The vacancy Are you enthusiastic about creating safe and supportive environments?
Do you enjoy working closely with teams to make a real impact?
If so, we invite you to join Bromford as a Health and Safety Advisor and be part of a team where safety is paramount, supporting colleagues and customers alike.
As our Health and Safety Advisor , you'll be at the forefront of our commitment to safety primarily across our locality areas of the service delivery focussing on the repair and maintenance of our properties.
You'll work with leaders and colleagues to ensure our health and safety practices and policies are not only met but embedded into our culture - helping our people thrive while achieving Bromford's business goals.
To succeed in this role you'll need to have experience in a similar health and safety role, have a solid understanding of current health and safety regulations and be Level 3 NEBOSH certified or equivalent.
You'll be comfortable communicating with others and being able to explain information clearly, and will have experience of designing and delivering effective and engaging training.
A full UK driving license and the willingness to travel across our operational areas is a requirement of the role, as is a basic DBS and consumer check.
Why Bromford?
In 2023 we were awarded a Sword of Honour from the British Safety Council for our Health and Safety Management Framework.
This role is a fantastic opportunity to join a Certified Great Place to Work organisation that has demonstrated excellence in health and safety management; as our new health safety advisor you'll be part of a team influencing health and safety standards that keep everyone safe without limiting our growth.
This role is a permanent, full time position.
Ideally based from our Tewkesbury office, you will be required to regularly travel to our other offices, and across our whole geography, on a regular basis.
Regular home working is available.
The closing date for applications is 18th November 2024.
We'll review applications as they come in and may close this advert early, so please apply soon to avoid disappointment.
Please refer to the attached job description when applying.
About us We are a housing association- one that owns and provides over 47,000 homes for people who can't access market housing; has individual relationships with more than 112,000 customers; has a strong balance sheet and plans to build 11,000 homes by 2032.
All of this is only possible because of our 1,900 dedicated colleagues.
We take a simple view that nothing is more important to any individual or a family than their home.
It's a matter of social justice that everyone should have a home that is safe, secure, and affordable.
We exist to provide such homes.
With the right home, people can achieve great things, not only for themselves but for wider society too.
We provide quality, affordable homes.
But we care about the people who live in them too.
We want each of them to be able to achieve their goals.
This will be different for each customer.
Put simply, we want people to thrive.
Diversity Statement We are committed to recruiting, developing and retaining colleagues who are representative of the diverse communities we work with.
This commitment is embedded in our DNA, and we are striving to build an inclusive workplace culture where all colleagues feel valued and respected, and individuality is celebrated.
We are a proud "Disability Confident" (Level 2) and Menopause Friendly employer and have signed the Armed Forces covenant to support those who serve.
We encourage people from all sections of our community to apply for jobs with us.
Particularly, we welcome those who have been historically underrepresented in areas of our workforce including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, women, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Great Place To Work Certified Bromford have been certified as a Great Place To Work (Nov 22 - Nov 23).
The 2023 Great Place to Work Trust Index Survey highlighted that our employees believe we have an amazing company culture and that 89% of our employees were made to feel welcome when they joined us.
We are also proud to have been named as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women for two years running (2023 and 2024) demonstrating that all colleagues, regardless of gender, can thrive at Bromford.