4-5 months contract with a Local Authority Job Summary: · To lead and contribute to the efficient and effective health and safety service delivery ensuring resources are mobilised proactively.
To contribute to a high performance and continuous improvement culture delivering and promoting and embedding best practice methods and standards.
· Lead by example in modelling and embedding the council's values and behaviours, working collaboratively with services across the council, partners and stakeholders to deliver the council's objectives and priorities to help build a sustainable highly effective organisation and develop our reputation as a successful council delivering great value for its residents.
· Support the Health and Safety Department in delivering and developing excellent standards, policies, procedures and processes relating to health and safety.
To internal and external stakeholders across the council on all health and safety related matters.
· To audit departments on their applications of health and safety policies and procedures.
Key Duties/Accountabilities · To advise Management Team and Departments of pertinent changes to relevant legislation and ensure the Authority is in compliance in all areas.
· · Support the H&S team to advise all internal and external council stakeholders ensuring consistent and effective chain(s) of reporting regarding key Risks and Statutory obligations – to CLT, Chief Officers and Service Managers on H&S matters as and when required · To contribute to the development of effective business partnerships in relation to health and safety through establishing good customer relationships, organising and delivering good services and appropriate advice and by regularly monitoring and reviewing performance.
· To assist the Health and Safety Manager in achieving high quality service delivery and meeting agreed deadlines.
· To contribute to the continuous improvement and effective monitoring of health and safety policies, systems and procedures so that best practice is achieved.
· To undertake health and safety audits having regard to standards and policies required by legislation, regulations, the HSE and other relevant bodies, to include but not restricted to physical site inspection/audit/attendance of SBC premises i.e.
Schools, Commercial Premises etc – approx.
2 times per week.
· To undertake project and research work on health and safety issues to support corporate and service requirements.
· To plan, organise and deliver training courses to support the effective delivery of health and safety services in the Council.
· To support and attend council Health and Safety Committees and the Building Compliance Committee.
Essential Experience Required: · Experience, evidenced by a record of success, of managing a significant health and safety function or service in a large multi-disciplined organisation with comparable scope, budgets and resources is essential.
· Experience of maintaining partnerships and productive working relationships within a complex policy and service environment with senior managers and councillors, schools, and a wide range of other bodies, such as partner organisations, communities, public agencies and statutory bodies is essential.
· Experience of working with Health and Safety legislation and good practice and how it relates to themselves and others in the workplace is essential.
Essential Qualification Required: · Relevant Health and Safety qualification i.e IOSH Chartered Member and NEBOSH Diploma Part 2 or equivalent is essential.
Additional information to note: · Working hours: 37 hours a week.
· The role is Hybrid, working from Slough office not less than 3 days per week.
· Enhanced DBS check is required for this role.
· Requirement for school inspection attendance etc RPO (Radiation Protection Officer) is desired but not essential.
The role closes soon, please apply ASAP.