Senior Health & Safety Advisor

Chichester College have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Senior Health & Safety Advisor at our Chichester campus (covering multi-sites). You will join us on a full time, fixed term maternity cover contract (for a maximum of 1 year),and in return, we will offer a competitive salary of £33,194 - £36,276per annum.

The Senior Health & Safety Advisor role:

You will manage and support the Health and Safety advisory team and assist the Head of Health & Safety in ensuring our Colleges comply with all health and safety legislation. The work you do as a Health & Safety Advisor is key to ensuring our staff and students have a safe working and learning environment.   

This is the ideal progression opportunity for a health and safety expert who wants to explore a more senior position.

Key Responsibilities of ourSenior Health & Safety Advisor:

• Carrying out Health and Safety risk assessments where required, including individual risk assessments when requested 
• Providing guidance and support to all departments to ensure compliance with Health and Safety Legislation
• Assisting the Head of Health and Safety in ensuring all curriculum departments have suitable, up to date and sufficient risk assessments in place and that these are adhered to
• Assisting the Head of Health and Safety in ensuring a robust CoSHH process is in place and adhered to
• Ensuring the appropriate first aid provisions are in place and co-ordinate the college first aid courses for their area including communications with the license company
• Ensuring the Groups Health and Safety management systems are maintained and up to date and prepare reports as required
• Undertaking inspections of college buildings and produce reports detailing required actions and ensure follow up actions are undertaken
• Assisting in the completion of the college fire risk assessments across all sites within their area
• Liaising with the college occupational health provider where required
• Managing and maintaining central Health and Safety training records

Our ideal Senior Health & Safety Advisor should have the below skills and experience:

• Experience undertaking complex risk assessments in a timely and efficient manner
• Experience developing and implementing successful Health and Safety processes and systems
• A proven record in delivering positive health and safety change across a variety of industries
• Experience analysing problems and developing appropriate solutions
• Good understanding of Safeguarding and PREVENT requirements
• Sound knowledge and experience of current Health and Safety legislation
• NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent
• Level 2 Literacy and Numeracy
• First Aid at Work Certificate
• Ability to reconcile different priorities, achieving co-operation
• Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of individuals

Evening and weekend work will be required.

Closing date for applications: 15th April 2024

The Chichester College Group has seven colleges, Anglia Examinations, First Steps Childcare Group, Chichester English School and 2,600 staff spread across West Sussex and Brighton & Hove. This makes us the largest college group in Sussex, providing high quality learning opportunities for over 25,000 students every year.

We offer generous pension schemes, hybrid working opportunities, college closure days over the Christmas period (which is not deducted from annual leave entitlement) plus the option to purchase up to 10 days additional leave, and discounts at onsite facilities such as gym membership and nursery fees at certain campuses

If you would like to learn more about our Senior Health & Safety Advisor role, then please click ‘apply’ today!

All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which may include a check of the barred lists and any relevant overseas checks.