Safety, Health And Environment Risk Manager (Midlands Or South)

£36,000 - £38,500

(dependent on experience) +car +excellent beenfits

Please note there are two positions available for this role- one with a immediate start, one with a September start.

Those huge, small victories

We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

For children with complex needs the level of care and education we provide must go above and beyond. That’s what drives us here at Witherslack Group. With our high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, we’re proud to have won a reputation for excellence and market leading OFSTED ratings.

Get out what you put in

As a competent and passionate Health and safety professional, you will provide our establishments with help, guidance, training, coaching, and support to ensure our sites are safe and healthy for everyone. Working as part of our Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) Team you will also be supporting with the development of policies, procedures, and training to drive our positive and proactive safety and health culture.

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the care sector. With us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

• Salary: Base salary of up to £38,500
• Training: Ongoing professional development
• Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 7 weeks’ holiday
• Flexible benefits package: meaning you can increase/ decrease your holiday allowance, pension, and life insurance
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover: you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities
• A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £2,000 bonus every time

Bring your whole self to work

Here at Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone’s differences as that’s what makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. We’ll give you the chance to build an exciting career in a fast-growing organisation, where you’re free to achieve your potential. Here’s what we need from you:

• A minimum of two years’ experience working in a safety advisor or equivalent role
• Experience in undertaking audits, safety reviews or inspections
• Experience in preparing and delivering safety training
• Degree or NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health or equivalent
• Detailed understanding of relevant legislation
• Knowledge and understanding of the risk assessment process
• Self-motivated, organised, with prioritisation skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Flexible with regular working away from home and periodic UK-wide travel

Join the UK’s best special education and care provider

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to a DBS check and online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

For a full job description and person specification, please see the attached document.