Durham County Council
Health and Safety Technical Assistant
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Health and Safety Technical Assistant
We have a full-time opportunity available for a Health and Safety Technical Assistant to join our team. The post is temporary for a period of 12 months to cover the post holder who is covering a period of maternity leave or until the return of the substantive postholder from maternity leave whichever is sooner.
WHAT IS INVOLVED?
In this Health and Safety professional development role, you will contribute to the delivery of an effective Health and Safety service by providing support to the Health and Safety Team and/or providing Health and Safety information and advice to customers.
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You will act as an initial point of contact in relation to internal/external Health and Safety queries and provide advice, guidance and support to colleagues, managers and employees on Health and Safety policy and development queries, resolving at initial contact wherever possible or escalating to the relevant contact person as appropriate.
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WHAT WILL I NEED?
You must have NVQ 3 in Business Administration or equivalent relevant qualification and experience of working in an office environment.
We encourage you to contact Susan Murphy or Lynn Swinney, via email at susan.murphy@durham.gov.uk / lynn.swinney@durham.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion about the role.
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