Health and Safety Officer

at  Chase and Holland

HEALTH & SAFETY OFFICER – NEWARK/HYBRID - £35,000 + £3,600 TRAVEL ALLOWANCE

Chase & Holland are proud to be partnering with an Award Winning business based in Newark who are looking to recruit a Health & Safety Officer to join their team.
As Health & Safety Officer, you will take a lead on all H&S matters across the business, providing ongoing advice and support to all employees and ensuring compliance at all times.
The business is known for its internal staff development and training programmes, so this is a great opportunity to join a growing organisation that can offer you development routes.

In Return You’ll Receive:

• 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays + Birthday off
• Pension scheme
• Westfield Health
• Flexible hybrid working
• Blue Light Discount Scheme & Costco Membership
• Free onsite parking

Health & Safety Officer Responsibilities:

• Provide advice and guidance on all aspects of health and safety to employees at all levels of the organisation and work with the Director of Quality to ensure all organisational requirements are met
• Lead on an organisational health and safety strategy
• Monitor and research new health and safety legislation and best practice to ensure implementation of and compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements
• Review and update Health and Safety policies and procedures
• Work in partnership with all areas of the organisation to promote good health and safety and to promote understanding of employee responsibilities
• Oversee the health and safety aspects of any property for which the organisation has overall responsibility within its property estate
• Visit properties across the group where required and offer in-person advice and guidance to managers and team members
• Investigate any significant health and safety incidents throughout the organisation and produce a report and recommendations to be shared with service managers and senior management
• Participate in providing information for external accreditations such as ISO:9001 and CHAS with support from the Director of Quality

Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week

Required Skills & Experience:

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent
• Experience of health and safety working within a social care organisation
• An understanding of the legislative framework in relation to Health and Safety
• Experience of producing and presenting reports to senior management or board level
• Flexibility for occasional local travel to sites across the group

• Provide advice and guidance on all aspects of health and safety to employees at all levels of the organisation and work with the Director of Quality to ensure all organisational requirements are met
• Lead on an organisational health and safety strategy
• Monitor and research new health and safety legislation and best practice to ensure implementation of and compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements
• Review and update Health and Safety policies and procedures
• Work in partnership with all areas of the organisation to promote good health and safety and to promote understanding of employee responsibilities
• Oversee the health and safety aspects of any property for which the organisation has overall responsibility within its property estate
• Visit properties across the group where required and offer in-person advice and guidance to managers and team members
• Investigate any significant health and safety incidents throughout the organisation and produce a report and recommendations to be shared with service managers and senior management
• Participate in providing information for external accreditations such as ISO:9001 and CHAS with support from the Director of Qualit