Safety, Health and Environmental Advisor

We have an exciting new opportunity for Safety Health and Environment Advisors to join our Shared Safety Health and Environment Team, which sits with the wider Estates Directorate. We deliver a high quality health and safety service to the group across all our campuses.

We are currently based at Mabgate Campus, which is within walking distance of Leeds' bus and train station.

Please apply for this role as soon as possible as we will be interviewing suitable candidates as and when we receive applications, therefore the role may close before the advertised closing date.

What You Will Do

• Ensuring compliance with the Groups related policies and procedures, providing guidance and support / advice as required.
• Continuously improving processes and practices to ensure a streamlined, efficient and effective Health and Safety service.
• Provide managers with guidance and advice to enable them to handle routine health and safety issues.
• Investigate accidents and incidents and track and report these to various committees.
• Produce trend analysis, etc. and producing statistics for inclusion in statutory returns and internal reports.
• Attend and contribute to Health and Safety Committees and other groups as required.
• Undertaking full Health and Safety audits and inspections within the Group.
• Reviewing the production of risk assessments and method statements. 
• Acting as the key point of contact for the College/Campuses managers on any health and safety related matters.

About You

• Must have the NEBOSH General Certificate
• Extensive previous experience of working in a Health & Safety role preferable at advisor level
• Must be able to interpret legislation, rules and standards and apply them effectively
• Be able to develop and deliver Health & Safety training as required
• Be able to react to emerging Health and safety issues within the correct manner
• Able to understand complex issues around health & safety to identify and solve problems
• Must have excellent oral and written communications skills
• Ability to influence other stakeholders

Benefits

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

• Generous Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 39 days holiday plus bank holidays. This includes closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
• Support Staff 39 days
• Academic 44 days
• Senior Management 44 days
• Excellent Pension schemes
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme 
• Local Government Pension Scheme 
• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card). 
• Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements

About Us

Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.

We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.

Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.