Health and safety Officer SLA and Trainer

We are recruiting a Health and Safety Officer SLA and Trainer at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 37 Hours
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time, Term Time Only
Location: School/Premises based

Team: Health Safety and Welfare

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.

We pay an attractive salary of £29,405.59 - £31,737.37 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a competent and qualified Health and Safety Officer/Trainer to join our well-established team.

The successful candidate will work across the Service Level Agreement (SLA) and Training Teams providing school based health and safety advice/support and will deliver health and safety training corporately.

The post holder will be responsible for the preparation and development of policies, procedures, and guidance materials and completing written risk assessments/health and safety inspections.

The successful candidate will deliver accredited and non-accredited courses on a broad range of health and safety topics and create positive health and safety and training interventions, to develop health and safety standards.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent qualification on the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales.
• Knowledge of current health and safety legislation, codes of practice etc.
• Demonstrable experience of working as a Health and Safety Officer.
• A Full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business / work purposes to travel throughout the borough to visit various schools/premises covered by the SLA, attend meetings etc.
  
  

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Emma Townsend on 01443 863174 or email townsej@caerphilly.gov.uk

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.