Health and Safety Co-ordinator - Harborne, United Kingdom - Queen Alexandra College

Queen Alexandra College

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Harborne, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Description:

To set and lead strategic and operational standards for health, safety and wellbeing management

To develop and embed robust systems to ensure compliance

with statutory health and safety standards, including Food

Safety Compliance

To ensure the development of a professional and proactive

service by actively promoting health and safety awareness

and accountability

Work Pattern
37 hours, 5 days per week, 52 weeks

Key Responsibilities:

Health and Safety

Be the College's designated lead for Health & Safety Management, including

compliance with legislation.

Use a Health and Safety Planner Audit tool to identify, plan, action, monitor

and review actions on a regular basis.

Assist in the development of priorities, including action planning and

programmes, with an aim of achieving realistically high health and safety

standards

Assist managers to assess and achieve competency in health and safety, as

defined in the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy

Review and develop the staff induction process and associated

documentation, in relation to Health and Safety, undertaking briefings to new

staff

Lead an active monitoring role, including walk round inspections and

governors inspections and reports, recording and taking action as appropriate

Review and develop monitoring arrangements (as per the Health and Safety

Policy) to include reporting of hazards and near misses, incident and accident

and first aid reporting. Monitor reports, analyse and report on trends or issues

causing concern, using Estates software as appropriate.

Lead the staff Health and Safety Forum, reporting on actions identified

through Health & Safety and Facilities Management audits.

Risk Management

Manage the updating of risk assessments with relevant

departments/responsible persons and provide advice and support as

necessary. Monitor the implementation of identified risk control measures,

addressing issues arising. Provide risk assessment methodology training and

support.

Develop, review and maintain a central record of risk assessments, updating

in conjunction with relevant departments

Oversee the updating, review and implementation of risk assessments

relating to site and facilities.

Develop a process for sharing all relevant risk assessments with staff as

necessary

Contribute to educational visits by assisting with monitoring trips and relevant

risk assessments.

Premises related Health and Safety

Review and develop contractor procurement and management systems

(including competency checks), adhering to CDM requirements as applicable

Coordinating Food Safety Compliance Audits and checks.

General

To develop standards/policies/procedures through the interpretation and

assimilation of statutory requirements and recognised good practice. To

support managers to ensure policies and procedures are effectively

To be the point of contact for accident/incident reporting
To provide advice and guidance to staff and college leaders on health and

safety matters

Ensure you are responsible for your own health and safety and that of others

within the College environment

Please note that this job description is correct at the date of issue. It should be_

- recognised that, in keeping with organisational changes and development, it may be_
- necessary to review the duties listed and change them to meet organisational_
- objectives. QAC complies with safeguarding guidelines and all appointees are required to have_
- a DBS check and two references._

How to apply:

You are required to upload a CV with details of your full employment history (since leaving school, including education, employment, and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps in employment.

Your CV/Resume* will be re-produced in a standard format by the system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process.

About Queen Alexandra College:

Queen Alexandra College (QAC) is a national residential College and registered charity that supports a diverse range of student/client abilities and needs.

Our College provides education, training, routes to independent living and employment through an innovative, holistic approach to learning and support.

QAC offers a vibrant, varied and fun educational experience for both residential and day students. Our curriculum aims to maximise adult life, independence and work opportunities for all students. Class sizes are small and support levels high.

All students, clients and staff are supported within safe and well-resourced environments.

We have educational and learning sites based in Birmingham, one of Europe's most welcoming and vibrant cities, with a rich and diverse culture.

Our main site is based in Harborne, a pleasant leafy Birmingham suburb, on a friendly and green 8-acre campus with excellent facilities and resources.

As QAC has grown, we now have new educational and learning sites - Pinewood Cam