Health And Safety Support Officer

Package DescriptionHealth and Safety Support Officer

Location: Alderley Edge SK9 7UD

37.5 hours per week

Salary: £30,000 per year

(Dependent on qualifications, skills and experience)

David Lewis is an employer of choice. 

This is an exciting opportunity to act as the Health & Safety Support Officer and provide routine day to day advice and support to David Lewis colleagues across all sites and services.

You will support David Lewis colleagues with health & safety policies, frameworks, systems and processes that are in place. Helping our compliance with good governance and a consistently safe environment for residents, students, service users, staff colleagues, contractors and visitors.

To support the David Lewis Centre acting as an effective health & safety interface with the outsourced provider

Assist Service Leads with policy and the health & safety management system that is effectively implemented throughout the charity.

Coordinate and lead the Charities Health & Safety representatives meeting.

For the full outline of the role, please see the attached Job Description

The successful candidate will:-

Have a sound demonstrable understanding of Health & Safety and a willingness to work towards NEBOSH L3 general certificate.
Ideally be able to demonstrate and sound understanding of Fire Safety and Risk Assessment.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in health & safety or in a health or social care setting.
Understanding Health & Safety applicable in Health and Social Care
Ability to work autonomously and to build successful relationships stakeholders
Demonstrate continuing professional development.  
Be IT literate and have a knowledge of Health & Safety incident reporting systems.
Have the flexibility of hybrid working and must be able to drive across all our charity sites.

As well as the opportunity to work across a picturesque large site in a rural setting with beautiful gardens and small farm area, other benefits include:-

25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service) plus public holidays
An occupational pension (up to 6% employer contribution)
Free DBS and Update Service Registration
Sick pay
Life Assurance Cover (3 x basic annual salary)
Further Education Sponsorship
Career Progression
A comprehensive Health and wellbeing provision including:-
An Employee Assistance Programme
Occupational Health services
A Physio service for staff
A Staff Counsellor
On site pharmacy
On site gym and swimming pool
Free parking
Employee Referral and Reward Scheme

David Lewis provides care 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

Part Time will also be considered (a minimum of 3 days or 22.5 hours)

Hence, the post requires occasional working outside of usual business hours.

Closing date 31st April 2024

About Us:

David Lewis is dedicated to improving the life experiences of people with complex epilepsy, autism, learning disabilities and other complex support needs from across the UK. We have a successful record of accomplishment built up over 100 years with expertise in specialist residential, education, day opportunities and clinical and therapeutic services. Our specialist school and college is part of an education, day opportunities and residential community.

Our School is for 11-19 year olds and rated GOOD by Ofsted. We also have a college onsite for 16-25 year olds with an Ofsted rating of OUTSTANDING Residential services for adults, either living in accommodation at our 165 acres in Warford or in one of our houses in a local town or village in Cheshire.

Adult day opportunities, which develop social and vocational skills with the potential to lead to employment opportunities.

Access to therapy, nursing, medical and positive behaviour support if appropriate to an individual’s needs. David Lewis is dedicated to improving the life experiences of people with complex epilepsy, autism, learning disabilities and other complex support needs from across the UK.

David Lewis welcomes applications from a diverse talent pool.

This post, due to its nature, duties and responsibilities, will be subject to an enhanced check by the DBS. David Lewis funds this