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Health & Safety Manager / Transport Lead

Grade 7 – £30,024 – £33,699 per annum

Permanent, Full time, 37 hours per week – Required to start as soon as possible

• Act as the main Health and Safety Officer, ensuring a safe working and learning environment in accordance with relevant legislation.
• Prepare Health and Safety reports for the Governors.
• Keep appropriate records, ensuring they are available for inspection and provide statistical and other returns, as required, to the Headteacher, Governors and Local Authority.
• Keep up to date with changes to legislation (especially health and safety) and best practice in facilities management.
• Lead and ensure classroom staff complete pupil/student risk assessments including complex feeding plans and staff medical risk assessments.
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of all risk assessments with the SMT.
• Support key staff in writing and implementing key area risk assessments (e.g., Visits, Alternative Provision, Evolve Lead).
• Support transitions of high‑risk students around school.
• Lead transport duties and serve as Hydrotherapy pool deputy.
• Provide ad hoc cover for the caretaker for small housekeeping issues and locking up.
• Attend SMT meetings monthly to report on health and safety throughout the school.
• Accurately record and upload accidents to the health and safety team, liaising with them when necessary and ensuring any recommendations are actioned.
• Attend safeguarding monitoring sessions with the SMT & Governors.
• Be a member of the First Aid team.
• Drive a mini bus or use own vehicle as cover.

• Excellent communication skills.
• Work methodically, thoroughly, and to a consistently high standard to ensure work is carried out effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to supervise a team and work independently as required.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.

Application forms should be returned to the school. Closing date: 21 January 2026 at 9.00am. Interview date: w/c 26 January 2026.

Villa Real School
Villa Real Road
Consett
Co. Durham
DH8 6BH
Tel: 01207 503651
Email: villareal@durhamlearning.net
Website: www.villarealschool.co.uk

Durham County Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We want to develop a more diverse workforce and we positively welcome applicants from all sections of the community. Applicants with disabilities will be invited for interview if the essential job criteria are met. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and supportive references. As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and making reasonable adjustments where required.