Health and Safety Officer

Job title:

Health and Safety Officer

Company:

London Borough of Redbridge

Job description

About the role:An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented Health & Safety Officer to join the Corporate Health and Safety Team at Redbridge.As a key member of the health and safety team, you will work collaboratively alongside a small team of highly experienced safety professionals to help deliver efficient, effective, and comprehensive health and safety services to a range of council departments and agencies.Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide support, advice, and guidance on safety legislation and good practices to all levels of the organisation
• Assisting in incident investigations to ensure identification of underlying, and root causation
• Undertake safety audits as per the established audit schedule
• Undertake and contribute to H&S projects
• Data evaluation and production of monthly and ad hoc reports
• Delivering onsite training
• Work with the head of health and safety to deliver the H&S strategy across the council
• Assisting in drafting, and review, of risk assessment and method statements

About you:You will be the type of person who can:

• develop working relationships, which will encourage and even inspire others to continually improve on safety
• evaluate complex situations and communicate to people in a succinct and easy to understand way
• challenge sub-standard work practices and cultures

To apply for this role, you will already have:

• Formal qualifications in Health & Safety or equivalent disciplines
• Experience with health & safety management systems
• An applied knowledge of current H&S legislation and standards

To strengthen your application, it would be beneficial if you also have:

• Membership of one or more recognised Health and Safety professional bodies
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary environments
• Knowledge of

How to apply:We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment and welcome applications from qualified applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, colour, race, religion, or belief.Applicants are asked to include a CV and covering letter outlining their suitability for the role. We would stress the importance of this as part of our selection process.A well thought through application providing evidence and examples of how you meet the advertised essential and desirable criteria for the post will be considered far more favourably than a generic covering letter and CV.To apply for this post, you must submit an online application form along with uploading a copy of your CV and cover letter.Ambitious for RedbridgeAll short-listed applicants will need to demonstrate proof of right to work in the UK. At the London Borough of Redbridge, we receive a high volume of great-quality applicants, we therefore may close a vacancy earlier than advertised. Early applications are therefore encouraged.We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment and welcome applications from qualified applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, colour, race, religion, or belief.

Expected salary

Location

Redbridge, Greater London

Job date

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:07:02 GMT

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