Health & Safety Advisor

An interesting Health and Safety Advisor position is now available with Bury Council on an initial 3-month temporary contract.

What is the role?

Bury Council’s Health and Safety team play a key role in ensuring the safe and effective operation of the Council.

The Council are now looking to appoint an experienced Health and Safety professional, with strong interpersonal and organisational skills, as a Health and Safety Advisor. Your focus in this role will be supporting the Council’s Housing related services.

How can you help?

• Co-ordinating health and safety measures across housing related services, to minimise risk ensure compliance with legislation and promote best practice.

• Supporting the development of arrangements and practices that mainstream health and safety and encourage a positive, enabling culture.

• Researching, updating, reviewing, developing, communicating, publishing and advising on plans, procedures, policy, strategies and arrangements.

• Delivering training to ensure capable and competent health and safety practice is mainstreamed by managers and their teams.

• Undertaking investigations and audits and, where appropriate leading on the delivery of appropriate follow-up actions.

How do you find out more?

If you’re interested in hearing more, please apply below. A consultant will then be in touch to discuss the details further and provide a full job description