Health, Safety

The postholder requires a full driving licence.

Purpose of the job:

- You will act as the lead co-ordinator for Brighter Futures on all health and safety issues to ensure that health and safety policies, procedures and practices reflect current legislation and best practice. That Brighter Futures premises and properties and working practices are safe for those that use them.
- Working with partners, you will assist advising, guiding, and offering support on welfare issues relating to the physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing of employees.
- You will co-ordinate (and/or audit) health and safety related servicing, checks and risk assessments including but not limited to:

- Fire Risk Assessments
- Scheme Safety Audits
- Fire Alarm Servicing & testing
- Fire Equipment Servicing
- Lifts and Access Servicing
- Asbestos Management Plans
- Gas & Electrical Testing (Regulatory Requirements)
- Water Safety and Legionella Testing
- Lifting Equipment
- Portable Electrical Appliance Testing (PAT)
- Property maintenance/ services related health & safety activity
- Food hygiene
- Lone working
- You will be expected to ensure that inspection and testing is carried out promptly when due and to agreed standards.

Duties and Key Responsibilities:

- To co-ordinate the day-to-day planning, organisation, control, monitoring and auditing of health, safety and compliance.
- To ensure that inspections, surveys, reporting and testing is carried out as required by statute or regulations in respect of fire safety equipment, communal water supply installations, asbestos management and portable electrical appliance testing.
- To ensure the accurate logging of inspections, servicing and testing is carried out and record dates of these visits.
- To co-ordinate and organise the safe disposal of hazardous substances, e.g. asbestos.
- To undertake site visits to oversee activities and verify that the service being provided is to specification and meets legislative and regulatory requirements.
- To liaise with and advise managers on organising and planning for effective health and safety management.
- To receive and collate accident and incident reports including near misses involving staff, volunteers, customers, contractors, visitors and other individuals to establish statistical reports. The information will be used to review existing working practices and provide reports to managers, Directors and the Board of Management.
- To investigate accidents involving staff, volunteers, customers, contractors, visitors and other individuals on Brighter Futures premises.
- You will work closely with Human Resources in co-ordinating display screen equipment assessments, ergonomics, risk assessment for pregnant workers and stress risk assessments.
- Provide cover for any other reasonable requests by Brighter Futures.

Salary & Benefits:
**Salary**: £27,431.25

Group Personal Pension Plan

, including life assurance and group income protection

Health Care Cash Plan

Occupational Sick Pay

Staff Counselling Service

Discount Gym Membership

Blue Light Card Discount

Behaviour & Competences:
Behaviour embodies Brighter Futures values and is within the Code of Conduct

Demonstrate the competencies and behaviours set out in the Competency Framework.

Work to Brighter Futures aims, values, policies and procedures and ensure that others do so.

Hours of Work:
37 hours per week mainly Monday - Friday generally 9.00am to 5.00pm.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £27,431.25 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person