At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead health, safety, and compliance initiatives to enhance service standards.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking local government team in Stroud.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, excellent pension, flexible working, and employee wellbeing support.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace committed to supporting all employees.
- Why this job: Shape the future of local government while ensuring community safety and compliance.
- Qualifications: Experience in health and safety roles with relevant qualifications.
The predicted salary is between 51356 - 51356 £ per year.
The Asset and Investment team are an ambitious forward-thinking service, and we are looking for like-minded individuals. The health, safety, and compliance function is critical in ensuring the service complies with its regulatory and statutory responsibilities across a wide range of functions.
This is a key role within the business unit so you’ll need to be solutions focused, innovative and want to drive up service standards. The ideal candidate will have worked within a similar role previously, will have ideas about how to modernise our service, utilising systems where appropriate and have a suitable qualification in Health and Safety, but most importantly, you must have a positive approach to safety with an ability to engage at all levels.
This is a diverse role and you’ll need to have a broad range of experience, ideally including construction, and general office safety. You’ll be the first point of contact for all matters relating to Health, Safety and Compliance, and part of your brief will be to further develop and improve the procedures and culture within the service and to provide leadership to other members of the team.
A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential, and you’ll need to demonstrate a real passion to provide excellent customer services.
We are committed to supporting all employees through this transition and ensuring continuity of employment wherever possible. Joining us now means you’ll be part of shaping an exciting new chapter for local government. It is important that our staff reflect the diversity of our community, and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders and sexual orientation, those from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and people with disabilities. We welcome applications from neurodivergent candidates and value the diverse lived experiences they bring.
We recognise the wide range of cognitive strengths that contribute to delivering high-quality services. We are committed to ensuring that every applicant can participate fully and fairly in our recruitment process. To support this, we offer workplace adjustments at every stage. Please let us know if you have any additional requirements as we are here to help create a positive, inclusive, and equitable experience for all.
Responsible recruitment practices for safeguarding are in place within the Council’s HR policies and processes. This is part of our commitment as a Council to safeguard the welfare of vulnerable adults, young people, and children.
Stroud District has an energy unlike any other place. It’s green and dynamic, climate conscious and motivated, creative and collaborative, and unapologetically ambitious.
Salary: GBP 51,356 per annum (pay award pending)
Package: Excellent pension scheme - Flexi Working Scheme - Hybrid working approach - Employee Wellbeing Offer
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Permanent
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