Health And Safety Assistant

This role has a starting salary of £27,897 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week.

We are excited to be hiring a new Health and Safety Assistant to join our fantastic Health and Safety team. Whilst the team is based in Fairmount House, Leatherhead, we promote a hybrid approach to working meeting collaboratively when required. You will also be required to travel to other council buildings and locations as part of the role.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support Health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Team

The Health and Safety Service is part of People and Change which supports the council in achieving its ambitions for the benefit of Surrey employees and residents by working directly with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

The aim of the Health and Safety Service is to deliver high quality advice, guidance and support enabling the council and our partners to meet their legal and moral obligations.

About the Role

As part of the team, you will be providing effective and efficient business support, as well as supporting the delivery of a range of Health and Safety activities and initiatives across the council.

A key part of the role will require building relationships with the wider health, safety, and wellbeing teams, as well as internal and external partners to achieve the council's ambitions.

The role requires good written and verbal communication, as well as good organisational and analytical skills. You will also need to work independently and as part of a team.

As part of your development, you will be required to undertake and complete a Level 3 qualification in Health and Safety, typically 24 months. Once you have settled into your role you will start to develop specialist knowledge applying it as necessary across the council services.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Strong IT skills with a willingness to learn a variety of different software systems
• Experience working successfully with internal and external teams to improve practice
• An interest in Health and Safety and ability to work towards and achieve level 3 Health and Safety apprenticeship
• A minimum of 5 GCSE's at Grade C or above or equivalent

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 09/02/2024 with interviews planned for the week beginning 19/02/2024.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.