Health & Safety Officer – AD2309RH

Start date: 1st April 2024

Join our dynamic team as a Health and Safety Officer in the University, Environmental Health & Safety Services Department (EHSS)! Collaborate with the Health and Safety Managers to develop and implement robust safety management systems. Facilitate training, conduct inspections, and lead investigations to ensure compliance with legislation and policies. Your creative thinking and initiative will be key as you contribute to emergency contingency plans and risk assessments. Maintain a professional level of competence through continuous development. If you hold IOSH membership, a NEBOSH General Certificate, and have experience in construction or facilities maintenance, we invite you to apply. Be a part of shaping a safer environment for our university community. Note: occasional flexible working hours may be required.    

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Financial contribution to relocation
• Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff/children of staff, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme and a range of wellbeing initiatives

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Alan Blackie, email: awjb1@st-andrews.ac.uk , Tel: 01334 463571  

Applications are particularly welcome from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.   

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience.  We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network.  Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/.

In accordance with the new immigration rules, it is with regret that this role DOES NOT MEET THE CURRENT SUITABILITY REQUIREMENTS set by the UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers.  While all applications received are assessed against the essential and desirable criteria listed in the further particulars, for this post the successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment and obtain the right to work in the UK themselves without relying on University sponsorship.  Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk. 

This post will/may be primarily based at the Eden Campus at Guardbridge, a state-of-the-art working environment for professional services units.

Closing Date: 29th February 2024     

Please quote ref: AD2309RH   

Further Particulars:AD2309RH FP's.doc
                       

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