Mencap
Health & Safety Manager
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Are you an experienced Health and Safety professional looking for an opportunity to make a real difference?
At Mencap, our ambition is for every person we support to receive the highest quality, person-centred support. We are seeking a Health and Safety Manager to join our Governance and Quality Directorate and lead our Health and Safety function across a national organisation.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Head of Safeguarding and Compliance, you will:
- Provide expert advice
- Oversee Health and Safety systems and processes
- Support operational teams to manage risk effectively
- Lead a team of Health and Safety Advisors
You will play a key role in promoting a positive safety culture and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements.
About You
We are looking for someone with:
- Strong Health and Safety knowledge
- Experience of managing risk and assurance processes in a complex organisation
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- A passion for improving the lives of people with a learning disability
This is an exciting opportunity to influence practice, support colleagues across Mencap and help ensure the people we support, our colleagues and visitors remain safe every day.
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This isn't just a job. It's a chance to help change the lives of people with a learning disability and their families.
Mencap is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to appropriate pre-employment checks, including a DBS check where applicable.
About Mencap
Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.
We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.
At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.
- Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.
- Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
- Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes.
- Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.
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We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long-term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.
We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.
Benefits
Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.
Our benefits package offers:
- 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata)
- Discounts at leading high-street retailers
- Access to health cash plans
- Interest-free loans
- Many more exciting offerings
For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!
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