Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor at ESPO

, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

26 Apr, 26

Salary

42699.0

Posted On

26 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Health And Safety, Wellbeing, Audits, Inspections, Accident Investigations, Training Delivery, ISO45001 Knowledge, Communication, Report Writing, ICT Proficiency, Driving License, Equal Opportunities Commitment

Industry

Retail Office Equipment

Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA Worker Category: Hybrid Worker Salary: £39,939 - £42,699 per annum (Pro rata for part time) Working Hours: 37 hours per week Contract Type: Fixed Term (12 months) Closing Date: 6th February 2026 Interview Date(s): 19th February 2026 (TBC) Are you a Health, Safety and Wellbeing professional looking for a varied role where you can really make a difference? We’re looking for a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor to join our Corporate Team on a fixed term contract to help back fill maternity cover. This is a fantastic opportunity to build experience working in the public sector and join our friendly and dedicated Health, Safety and Wellbeing Team, part of a wider People Services Team awarded PPMA Public Sector Team of the Year in 2021. About the Role The Corporate HS&W Advisor role involves working directly with a range of services within LCC. These services vary from social care, schools, libraries, offices, and to parks, highways, and recycling centres, the broad range of services creates an exciting opportunity for someone looking to expand their H&S experience. You will carry out health and safety audits, inspections, and accident investigations across our sites and will provide advice to managers within dedicated departments to undertake their health and safety duties and responsibilities. You will also be involved in exciting project work such as developing and delivering health and safety training, health and safety campaigns, implementation of the Council’s health and safety management system and updating policies and documentation. You will be supported by a Senior Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor and the Corporate Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager, along with a team of other advisors. The service, which is ISO45001 certified, sits within People Services, winners PPMA Public Sector Team of the Year Award 2021, meaning we work closely with Human Resources, Organisational Development and Learning and Development teams. The corporate and traded teams work closely together creating a supportive environment for staff to develop their knowledge and experience from each other. This is a great opportunity for you to develop your expertise through exposure to a broad range of work and a variety of work environments and challenges. About You The post is available as a combination of office and home working and involves travel to Council sites across Leicestershire. You'll have a NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (Level 3) or equivalent qualification. You'll have IOSH Technical Membership. You'll have experience of undertaking health, safety, and wellbeing activities, including good knowledge and understanding of hazards, risks and control measures that can be applied to a broad range of service areas. You'll have knowledge and understanding of ISO45001. You'll be able to write accurate and concise health and safety reports using template documents. You'll be a strong, concise, and effective communicator at all levels, including the ability to deliver Health and Safety training. You'll be able to demonstrate a fluent understanding of ICT programmes, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint. This role will require regular travel across Leicestershire, so a valid driving licence, access to a vehicle and business use insurance is required. However, reasonable adjustments will always be considered for applicants with a disability. You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities, and the ability to apply this to all situations. We would also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. In return, we can offer you an excellent benefits package including: a generous annual leave allowance (minimum of 26 days plus bank holidays) access to the excellent Local Government Pension Scheme Support with your ongoing professional development access to an employee wellbeing service An employee discount and benefit scheme. Interested in Flexible Working? We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc. Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site. For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: Amy Stephens- Senior Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor / Manager Telephone: 0116 305 0894 To contact me via email please click here Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme. To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support. By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions. About Leicestershire County Council Leicestershire County Council is a Disability Confident, Menopause Friendly, Mindful Employer, Fostering Friendly, Forces Friendly, and Cycle Friendly organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following: Our Recruitment Process Our Organisational Values Our Employee Benefits Working for Us

Responsibilities

The role involves conducting health and safety audits, inspections, and accident investigations across various Council sites. The advisor will also provide guidance to managers and participate in health and safety training and policy development.