Senior Health and Safety Advisor in Bristol

At City of Bristol College, we deliver transformative education in inclusive and dynamic learning environments. We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Health and Safety Advisor to join our college community.

What we offer:

• Two-week paid Christmas close down and additional paid time off over Easter on top of a generous holiday entitlement of 26 holiday days, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time roles).
• Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 18.0 %.
• Paid Volunteering leave (3 days a year).
• Family friendly policies including paid fertility and foster friendly policy.
• A menopause policy outlining support available.
• A person-centred annual appraisal focusing on your wellbeing and CPD.
• Access to a benefits portal including shopping discounts and cycle to work scheme plus lots more!
• The 'Right to Disconnect' from work outside of your normal working hours.
• A supportive, highly utilised hybrid and flexible working policy.
• An Aspiring Leaders programme open to all plus our Management Academy for all management roles covering management skill and internal processes.
• Welfare Rooms at all our sites for professional breakout and relaxation spaces.
• A bespoke programme of recognition, reward and celebration for colleagues throughout the year to recognise your hard work.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to join us.

About your role:

As Senior Health and Safety Advisor, you will support the Health and Safety Manager in maintaining a safe and healthy working environment across the College, ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, approved codes of practice and internal policy. You will work closely with Directors, Managers, staff, trade union representatives and contractors to provide practical, hands-on advice, develop and review risk assessments and safe systems of work, and support the continuous improvement of health and safety standards. The role includes attending and contributing to relevant committees and management meetings, producing clear procedures and reports, undertaking inspections and investigations, and advising on new and emerging legislation and its implications. You will also deliver presentations and training, liaise with People Services on occupational health matters, contribute to fire safety management and deputise for the Health and Safety Manager as required. Maintaining professional competence, supporting safeguarding responsibilities, contributing to cross-college projects and delivering a high-quality, customer-focused service are integral to the role.

About us:

We have four main sites across the city with state-of-the-art facilities. Further future investment in our estates is now allowing us to provide the best possible outcomes for our students and local communities, delivered by our fantastic community of colleagues. At City of Bristol College, we have one goal: to help our students succeed. We offer the widest range of academic and vocational qualifications in the area, with more than 1,000 courses available from entry to degree level and we provide education and training to approximately 10,000 students each year.

City of Bristol College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All new employees to the College are required to complete and obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure.

If you have a medical condition or an individual need for an adjustment to our processes, and you believe this may affect your ability to be at your best – please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make any adjustments that may be needed. Don’t meet every single requirement? We are committed to creating an inclusive and flexible working environment, that promotes diversity. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement on the job description or you are seeking an alternative working pattern, please apply anyway – you may just be the person we are looking for.