Health and Safety Advisor

London South East Academies Trust; Bromley; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a Health & Safety Adviser to join their team. The role involves providing guidance across a variety of sectors, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. The ideal candidate will possess a NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent and have experience in diverse environments. This position offers the opportunity to contribute positively to the safety culture of the organization and collaborate with various stakeholders.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have relevant qualifications in Health & Safety.
• Experience in multiple sectors is preferred.
• Ability to participate in continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and guidance on Health and Safety matters.
• Conduct audits and inspections with accompanying reports.
• Investigate accidents and incidents that occur.

Skills

Health & Safety expertise

Communication

Audit and inspection skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate or TechIOSH accreditation

Job description

Location: Bromley, Orpington or one of our other sites, but travel to other locations as and when required

Hours/ work pattern: 37 hours, Monday to Friday, with flexibility to work partly from home.

The Role

We are seeking a Health & Safety Adviser reporting to the Health and Safety Manager as part of the Group Health and Safety Team. The successful candidate will work across a wide range of sectors within our educational group, from Construction Trades to Hair and Beauty to special educational needs.

At London and South East Education Group, Health and Safety is everybody’s responsibility. This role supports our staff in meeting that responsibility by:

• Providing advice and guidance.
• Articulating complex technical or legal positions into common sense language and working with a range of stakeholders in a collaborative way.
• Undertaking audits and inspections and producing reports and recommendations.
• Identifying issues in data and trends and proactively following up areas of concern.
• Investigating accidents and incidents where required or supporting others in doing so.
• Understanding and working to an established Service Level Agreement.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a confident Health and Safety professional who thrives in a diverse and often changing workplace.
• Understand and recognise the value of a positive Health & Safety culture.
• Have relevant qualifications at NEBOSH General Certificate or TechIOSH accreditation level or equivalent and must be able to demonstrate that they participate in their own CPD.
• Education sector experience is not essential but the successful candidate must have a broad range of health and safety experience, preferably in more than one sector.
• Ability to work in partnership with internal stakeholders is essential.

About Us

About the Trust

London South East Academies Trust is a growing and ambitious Multi-Academy Trust, currently comprising mainstream, special and alternative provision academies, alongside an outreach service and a music hub. Our schools are located across Bromley, Bexley, Sussex, Lambeth and Surrey, serving a wide range of communities and educational contexts.

Across the Trust, our schools share a strong commitment to raising attainment, encouraging aspiration and supporting social mobility for every pupil, throughout their educational journey and beyond. We take a holistic but personalised approach to education, recognising that children thrive when their individual strengths, needs and circumstances are properly understood and supported. This enables pupils to flourish and achieve their full potential, whatever their starting point.

We believe that great schools are built by great people. As a Trust, we invest in our staff through strong professional development and leadership opportunities, clear expectations and supportive structures. We actively encourage collaboration and the sharing of best practice across schools, supported by high-quality, cost-effective central services that allow leaders and teachers to focus on what matters most: improving outcomes for pupils.

London South East Academies Trust sits within the Elevare Civic Education Group, which also includes a multi-campus further and higher education college, London South East Colleges and a charitable foundation, Elevare Education Foundation. This unique structure provides meaningful progression pathways for pupils and families, as well as broad development and career opportunities for staff across the wider Group.

Our teams are united by a shared belief in the power of education to change lives. By continuing to grow our Trust and welcoming new expertise and perspectives, we aim to strengthen our schools further and extend the positive impact we have on our communities.

London South East Academies Trust is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer and to creating a diverse, inclusive and respectful working environment, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status or marital or partnership status.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we will offer an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you have accessibility needs or require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please let us know.

Please note that if a suitable applicant is identified, we may close the advert before the published closing date.

If you have any specific queries about the role, please contact us at [e-mail].

As the Trust supports children and vulnerable adults, all roles are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and, where relevant, a Children’s and/or Adult’s Barred List check. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn if these checks are unsatisfactory. Self-disclosure is required as part of the recruitment process, and failure to make a full disclosure or to provide sight of a DBS certificate is likely to result in withdrawal of an offer. The Trust’s DBS policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.

All appointments are also subject to verification of the right to work in the UK, in line with Home Office requirements. Original documentation will be required prior to commencement of employment.