GreenSquareAccord
Head of Health and Safety
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Location: Brindley Place, Birmingham (with travel across the Midlands and South) Salary: £65,500 - £81,900 per annum
GreenSquareAccord is one of England's largest housing and care providers, supporting over 54,000 people across our communities. We're looking for an experienced and strategic Head of Health and Safety to lead our health and safety function, shape our organisational approach to risk management, and embed a positive safety culture across the business.
This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished health and safety leader who is passionate about making a real difference within a values-led organisation.
About the Role
Reporting to the Director of Governance, Quality and Compliance, you will act as GreenSquareAccord's competent person and specialist advisor for health and safety, providing assurance to the Board and Executive Team that our operations meet legislative and organisational requirements.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
You will lead our Health and Safety team, driving continuous improvement, developing robust policies and strategies, and ensuring compliance across a diverse housing and care portfolio.
What We're Looking For
- NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent professional qualification.
- Significant experience in a senior Health and Safety leadership role, ideally within social housing or a comparable medium to large organisation.
- Experience of leading and managing a Health and Safety team.
- Proven success in developing and implementing organisation-wide health and safety strategies, policies and compliance frameworks.
- Strong experience leading health and safety audits, compliance programmes and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Full UK driving licence with the ability to travel regularly across the Midlands and the South.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Health and Safety team, creating a high-performing, customer-focused service.
- Develop and implement health and safety policies, strategies and compliance frameworks.
- Lead organisational health and safety audits and oversee compliance monitoring.
- Provide expert advice to the Executive Team, Board and operational leaders.
- Drive a positive safety culture across the organisation.
- Develop key performance indicators and reporting to measure health and safety performance.
- Lead responses to incidents, investigations and regulatory matters.
- Build strong relationships with regulators, external agencies and internal stakeholders.
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check and provide evidence of all relevant qualifications before employment can commence.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills