Health & Safety Officer in London

Haydon is a large, friendly and creative school in North West London, judged Good by Ofsted. We are seeking a proactive, organised and committed Health and Safety Officer to join our friendly and dedicated Operations Team. This is an important role in supporting the school to maintain a safe, compliant and positive environment for our students, staff and visitors.

Working collaboratively across the school, you will play a key role in promoting a strong culture of health and safety, ensuring statutory requirements are met and contributing to the continuous improvement of our premises, systems and working practices. We are looking for someone who is passionate about creating safe, inclusive and well-managed environments and who can bring a practical, solution-focused approach to the role.

The Role:

• Ensure the implementation of health, safety and sustainability arrangements and procedures.
• Develop and implement health, safety and sustainability arrangements and policies in line with legal requirements.
• Establish and maintain accurate monitoring and recording systems and produce reports as required.
• Undertake HS&S audits, accident investigations, risk assessments and other investigations as required.
• Produce reports and action plans and ensure these are completed within deadlines.
• Oversee the work of cleaning staff.
• Liaise with outside agencies as required.
• Ensure the school meets its legal obligations in regards to Health, Safety and Sustainability (HS&S).
• Ensure that all Health & Safety policies, procedures, rules and regulations are adhered to and are regularly reviewed, updated and communicated.
• Ensure Haydon School meets its statutory obligations in all areas pertaining to health, safety and welfare at work, including statutory training and reporting.
• Undertake accident and incident investigations, recommend remedial action and track the actions through to completion as appropriate.
• Act as the lead for site security, ensuring the site is safe for students, staff and visitors.
• Act as the lead for premises-related health and safety, ensuring compliance with legislation (HASAW, COSHH, asbestos, water hygiene, PAT testing, fire safety, etc.) ensuring all documentation is in place.
• Ensure school minibuses are maintained, insured, cleaned and in good operating conditions.
• Complete HS&S inspections, audits, risk assessments and advise on actions and track completion.
• Implement and manage projects in respect to HS&S.
• Ensure the completion and regular review of risk assessments for all work equipment and operations.
• Oversee H&S matters in connection with all student trips / excursions / extra-curricular activities and Duke of Edinburgh activities.
• Ensure that all accidents are documented, investigated and recommended improvements implemented.
• Ensure that safety inspections are carried out, fire drills and fire alarms are correctly reported, safety inspections, risk assessments and lone working procedures are managed and employees are aware of their responsibilities.
• Co-ordinate the development of health & safety policies, systems of work and procedures.
• Establish a structured programme of health & safety training throughout the school.
• Ensure full and accurate health and safety and training records are maintained.
• Establish a full programme of documented health & safety inspections, audits and checks.
• Liaise with external health & safety consultants in the provision of training programmes and health and safety services.
• Take part in the Health & Safety Committee meetings. Ensure that all agreed action points are completed within deadlines.
• Keep up to date with all aspects of relevant health, safety & welfare at work legislation and communicate relevant changes to the business.
• Provide regular reports on relevant health and safety activities and operational activities.
• Undertake routine inspections of the site and inspect equipment and machinery to observe possible unsafe conditions and schedule routine maintenance for plant and equipment across the site.
• Track building upkeep as well as anticipated long and short term improvements and maintenance.
• Carry out all administration associated with the role varying from processing orders, upkeep of maintenance schedules, update and record keeping of all documentation, maintenance of school minibuses to asset registers across the site.
• Take all reasonable steps to minimise loss or damage to the property of the school, its employees or the other users of the site and protect the overall security of the site.
• Maintain accurate record keeping.
• Any other reasonable duties which may be required by management from time to time.

Reasons to work at Haydon School:

• All teaching staff get a laptop.
• Two-week October half-term holiday.
• More generous upper pay scale.
• Automatic pay progression up the main teaching pay scale.
• High potential for career progression.
• Department offices.
• Only one directed meeting per week.
• Meeting free weeks spaced out throughout the year and an encouragement to leave work early.
• Flexible personalised CPD programme.
• Subsidies for appropriate academic studies.
• Discounted on site nursery places.
• Staff social events.
• Free on site flu vaccinations.
• Long service award - Enjoy a well-deserved day off with full pay during term time.
• Free subscription to the Employee Assistance Programme for individual advice/counselling.
• Free access to the Education Support Partnership for advice on work and personal matters.
• Flexible working opportunities. Approx. 20% of teachers are part-time.
• Family friendly Leave of Absence policy.
• Balanced and well planned calendar - deadlines and parents evenings are well spaced out.
• Only three data drops per year group per year and no written reports.
• Email curfew (no evening, weekend and holiday emails).
• Wide variety of extracurricular activities.
• Opportunity to accompany students on trips in UK and abroad.
• Working area in staff room with computers and printers.
• Ample car parking on site.
• Free tea and coffee.
• Photocopiers in all subject areas.
• Use of apps to reduce workload and increase collaborative sharing e.g. Satchel, Bromcom, Google Drive.
• Centralised data analysis department.
• Support with exams - the school will pay exam fees and allow the exam to be taken at the school.
• Receipt of personal deliveries to school.
• Wellbeing awareness days.
• Induction days for all teaching staff before starting work.
• ECTs all have a subject specialist mentor and a teacher buddy.
• Annual staff survey.
• Sabbatical and career break leave policy.
• Staff garden.
• Access to a well-equipped gym.
• Non graded lesson observations.
• Discounted membership at nearby Gym and Leisure Centre.
• Opportunity to lead whole school projects.
• Governor afternoon tea events for staff feedback.

We have a very large sixth form and encourage our staff to teach to A-level. Probation periods apply for both Teaching and non-teaching staff.

Haydon School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers must share this commitment. To promote a safe environment for students, Haydon School employs a strict selection and recruitment policy which includes all statutory checks on staff and regular volunteers including Enhanced DBS (disclosure and barring service) checks.