Join Yeovil College as our full-time Health and Safety Officer and play a key role in keeping our busy campus safe as we continue to invest in exciting new buildings and facilities. This is an opportunity to make a real difference across a growing College, helping to create a safe environment where staff and students can thrive.
As the Health and Safey Officer, you will lead the development and continuous improvement of health and safety across the College, ensuring legal compliance and promoting a positive culture of safe working. Working closely with colleagues across the College, you'll oversee risk assessments, audits, incident investigations, fire safety, asbestos management, contractor compliance and staff training. You'll also play a key role in bringing new and refurbished buildings into use safely, ensuring the right systems and processes are in place and providing specialist advice to managers, senior leaders and contractors. This is a varied, hands-on role where you can use your expertise to influence good practice, drive improvements and make a real difference to our College community. Join us and help make safety a priority across everything we do.
What we're looking for:
At least 3 years' recent health and safety experience, with IOSH Managing Safely and COSHH knowledge.
Experience advising managers, reviewing procedures and implementing health and safety improvements.
Knowledge of risk assessments, DSE, incident investigations and health and safety legislation.
Strong communication, presentation and IT skills, with confidence analysing and reporting health and safety data.
Highly organised, with excellent planning, record-keeping and time management skills.
Proactive, adaptable and calm under pressure, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
What we offer:
Annual Salary: £35,700 - £39,074 depending on experience
Full time position, 37 hours per week, all year round.
30 days holiday (plus Christmas closure &
Health and Safety Officer employer: Yeovil College
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