Health, Safety and Wellbeing Adviser

We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

• A competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• Membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
• A clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
• A range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

How To Apply

Apply for this job online. Please complete the online application form and upload your CV if you have one.

Read our guidance for further advice. Please check your information carefully and ensure you complete all sections before submitting your application.

If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role please contact Thomas Hollings - Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager, Thomas.Hollings@leeds.gov.uk

Assessment may include presentations, group work and written-based assessment centres and interviews for applicants that successfully pass any presentation and assessment centre stages.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s or Adults’ barred list as applicable will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.

Job Description

Job purpose Assist in delivering core elements of the HSW strategy. Supporting the provision of health and safety advice, monitoring and training relating to health, safety and wellbeing activities throughout Leeds City Council (LCC). The role fulfils that of one of the organisation’s ‘competent people,’ pursuant to the statutory requirement to have access to professional and technical health and safety advice.

Responsibilities

This will be done through:

• Build rapport and establish credibility with service managers and senior managers on all health, safety and wellbeing areas.
• Liaise with services in and outside Leeds to ensure holistic and comprehensive support is provided.
• Support delivery of health, safety and wellbeing services, as part of the wider HR and Health, Safety and Wellbeing Teams, anticipating, influencing and delivering against defined business needs.
• Support service managers, school leaders to identify issues and provide appropriate health and safety solutions, support development and delivery of health and safety solutions to assist services to meet their health and safety obligations.
• Help improve and ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and good practice, through the provision of effective guidance, advice, training, monitoring and review.
• Deliver health, safety, and wellbeing training, for LCC services, schools and outside organisations including identifying and seeking out new areas of financial savings / income generation.
• Support development and maintenance of LCC Corporate Standards, guidance and documentation relating to Health, Safety and Wellbeing to ensure consistency and clarity.
• Coordinate, deliver, and evaluate the impact of a range of learning, training programmes and events.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of the Health, Safety and Wellbeing strategies for LCC.
• Audit settings for compliance with health, safety and wellbeing legislation and support on the development, continual improvement of the audit process to ensure it is relevant, comprehensive and clear.
• Provide timely, accurate information and data in relation to health, safety and wellbeing performance, which supports the effective operation of the service and assists line management in their health, safety and wellbeing responsibilities.
• Undertake accident/incident investigations where necessary to promote learning and help prevent recurrence.
• Keep abreast of legislation, case law and developments in health, safety and wellbeing professional practice and communicate developments and relevant information within the team as required.
• Liaise with union and non-union Safety Representatives and attend Safety Committees as required.
• The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post.

Qualifications

Degree level or equivalent relevant knowledge and experience within the service area. NEBOSH certificate or equivalent and willingness to work towards membership of IOSH as a minimum.

Essential Requirements

It is essential that the candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria. Candidates will only be shortlisted if they can demonstrate that they meet all the essential requirements.

• Extensive knowledge and experience of interpreting and applying health, safety and wellbeing legislation and best practice including experience of implementation.
• Able to demonstrate that legislative knowledge and practice is kept up to date in line with regulatory changes and appropriate training is undertaken where required.
• Able to communicate appropriately with a wide range of people, through a variety of different methods.
• Experience of delivering health, safety and wellbeing training / briefings to a range of stakeholders.
• Experience of carrying out health, safety and wellbeing audits and monitoring compliance with health, safety and wellbeing legislation and good practice.
• Experience of reporting to and working effectively with a range of colleagues and partners.
• Experience of undertaking accident/incident investigations where necessary to promote learning and help prevent recurrence.
• Evidence of effectively using own judgement to ensure positive outcomes and the confidence to make decisions on routine health, safety and wellbeing issues.
• Experience of effective communication using own judgement to ensure positive outcomes whilst maintaining good working relationships with colleagues, managers, Trade Unions and stakeholders.
• Able to work with managers at all levels in an advisory capacity.
• Able to formulate and implement practical guidance to implement safe working practices.
• Able to influence and negotiate with others when communicating on health and safety issues.
• Able to respect sensitive and confidential information.
• Good IT knowledge and able to use a range of Microsoft and in