Health, Safety

At MTC, our aim is to provide high quality welfare and support services for vulnerable people across the UK. We empower individuals helping them to make positive changes in their lives. This aim is underpinned by our drive to offer an inclusive and caring culture, with opportunities for development and growth, to our employees. Join us and find out how you can truly transform lives.

**What does the Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor role involve?**

We are now recruiting for a Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Advisor to assist in the co-ordination and promotion of the highest standards of Health, Safety and Sustainability throughout the Manston Short-Term Holding Facility, both within MTC and in co-operation with other site stakeholders. This will include:

- Supporting our MTC HSEF Officer in all activities relating to Health, Safety, Fire and the Environment, including our sustainability goals.
- Providing advice and practical support to our Manston operational team.
- Acting as deputy for the MTC HSEF Officer when they are not on site.
- Supporting, monitoring, and reviewing the implementation of Health, Safety and Environmental policies, procedures and associated action plans.
- Adopting MTC's Health and Safety Management tool 'AssessNet' for every day use, providing coaching and training to colleagues, and promoting the reporting of Near Miss and all incidents/accidents using the system.

**What will MTC offer our new Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor?**

We are offering a starting salary of up to £32,000 per annum, plus access to the employee benefits described below. The contract would be full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The role will be based at our Manston site in Kent - postcode CT12 5BS.

Our employee benefits include pension with contributions up to 10%, health and wellbeing discount schemes, cycle to work scheme and fast-track development opportunities. We care about your wellbeing, so offer a ‘wellbeing day’ each year in addition to your annual leave of 25 days plus bank holidays. You will also have access to free 24/7 counselling and financial support (for you, and your immediate family).

**What are the **essential** requirements of the Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor?**
- Proactive, motivated, and friendly individual - able to build strong working relationships with people across all levels of our organisation (and with key stakeholders from other organisations on site)
- A team player who can also work independently to meet deadlines, and with high level of attention to detail.
- Meets the requirements of the UK Home Office Counter Terrorism Clearance (CTC), including having been resident in the UK for a period of more than 3 years, and have either a British, EEA or Commonwealth passport with ILM. _We will ask all applicants invited to interview to complete an initial CTC questionnaire. _
- A NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational H&S or equivalent, or sufficient experience in a similar role is essential.
- Sound knowledge of H&S legislation, as well as experience operating health and safety management systems.
- Experience providing professional occupational health and safety advice in a complex environment.
- Willingness to progress towards further related qualifications as deemed necessary.
- MTC is committed to fairly and inclusively assessing all applicants, first and foremost based on their skills and suitability for the role. We will only ask questions about lived experience and criminal history at the appropriate time for security and vetting checks. We truly believe that individuals can turn their lives around and MTC supports individuals to ‘Be the Difference’ and transform their lives and the lives of others.We focus on transforming lives and making a difference through education, training and employment (ETE).

Building on the successes of MTC in the US, by providing opportunities to change for individuals in danger of entering, or already in the criminal justice system. With our support, they’re able to transform their lives, turning away from crime to become stronger, more positive members of their community. Building on our experience in custody and probation by winning bids, we’ll bring our ETE-led focus and commitment to delivering the right services in the right ways to these prisons. We’re working to enter the education market to help individuals drive positive change in their lives and unlock their potential.

We need people who have the necessary skills and knowledge alongside a passion to create real change.