Full Job Description
We are looking for a Safety, Health & Wellbeing Advisor to work closely with the UPP Residential Regional Leadership and Senior Managers from all other business areas, supporting, guiding, and influencing managers on a common and consistent approach to all safety, health and wellbeing matters, aligned to UPP’s values, using a holistic approach.
This will involve proactive management of change and seeking out ways help managers fulfil their responsibilities as leaders and operational teams to take accountability and ownership of Safety, Health and Wellbeing performance.
You will support the Safety, Health and Wellbeing Business Partner in implementing the Occupational Health and Safety Management system and our Wellbeing Programme to ensure the prevention of occupational injury and ill health and helping ensure an improved level of performance, culture, participation and compliance
You’ll also deliver Health & Safety training and driving the organisations behavioural safety culture by raising awareness and leading by example, leading campaigns within UPP Residential Services to raise awareness of safety culture and ownership.
This role is home based and covers the London and South Region including Reading & Oxford, Exeter, Swansea.
We are looking for you to have experience of:
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Writing reports, policies, procedures and safe systems of work in an engaging style
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Providing guidance/advice and addressing workplace concerns within an organisation at all levels
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Developing, delivering and evaluating health and safety training
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Undertaking accident investigation including making recommendations to prevent reoccurrence
Alongside this you will also have:
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Ability to undertake health and safety inspections, audits and specific risk assessments
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Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with the ability to persuade, influence and, when appropriate, challenge with tact and diplomacy.
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Coaching skills to support, advise and coach on a wide range of health, safety and wellbeing matters
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Excellent and confident communicator skills in both verbal and written correspondence
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Ability to translate health and safety knowledge into actions and to use knowledge to anticipate business requirements
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Analytical skills, with the ability to analyse and understand data and information, and to present the findings, identifying areas of risk, opportunities & solutions
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Ideally hold an industry recognised professional health and safety qualification e.g. NEBOSH National General Certificate,
We’re keen for you to thrive on new ideas and challenging traditional methods of working and be able to develop innovative solutions to support site teams being able to translate technical health, safety and wellbeing requirements into workable solutions.
In return, we are offering a salary of c.£40k with a great benefits package which includes a 20% performance bonus, private healthcare, pension, life assurance, training, two paid volunteering or personal development days, cycle to work scheme and 29 days holiday plus bank holidays: as well as discounts from a variety of top retailers, restaurants gyms and more. Check out our website for more information about UPP, our culture and benefits.
UPP welcomes all applications and recognises the value of having a diverse and inclusive culture, which reflects the communities we work with and has a positive impact on our people, our student residents, and our university partners.
We understand all disabilities, impairments and conditions are unique, so please advise us of any adjustments to support you through our recruitment process and help you to thrive at work.
Our core values of Innovation, Sustainability, Community, Partnership and Respect are fundamental to our culture and summarise what is important to our business and our people.
By joining UPP, you will become a part of our talented, and dedicated team who work with energy, pace, and passion every day to deliver the very best customer-focused experience for our partners and student residents.
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