Health and Safety Adviser

Workplace Health, Safety and Wellbeing / People and Culture

Join us and play your part in creating a transformational living, learning and working experience for our students and staff.

We are offering you the opportunity to become part of our Workplace Health, Safety and Wellbeing team. Our team of dedicated health and safety and occupational health professionals are committed to supporting the University’s core aims through our People Supporting Strategy.

Duties of the Role

As a member of the Workplace Health, Safety and Wellbeing team, you will support the University in the implementation of its Health and Safety Policy by providing competent health and safety advice, assistance and training, in accordance with the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations and University requirements.

You will be responsible for developing and maintaining written health and safety documentation and records and assisting with the monitoring of health and safety across the University.

Skills and qualifications required

We are seeking a candidate with experience of managing health and safety across a medium-to-large size organisation. You must have a Certificate or NVQ/SVQ level 3 in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent) and/or relevant experience of an equivalent level. You should be a Technical Member of IOSH or be able to meet the requirements for this level.

A full list of skills and qualifications can be found in the Person Specification of the job pack.

At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.

Please see the attached job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please contact resourcing@essex.ac.uk

Please use the 'Apply' button to read further information about this role including the full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role. You will also find details of how to make your application here.

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