Health and Safety Assistant - Aylesbury, United Kingdom - Buckinghamshire Council

Buckinghamshire Council

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Aylesbury, United Kingdom

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Description

Salary
£25,054 - £26,339

Reference number
BUC07938

Contract type
Permanent

Working hours
Part Time

Level of DBS check required
Enhanced with Barred List

Date posted
31 Jan 2023, 11 p.m.

Application deadline
24 Feb 2023

Interview date
6 Mar 2023

Overview:

The Health and Safety Assistant's main responsibilities and duties in this post are:

To be responsible for the training administration of the Health & Safety teams training courses. This includes the booking of external trainers (where required) and venues, advertising the courses, booking delegates on to the courses, sending out all the joining instructions, producing certificates of attendance and maintaining the team's training financial spreadsheet.
Monitoring of all accident reports and, when required in conjunction with Health & Safety Advisors, carry out preliminary investigations where necessary and offer general advice on follow up actions.
Assist the Health & Safety Advisors in carrying out routine Health & Safety activities, such as Health & Safety inspections, preparing risk assessments, audits, visits, and telephone advice.
Responsible for preparing Health & Safety information to be published on both the Intranet and SchoolsWeb.
To assist in research and project work within the Health & Safety team as directed by the Head of Health & Safety.

About the role:

This job share role is largely based at home, with the ability to work from the office if preferred. There is an opportunity for flexible working.

Key Accountabilities

To set up and maintain the administration of the Schools Training Programme, answering queries from schools on training as appropriate.
To carry out the ordering, setting up of limit orders and implementing the training charging sheets for the service,
To help to maintain the Health and Safety Accident database (AssessNet), setting up new user accounts and supporting the Team to deliver reports from the system.
Support the Team in the administration associated with projects that they are working on, this may include supporting the auditing process, formatting risk assessments and guidance.

Mobile:

A 'mobile' role gives you the flexibility to schedule your own diary, so you can meet with colleagues and clients in a variety of locations.

You'll access digital folders and resources on your laptop and be able to use the network wherever you are based.

Working from home will be common, as well as meeting your team in the office where necessary.

About you:

If you are methodical, organised and really want to go that extra mile to ensure that customers receive a great quality service this role is for you.

Have experience of working as part of a team.

Good communication skills are essential as the post holder will be required to liaise with a number of Schools and Services on a daily basis.

For full details please see the job summary on our website.

Other information:

Number of positions available: 1

Working hours: 17 hours per week

Closing date:
Midnight on 24th February 2023

Shortlisting date: 28th February 2023

Interview date: 6th March 2023

Interview-type / process: In person

For an informal chat about this role in more detail, please contact Caron Owens on

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

Unspent convictions and/or unspent conditional cautions only

For further information on how long it takes for convictions and conditional cautions to be spent, please refer to Nacro's guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

Our values and culture:

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are - Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

fair and inclusive culture

- the chance to really make a difference to those around you
- health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
- a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
- ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
- opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that's why we're working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it's important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued.

Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse c