Health Safety - Northampton, United Kingdom - West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council
West Northamptonshire Council
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Northampton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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About the role

Join our Health, Safety and Wellbeing Team and develop your career as part of the new West Northamptonshire Council.

The Team provides health, safety and wellbeing advice to all Council Directorates, which includes a variety of schools as customers of our service.

What will you be doing?

A team player, you will act as the Lead Advisor for one or more service delivery areas, including schools, across our operations, keeping up to date with any changes that may especially impact health and safety within your services.


This role includes scoping and carrying out health and safety management system audits, developing improvement plans and feeding back to senior managers as well as developing and delivering targeted training, so IT literacy and experience in these elements is central to the role.

About you

An experienced Health, Safety and Wellbeing professional, you will be qualified at, diploma level (NEBOSH or equivalent), you will be able to deliver sensible, competent and timely advice and guidance on best practice in health and safety management across a range of disciplines.


Our team is 'part flexible' which means you should be able to attend an office base or a site location for up to 2 days and work remotely for the remainder of the week.

You must have access to suitable transport for site visits.

About us
We're a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history.

As a new authority, we're embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.


Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is 'to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive'.

We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality.

Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for:
Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

At West Northants Council, it's about our people.

People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge.

Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.


Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.


West Northants Council, where careers thrive.
Our benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:


  • Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
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Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
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Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.

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Car Lease scheme:

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Employee Assistance Programme
  • We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
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Ongoing training and development opportunities.
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Our West Ways of Working
  • We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
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Making a difference
  • If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.
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