Head Of Health And Safety

At Outcome First Group, we are on a mission to give our colleagues an amazing work/life balance!
Job Title: Head of Health and Safety
Location: Home Based with Regular Travel to Sites
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 per annum dependent on experience
Car Allowance: £3,000
We’re looking for an experienced Health and Safety Professional to join us! Working directly with the Group Director of Quality, the Head of Health & Safety will join a high-performance, and super-friendly, quality and compliance team.
To be successful in this role you will need:
Technically competent with strong attention to detail
Ideally Diploma Qualified in Health and Safety (NEBOSH, NVQ, NCRQ).
Strong Management Skills and experience in a similar level role such as a manager or senior manager
Proven track record of delivering targets
Someone who is still hands-on, very people-oriented, innovative, fast-paced and passionate
Proven experience in a similar role ideally working in care or education
The ability to influence and engage with all levels of the organisation
An enthusiastic and positive approach to Health and Safety
About the Role
This role is focused on promoting a positive Health and Safety culture through high quality training, service audit and robust monitoring. This role will cover multiple sites around the UK with the support of a wider quality compliance team and several contracted providers. You will work closely with our registered managers, headteachers and regional property teams.
Your duties will involve:
Promoting a positive Health and Safety culture across schools, homes and offices
Embedding high quality Health and Safety practice at every opportunity
Learning from incidents within the Group and afar to ensure that health & safety practice, including human factors, are regularly considered and used to improve practice
Ensuring all services are compliant with relevant legislation and statutory guidance where this applies
Delivering training to managers and headteachers to ensure they stay up to date with developments and policy changes
Supporting and advising managers to help them meet standards and procedures
Coordinating the delivery of IOSH training for managers
Coordinating external visits to schools, homes, and offices to audit Health and Safety and the environment
Supporting the ongoing review and improvement of management systems and policies.
Reporting on a weekly and monthly basis on health & safety performance.
About the Group
Outcomes First Group is the leading provider of specialist education in the UK. We exist to give neurodivergent children and young people access to a great education that caters to their specific needs, abilities and aspirations.
There are three brands in our Outcomes First family: Acorn Education, Options Autism and Momenta Connect. Together, we educate, care for and support children, young people, and adults across the UK, empowering them to be happy and make their way in the world.
Our Vision
We believe that with a great education, every neurodivergent pupil can thrive and make their way in the world.
Our Mission
Every day we improve the lives of our pupils, their families, and local communities through a relentless focus on wellbeing and learning.
Our Promise
We are kind to ourselves and each other...We work together... and we make things happen.
Our Promise sits alongside our Vision and Mission. It describes the sort of people we are and our commitment to how we treat each other, work together, and behave.
It represents what’s truly important to us as individuals and as a team. It is easily translatable into behaviours we all practice and experience every day. It's the golden thread that runs through every leader, team and individual.
Why work for us?
Your wellbeing is very important to us, and we know that being able to choose the benefits that suit you and your family will support your wellbeing.
Whatever your role and wherever you’re located, you’ll love VISTA, our flexible benefits platform which lets you tailor your benefits package.
And when your circumstances change…no problem. You can flex, trade and add to your benefits package to suit your circumstances.
4 day working week (applicable after probation - rest day as agreed with your line manager - T&Cs apply)
Holidays starting at 25 days per annum with options to buy an additional 5 days
Critical illness cover and life assurance options
Company Pension with options to increase your contributions
Private medical and dental Insurance
100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Eco-Car Scheme
“Your Wellbeing Matters"- access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
Career development opportunities
Professional support networks and groups
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Winner UK Best Workplaces for Women™ Awards 2023, for the past 3 years.
Winner UK Great Place to Work™ Awards 2024, for the past 5 years.