Position Overview & Specifications

Application closing date 30/05/2023 Working Pattern Full time Salary Grade G £28,900 to £32,020 a year Contractual hours Blank Basis Blank Job category/type Health & Safety Attachments Blank Job description Directorate: Corporate Resources Hours: Full time Contract Type: permanent Location: The Council House At Derby City Council, we are committed to ensuring the health and safety of our colleagues and customers. We have an amazing opportunity for an enthusiastic person to join the Council’s Corporate Health and Safety Team delivering expert, competent health and safety advice, and support across all areas of the Council. The role Reporting to the Corporate Health and Safety Team Manager you will work with the teams’ Health and Safety Advisers playing a crucial role helping to further embed and maintain the positive and proactive health and safety culture at the council. Working closely with colleagues across the council and our customers you will provide strong, bold, visible, proactive, and functional health and safety support by:
  • undertaking health and safety audits and inspections across the council’s services and activities including schools.
  • support the development and implementation of policies and processes to assist and enable the council to comply and achieve improved outcomes.
  • support with DSE assessments and training activities.
  • follow up on audits and inspections ensuring that preventive actions are implemented
You will be:
  • progressive and forward thinking
  • highly engaging and have a compelling communications style
  • experienced in undertaking audits and inspections
  • results driven
  • ready to take ownership of health and safety issues and empower others to do the same
  • able to work effectively both independently and supportively in a team environment
  • qualified to NEBOSH certificate level (or hold an equivalent level 3 H&S qualification)
The job description and person specification are attached for your information. Contacts / further information If you wish to discuss the role further or require any clarification please contact Darren Allsobrook, Health and Safety Team Manager or a member of the Corporate Health and Safety Team on 01332 640748. All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job. For reasons connected with a particular need of the Council it may be appropriate, subject to approval, to appoint to a higher point in the pay grade. Please be aware that where there are staff within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority. Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form. Quick Tip! Remember to align your personal statement to the Essential Criteria in the Person Specification The closing date for this vacancy is Tuesday 30 May 2023 at midnight. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted. Interviews will be held week beginning 12 June 2023