At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide expert health and safety advice across social housing operations and drive safety culture improvement.
- Company: Dynamic organisation focused on enhancing safety in social housing.
- Benefits: 28 days holiday, health plans, flexible working, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Hybrid role with travel; excellent career growth and supportive interview process.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on safety for customers and colleagues in a changing regulatory landscape.
- Qualifications: NEBOSH General Certificate and experience in health and safety legislation.
The predicted salary is between 40316 - 40316 £ per year.
Location: Hybrid with travel to schemes and offices as required. North-based (Bradford/Burnley/Stockton offices)
Salary: £40,316 per annum (including car allowance)
Contract: Permanent, 35 hours/week, Monday–Friday 9am–5pm
About the role
As Health and Safety Advisor for the North, you'll provide expert H&S advice and assurance across their social housing operations. You'll support managers to manage risk effectively, deliver safety training programmes, conduct audits, investigate accidents, and drive safety culture improvement. It's an exciting time to join as the regulatory landscape in social housing evolves. Your role will make a real impact improving safety for customers and colleagues.
About you
The essentials
- NEBOSH General Certificate
- Deep understanding of current UK H&S legislative and regulatory requirements
- Experience of internal auditing in H&S
- Experience applying H&S legislation and risk management in housing, local authority, healthcare, education or public sector
- Proven ability to provide practical H&S advice to operational managers in a customer-facing setting
- Driven, inquisitive, accountable, open and honest – taking ownership to ensure best outcomes
- Excellent stakeholder relationship building skills
The desirables
- Social housing sector experience (strongly preferred)
- Regulated public sector background (local government, healthcare, education or housing)
- Customer-focused mindset
- Familiarity with H&S management systems
Benefits
- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, birthday day, and option to buy more
- Cash health plan, Health MOTs, online GP access, gym discounts, volunteering day
- Car leasing, salary sacrifice schemes, exclusive discounts
- Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit pension schemes, life assurance at 3x salary
- Enhanced parental leave and flexible working
- Career development including management training and Leadership Academy
- Apprenticeships available
The interview process
- Stage 1 – Teams interview with the hiring manager. You'll learn about the role and team; they'll get to know your experience and goals.
- Stage 2 – Assessment and interview. Role-related assessment, behavioural and scenario-based interview. Complete Congruity Questionnaire in advance.
Our client aims to make this process clear, supportive and genuinely valuable – where you feel informed and confident at every step.
Important information
- Candidates must have current UK eligibility to live and work (our client does not hold a sponsorship license)
- Subject to pre-employment checks (DBS and social media screening)
- Our client works exclusively with recruitment partners; unsolicited CVs from agencies not accepted
- Please apply promptly – urgent or high-volume roles may conclude before any stated closing date
Health and Safety Advisor in Bradford employer: Hireful
At hireful, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture that values teamwork and dedication. Our part-time roles, such as the Cleaning Assistant in Malvern, provide flexible hours that allow for a healthy work-life balance, while also presenting opportunities for personal growth and development within our community-focused environment. Join us to contribute to maintaining high cleanliness standards at The Downs, where your efforts are truly appreciated and rewarded.
