Health and Safety Officer
04th Oct, 2024 Read time 3 minutes

Health and Safety Officer

Company Website: https://cwa.ac.uk/
Location: Tennyson Avenue, King's Lynn PE30 2QW
Last Updated: 28th October 2024

Full Job Description

Are you an experienced Health and Safety Officer looking for your next challenge? Are you seeking a role where you can achieve a great work-life balance and truly make an impact on young people and their communities? Then this could be the role for you.

JOB TITLE: HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICER

LOCATION: KING’S LYNN (WITH TRAVEL TO OTHER CAMPUSES)

HOURS: 37 PER WEEK

SALARY: £39,736 – £43,401 PER ANNUM

This is a varied and interesting role leading on Health and Safety across all of our campuses, primarily based in King’s Lynn but with travel to Wisbech and our Cambridge campus in Milton.

This is a hands-on position working as part of a small team providing specialist advice and guidance at all levels of the organisation on all health and safety matters from audits, to risk assessment to training and everything in between.

Our educational provision includes a wide range of courses from animal care to construction, engineering, hospitality and science presenting significant health and safety challenges which we take seriously. Our Health and Safety Officer reports directly into our Senior Management Team and has the autonomy to drive change, shape training and align work with our vision and values. Our health and safety operations are managed digitally with training, compliance and guidance held centrally

We are a successful, community-focused FE College based in the East of England. We have a thriving Health and Safety team and in recent years, the department has grown from strength to strength. We offer an incredible training package and a chance to work within tight knit and supportive teams.

BENEFITS

We offer an excellent package including a generous annual leave allowance of 35 days per year for management staff, plus five College closure days, plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part-time), fee waivers on some College courses, a contributory pension scheme with the Local Government Pension Scheme, discounts with local businesses and access to a cycle to work scheme. CWA focusses on staff well-being and utilises both internal and external resources, such as a well-being committee and access to a free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme as well as comprehensive training and development.

Job share opportunities are available for the right candidates.

To apply online or to view all our current vacancies please visit www.cwa.ac.uk.

For further information specific to the role, or to arrange a visit please contact Paul Harrison on [email protected]

Closing date for receipt of all applications: midnight, Sunday 13 October 2024

Please note that all interviews are conducted face to face, we are unable to facilitate online interviews.

CWA is committed to safeguarding and all staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks. You will be required to provide references and undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check as well as a barred list check. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 but Exceptions Order may apply.

Full details of our Safeguarding Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection policy can be found at Policies (cwa.ac.uk).

CWA reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient suitably qualified applications be received prior to the closing date.

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