Health & Safety Coordinator

-Salary:

- **Up to £20,402.09 per annum (£28,522.88 full time equivalent), depending on experience**
Location:

- **Accrington, Lancashire**
- This is a _permanent_, _part time_ vacancy_ that will close _in a month_ at 23:59 BST_. _

**The Vacancy**

**Health & Safety Coordinator**
**Salary**:Up to £20,402.09 per annum (£28,522.88 full time equivalent), depending on experience**
**Hours**:30 per week**
**Weeks Per Year**:40 weeks per year**
**Contract Type**:Permanent**
**Site**:Accrington & Rossendale College**
**Closing Date**:Sunday 17 August 2025**
**Interview Date**:Friday 29 August 2025**
- ‘Would you like to be part of a team that aims to create the extraordinary?’_

**Our Organisation**
This role is advertised by NCC Professional Services. Part of Nelson and Colne College Group, NCC Professional Services provides expert business support services to the wider College Group.

Accrington and Rossendale College has a proud history of delivering high quality vocational courses and technical training, apprenticeships and higher education provision to the communities that we serve. We excel in providing people with a platform to progress into fantastic employment opportunities with rewarding career prospects.

**The Exciting Role**
A new and exciting opportunity has become available for a Health & Safety Coordinator to join our Health & Safety team on a permanent basis. The role involves working 30 hours per week, on a 40 week per year contract.

Do you have a passion for keeping people safe and ensuring the smooth running of operations? Are you the kind of person that notices trip hazards _before _anyone else? If so, we want to hear from you

We are looking for a proactive, organised and people focused team player to join us. The role will involve working closely with our Health & Safety and Security Manager to help create a safe, welcoming and well-prepared learning environment for our students, staff and visitors.

The role will be based at our Accrington & Rossendale campus, however travel across sites will be required.

**What You Will Be Doing**:

- Supporting the daily running of our health and safety systems
- Helping carry out risk assessments, inspections and audits
- Assisting with incident investigations and safety reports
- Coordinating fire drills, first aid arrangements and emergency procedures
- Keeping records tidy, up to date and ready for action
- Working with teams across the college to promote a strong safety culture

**What We Are Looking For**:

- 4 GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above
- IoSH Managing Safely certificate
- Display an interest or passion for keeping people healthy and safe in the workplace
- A keen eye for details and a calm, can-do attitude
- Confidence to speak up, get involved and keep things running smoothly and safely
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise workload to ensure deadlines are achieved
- Have the ability to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate within tight deadlines
- Experience of providing high levels of internal and/or external customer care

**What We Offer in Return**:

- Generous annual leave entitlement increasing to a maximum of 28 days (with service), plus Bank Holidays and closure days - totalling 41 days per year
- Access to a workplace pension scheme - with employer contributions of 5%
- Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits
- A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
- Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
- Free on-site parking on all College sites

**Further Questions?**

**The Company**

The Nelson and Colne College Group is an Ofsted Outstanding Further Education College with a high performance and ambitious culture.

The Group was born in November 2018 with the successful merger between Nelson and Colne College and Accrington and Rossendale College. Prior to that, pan-Lancashire adult community learning provider, Lancashire Adult Learning, became part of the family in 2016.

We are home to 2,400 16-18 year old A Level and vocational students, 16,500 adult learners, 1,300 Apprentices and 400 Higher Education students.

Expertly led by Principal and CEO Lisa O'Loughlin, the College Group delivers year on year improvement, growth and most importantly, highly successful students and Apprentices.

The success of our communities, employers, partners and economy is key to all that we do. We have forged valuable partnerships and a shared vision with like-minded organisations and individuals, creating a network of opportunity and excellence.

Our highly skilled staff are committed to raising and supporting aspirations, providing social mobility and an essential talent pool for the local, regional and national economy.

**The Benefits**

**Pay & Conditions**

**Rewards & Recognition**

**Facilities & Working Environment**

**Professional Development**

**Health & Wellbeing**

**Equality, Diversity & Inclusion