Health and Safety Officer - Hertfordshire, United Kingdom - Guidepost Trust

Guidepost Trust

Verified Company

Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Reporting to:
CEO and the H&S Board

Location:
Hybrid working from home and site visits to Oxfordshire/Gloucestershire/Hertfordshire**
Hours of Work:22.5 hrs per week**
Salary: £16/ hour

Guideposts exist to provide services to meet individual needs so that each person has the opportunity to fulfil their aspirations and maximise their potential.

We seek to achieve excellence in our work and lead the way in researching, delivering and disseminating good practice.

Guideposts Trust is a charity that runs community and building based services in three counties. It has around 100 staff and looks after over 1000 people with additional needs. It runs programmes based in buildings (our own and others) and in the community.

We want to provide safe services and ensure we are meeting legislative requirements - keeping our staff and clients safe.

Purpose

The HSE Officer will report to the CEO and support the development and maintenance of the Health & Safety and Environment policy for the Charity.
Provide expert advice, guidance and support at both strategic and operational levels as well as using skills and experience to identify upcoming challenges and risks.
Undertake site visits checking compliance and updating local managers and staff.
Ensure policies are up to date and being adhered to. That staff have appropriate training for the risks they are managing.

Our successful Health and Safety Officer Worker will:

Advise Directors and Managers on all H&S and welfare matters to ensure the company complies with its statutory obligations in line with all current regulations and legislation
Update the training matrix for all staff
Ensuring safe and successful training of all existing teams and conducting H&S onboarding with new employees
Attending sites to audit H&S practices
Effectively manage First Aid and all Emergency procedures
Conducting and recording thorough inspections and support the implementation of measurable improvement plans
Monthly reporting of improvements, updates and statistics to management
Provide training to operational staff to ensure they have sufficient understanding of requirements when carrying out local H&S
Increasing awareness of all HSE matters across all staff and volunteers departments and sites

We are looking for someone, with:

NEBOSH diploma or certificate
Experienced in a HSE
Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills, including an ability to convince others effectively
Computer literate
Ability to identify needs, prioritise workloads, set achievable targets, evaluate progress and to meet deadlines
Ability to exercise initiative and willingness to propose initiatives and accept responsibilities
Must be confident in presenting, communicating and influencing groups and individuals at all levels
Ability to communicate and present at management level

Key Competencies

Appetite for learning and proactive in updating the Charity on changes to H&S.
Travel, conduct visits and identify risks. Reporting back to local and senior management.
A proactive approach to teaching and educating staff and clients on keeping safe.