Health & Safety Advisor

Job Introduction

We’re pleased to offer this role which involves working across the city council to set and improve our health and safety standards.

As a highly visible safety professional, you will enjoy building positive relationships with a wide variety of colleagues to support them in getting safety right each and every day.

You’ll have the skills and confidence to make sure our pragmatic approach to health and safety management is woven through all that we do.

Reporting into the Assistant Director for Housing Maintenance, Investment and Corporate Health & Safety, you will quickly become part of an agile team and take on the line management of one health and safety officer.

Main Responsibility

• Working with other teams to understand what they do so you support them to deliver their services safely
• Investigating incidents to make sure that colleagues are supported and improvements made in risk control
• Monitoring MKCC’s H&S performance so that we understand our risk profile
• Leading on preparing reports, communications and updates for colleagues and leadership team

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The Ideal Candidate

Qualified and experienced H&S professional who enjoys building positive proactive relationships which makes things safer.

Significant experience in working in various sectors which means you have the ability to apply your H&S knowledge in a pragmatic way.

You will be very organised, great with people and great with understanding data and presenting it clearly with next steps

For this role you are required to have a Full UK Driving Licence and provide evidence of your Vehicle Insurance with Business cover and use of a vehicle . If you are successful, you will be required to supply evidence of your Licence prior to starting the role

Package Description

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:

• Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years.  In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.

• Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.

• A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.

• Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.

• Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.

Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week.  Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.

About The Organisation

Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.

We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference. 

We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.

We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.

If you’d like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.