Health and Safety Officer - Bristol, United Kingdom - City of Bristol College

City of Bristol College

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Bristol, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary:
Grade 7 £25,244 - £27,585

Contract:
Permanent

Location:

Ashley Down (Frequent travel across Bristol required)**There's never been a better time to join the fantastic team here at City of Bristol College, a rapidly improving college, judged "Good" by Ofsted in January 2023.

With recent investments in our already outstanding teaching facilities, the College has a great deal on offer for both staff and students.

We have an exciting new opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive Health and Safety Officer

Our Benefits:

A generous holiday entitlement of 26 holiday days, plus bank holidays and 10 closure days which fall over Christmas to spend time with friends and families.
Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 17.3 %
Great discounts on hair and beauty treatments offered on site
Familyfriendly policies including flexible working, compassionate leave, enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, parental leave and job share
Excellent facilities including study centres, City Salon, multifaith prayer rooms, bike storage, City Restaurant (situated at College Green and at SBSA), refectories
Cycle to work scheme
A variety of online shopping discounts and offers and cash health plan
Plus a supportive package to ensure continuous professional development.

About the role:

City of Bristol College is looking to appoint a Health and Safety Officer. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to progress your Health and Safety career.

You will report to the Health and Safety Manager and assist in maintaining, as far as is reasonably practicable, a safe and healthy working environment in accordance with the College's Health and Safety Policy, Statutory requirements and Approved Codes of Practice.

You will be part of a small professional team providing a comprehensive advisory, auditing and internal regulatory service, on Occupational Health and Safety throughout the College.

What we are looking for:

You will have an Occupational Safety and Health qualification to at least NEBOSH Certificate level, and practical experience of undertaking health and safety in a work environment.

You will be a self-starter and able to work on your own initiative while participating in and contributing to the work of the team.

You will work closely with a college site / department that best suits your experience and with the support of the H&S manager work bring all H&S documentation and knowledge and understanding up to a good standard.

You will be a confident communicator with the ability to build and maintain excelling working relationships with colleagues, students and stakeholders both internally and externally.

Nice to have but not essential:

Experience of working within an educational/training environment.
Experience of working in a multisite organisation.
Experience of working in a multidisciplinary organisation.

About us:

At City of Bristol College, we have one goal: to help our students succeed.

We offer the widest range of academic and vocational qualifications in the area, with more than 1,000 courses available from entry to degree level.

We provide education and training to approximately 12,000 students each year. The College is made up of five centres across Bristol and each centre offers excellent, well-equipped, purpose-built facilities.

In addition, we have a wide range of community partners allowing us to offer courses in venues across the city.

More information about the College can be found on our website.

We are also committed to becoming a Trauma informed setting.

We recognise that some of our students have experienced adversity and Trauma and that for some, these experiences may be an ongoing part of everyday life.

With this awareness a Trauma Informed approach is embedded in how we work in all departments across the college and this is enhanced by regular staff training and support.

Closing date: 28/08/2023
**Interview date: TBC