The Staffordshire Health, Safety and Wellbeing Service is a team of professionals encompassing the areas health and safety, fire safety and occupational health.  We offer responsive and supportive advice, guidance and training to our services and colleagues within the council and also schools and academies as part of our traded offer. As a team we are innovative, creative and motivated and we strive to continually develop health and safety standards across our organisation.  

We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated person to join the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Service to drive the health and safety culture forward within a work environment that offers variety and responsibility across a broad range of services.

You will advise, monitor, and provide practical support to council services, schools and academies. This role will include advising on the risk management arrangements around highways infrastructure and the management of construction and maintenance work alongside other general health and safety support.

This vacancy may close early if we find the right candidate so please apply as soon as you can. 

• Providing professional health, safety and wellbeing advice and guidance to County Council Service Managers/Head Teachers and customers.
• Carrying out Health, Safety and Wellbeing audits and providing reports. 
• Promotion of risk assessment principles and active accident prevention.
• Contribute to continuously improving standards in line with legislative changes and best practice. 
• To assist and support managers with the development and monitoring of health and safety in their teams.
• Deliver and assist in the development of training across all aspects of health and safety. 
• Act as the key advisor to a nominated areas of responsibility (service, business unit or school).
• Lead on, or participate in, allocated project work.

You will have previous experience within a health and safety role, be qualified at NEBOSH Diploma level or equivalent and hold corporate membership of IOSH.

Experience of advising on practical application of CDM Regulations 2015 are essential to this role.

Your previous experience working within an organisation who undertake Highways working and/or Construction activities would be advantageous.

You will also need to have experience of carrying out audits, inspections, accident investigations and implementing health and safety policies and procedures alongside experience in delivering health and safety training.  

The environment is complex and presents unique challenges, so we are looking for an effective communicator who will be able to influence and use their initiative to ensure health and safety compliance and continual improvement.

This role requires the ability to travel across Staffordshire and occasionally outside of Staffordshire. 

For more information or an informal chat please contact Justine Acheson  -  justine.acheson@staffordshire.gov.uk 

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. 

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. 

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.