Health & Safety Advisor

Make a Difference in Lancaster
Join us as a Health and Safety Advisor and play a vital role in fostering a positive health and safety culture across Lancaster City Council. You will support the development and delivery of initiatives that ensure legal compliance and promote continuous improvement, helping to safeguard our community and environment.

What You’ll Be Doing
You will manage document control, organise meetings, and create clear, accessible health and safety materials such as toolbox talks and procedures. Your role includes reviewing accident reports, conducting risk and COSHH assessments, carrying out inspections and audits, and supporting health and safety managers. You’ll contribute to policy development and provide practical advice to staff, helping to embed a culture of safety throughout the organisation.

You’ll Fit Right In If…
You hold or are working towards IOSH Managing Safely and NEBOSH General Certificate qualifications, with relevant health and safety experience. You’re confident in risk assessment, legislation interpretation, and delivering engaging training. Your excellent communication and organisational skills, combined with a collaborative and proactive approach, align with our values of Working Together, Ambition, Pride, and Ownership. A full UK driving licence or ability to travel between sites is desirable.

Ready to Join Us?
If you’re passionate about making a real difference in your community and advancing health and safety standards, we’d love to hear from you. Find out more about what it’s like working with us, our benefits, values and culture, by visiting lancaster.gov.uk/sites/recruitment.

Why Work With Us
Our Benefits
• Generous annual leave
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Car purchase scheme
• Lifestyle savings
• Health Care Cash Plan
• Volunteering days
• Wellbeing support

Flexible working friendly
We welcome discussions about flexible working and may be able to offer hybrid working, a generous flexi-time scheme, and agreed working hours to support work–life balance.

Inclusive employer
We welcome applications from all parts of the community and are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
We guarantee interviews for applicants with a disability and armed forces veterans who meet the essential criteria.