AddressHealth and Safety Risk Manager
Grade N
Salary: £48,474 to £52,504
Contract: Full time - Permanent
Location: One of the council hubs across North Yorkshire and York (Northallerton, Scarborough, Skipton, Harrogate and Selby) with hybrid working and some travel around the county.
Would you like to be an integral part of our innovative and very respected Health and Safety Advisory Service? As a member of the management team of a large Shared Health Safety Service delivering a Health and Safety competence person role to North Yorkshire Council, City of York Council, several council owned companies, trusts, schools and other educational establishments. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference.
The role
Due to the imminent retirement of one our Health and Safety managers we are now looking for a Health and Safety Risk Manager. This is exciting time to join the service as the recently created North Yorkshire Council, one of the largest unitary authorities in the country, develops. As our Health and Safety Risk Manager you will be one of several specialist managers driving Health and Safety direction. You will be required to work across the North Yorkshire region to support senior managers to develop Health and Safety strategies for their departments and monitor how this has been effectively implemented. We also provide services to other clients so you will be able to adapt solutions to means their needs. The nature of role will be extremely varied however, knowledge and/or experience of children’s services such as social care and/or housing services would be an advantage.
We are committed to delivering excellent services to our clients so we challenge ourselves and our team to look at ways to continually improve. This requires our team members to think innovatively, develop pragmatic solutions and be supportive of colleagues which on occasion can be in challenging situations.
You are expected to be a Health and Safety professional and as such we encourage our staff to push their professional standing to ensure they are recognised for providing exceptional levels of understanding and knowledge. You will be part of the exciting transformational journey, shaping and embedding new ways of working.
We offer flexibility around the specific work base and welcome applicants to discuss this with us. We are also supported by modern technology to enable flexibility and agility around our working arrangements.
To be successful in the post you will be a qualified, experienced Health and Safety professional (with a minimum L6 H&S qualification or equivalent with equivalence we expect you will either a Certified or working towards being certified practitioner with IOSH. We do recognise the IOSH experiential route). You must have experience of delivering a competent person role in an organisation.
In return we can offer you the opportunity to:
- Work for a forward thinking, reputable organisation
- Progress your career through professional development
- Experience diverse portfolios and specialisms
- Deliver services on a commercial basis
- Operate autonomously using a range of working methods.
- Access a range of benefits including generous leave entitlement, flexible working, a local government pension scheme, salary sacrifice and employee discount benefits.
- Relevant Professional Membership is also paid
The region covered by the shared service includes North Yorkshire which as England’s largest county, contains the stunning Yorkshire Dales and North Yorkshire Moors National Parks, three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Pennines and a picturesque coastline around Scarborough, Whitby and Filey. It also covers the City of York a flourishing city which is rich in ancient history and renowned for its exquisite architecture, tangle of quaint cobbled streets (The Shambles is one of the best-preserved medieval shopping streets in Europe), iconic York Minster and wealth of visitor attractions. All in all a very special place where there really is something for everyone. We also benefit from easy connectivity to the A1M, M62, A19, A64 providing convenient connectivity to vibrant cities such as Durham, Teesside, Darlington, Newcastle, Leeds, and a little over two hours on the train to London.
Whilst we are offering the post on a full or term time only basis we would consider applications on a part time basis.
Working for us
As a North Yorkshire Council employee you will have access to some great benefits via our everybody benefit’s scheme such as shopping discounts, home technology and green car salary sacrifice schemes, financial wellbeing and health assured and our employee assistance programme to assist with your Health and wellbeing. You will also have access to our local government pension scheme, a generous plan for your retirement with the option to increase your monthly contribution if you so wish.
Contact and apply
For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Stuart Langston on 01609 532589 or health&safety@northyorks.gov.uk.
Your personal statement should outline your motivation for applying and how you meet the criteria for the role.
Key dates:
Closing date: 15th March 2024
Interview date: 22nd March 2024
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £48,474.00-£52,504.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company car
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: Hybrid remote in York, YO10 3WW
