Health and Safety Advisor in Brighton

Brighton College is seeking to appoint a Health and Safety Advisor on a full-time, permanent basis. Reporting to: Deputy Head of Health and Safety.

Main purpose of the role: The post-holder will help coordinate, facilitate, manage, train, and promote the continual improvement of health and safety awareness within the College. The successful candidate will be keen to develop their Health and Safety experience in a challenging and high-performing environment, with the potential to take on additional responsibilities and career progression.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Undertake internal and external property inspections around college estate as per the H&S Inspection Programme - to include Fire Safety inspections (Fire Door inspections, Fire Risk Assessments) and boarding accommodation.
• Regularly assist with traffic and pedestrian safety management support around estate dealing and communicating with the residents, the community and stakeholders.
• Coordinate with current contractors and source new ones to schedule, arrange, and oversee both regular and reactive maintenance work.
• Chaperoning contractors onsite who are not DBS registered.
• Administration support such as minute taking, scanning documents, photocopying, answering phones and responding to emails.
• Coordinating all DSE assessments and follow up actions with staff.
• Organise and communicate with necessary department heads regarding the annual Health and Safety staff practical training programme ensuring excellent course attendance, participation, engagement and feedback.
• Manage the Health and Safety E-learning training database & matrix (iHASCO).
• Responsible for the compiling, interpretation, presenting and dissemination of the termly accident report.
• Assist the Deputy Head of H&S with the ongoing risk assessment annual review cycle and feedback.
• Assist the Deputy Head of H&S with the annual policy review cycle, ensuring that such policies are accurate and reflective of operations.
• Manage CoSHH and administration research the possibility of introducing software to assist with this.
• Responsibility and accountability for writing and reviewing risk assessments.
• Propose, and with the agreement of the Deputy Head of H&S, implement changes to working practices and policies to comply with legislation.
• Provide enhanced/advisor level Health and Safety advice & guidance to colleagues and Heads of Department in accordance with current legislation being confident and assured with such advice.
• Procurement and monitoring of Health and Safety equipment and supplies.
• Maintenance and upkeep of Health and Safety notices/signage.
• Health and Safety record keeping and report writing including accident and incident investigations.
• Defects reporting on specific software and corrective action (Flow 360).
• Attend and chair meetings in the absence of the Deputy Head of H&S.
• Carry out new and expectant mother risk assessments and follow up actions.
• Be highly visible and involved around college.
• Undertake research on areas at the request of the Head of H&S and Security and/or the Deputy Head H&S.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the Deputy Head of H&S or the Head of H&S and Security.

Person Specifications:

• Demonstrate a good knowledge of safe working practices.
• Experience of working on own initiative and effectively prioritising a busy and demanding workload.
• Knowledge of the principles and application of GDPR.
• Full driving licence - to travel around the College estate.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills e.g. the ability to adapt communication according to setting or person.
• Energetic and positive approach to work.
• Solution focused.
• Ability to make things happen - comfortable with enforcing / re-enforcing rules and conflict resolution.
• Excellent diplomatic and listening skills but ability to be assertive and robust when required.
• Innovative with the ability to think out of the box.
• Experience of working in an environment where the principles and application of Safeguarding are paramount.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Educated to Level 3 qualification or equivalent, ideally in a relevant subject e.g. Health and Safety (Nebosh Certificate or Diploma, Nebosh certificate in Fire Safety, conducting fire risk assessments, fire door inspections, property management, business administration).
• IOSH Qualification.

Hours of Work:

Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm with a 60-minute unpaid lunch break (37.5 hours per week). Occasionally, there may be a need to work outside of regular working hours, including weekends, to support events such as Open Mornings, as required in which time in lieu will be given. Further conversations will take place at interview, with regards to agreed working arrangements.

Remuneration:

A salary in the range of £29,000 - £32,000 per annum will be offered depending on the successful candidate's skills and experience.

Holidays:

23 days, plus bank holidays increasing to 28 days plus bank holidays after 2 years of service.

Benefits:

• Complimentary lunch is provided.
• Free tickets to the College's music, dance and drama performances.
• Job specific Learning and Development programme available to all employees.
• Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period.
• Contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9%, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment.
• Employee benefit and discount platform.
• Subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga and Pilates classes, meditation sessions and use of the gym and swimming pool.
• Personalised health and wellbeing consultations.
• Generous sickness policy.
• Comprehensive wellbeing package.
• Access to books and magazines from the College Library.

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities:

Brighton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the College's pre-employment medical questionnaire, relevant original ID documentation and examination certificates. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The College is committed to ensuring that the recruitment and selection of staff is conducted in a manner that is systematic, efficient and effective and promotes equality of opportunity. Our full equal opportunities policy is available on the Careers page of our website.