy:

- up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
- membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
- performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
- training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
- a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
- diverse and active staff networks
- flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day

Plus lots more

If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).