Full Job Description
About Us
Join a truly great college, passionate about success, for our learners, staff, businesses, and communities.
Trusted by over 6,000 learners and apprentices yearly; we provide industry-aligned technical and vocational qualifications across our Barking and Rush Green campuses. We’ve invested over £50m in our facilities over the past 9 years, providing outstanding learning and working environments including our East London Institute of Technology.
By choosing Barking & Dagenham College, you’ll benefit from:
- a competitive salary including London Weighting
- generous holiday and pension packages
- being part of a team passionate about education and success
- links with industry and CPD opportunities
- free parking, travel to work and technology assistance schemes
Join the team. Be part of it.
To find out more about BDC, visit www.bdc.ac.uk
Calling all Health & Safety Professionals!
We have some exciting opportunities available at Barking and Dagenham College.
We are looking for an experienced and process-driven Health & Safety Officer to join our H&S Team here at the college, but covering multiple sites.
Working alongside the Head of H&S, the purpose of this role is to promote, develop and establish a positive culture within the College so that it can meet its legal requirements in terms of Health and Safety.
You will be instrumental in ensuring the effective management of Health and Safety across all college sites, and taking responsibility in supporting and giving advice to managers and service users on Health and Safety matters.
In this role you will assist the Head of Health and Safety in developing appropriate management systems to ensure the effective management of Health and Safety across the college.
Our ideal candidate will have experience of working within an educational environment, and be NEBOSH qualified or working towards this, and also hold the IOSH (National General Certificate In Occupational Health & Safety) qualified, or equivalent.
Please see attached job description for full details and criteria.
If you are passionate about success and can do the above, then we want to hear from you!
You will need to submit a cover letter demonstrating how your personality, skills and experience meet our values for this role.
PLEASE NOTE; All applications forms must be fully completed, showing full education and employment details. An incomplete application will not be considered for shortlisting.
*Please note, that we have the right to interview candidates before the application deadline*
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