Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid remote. Home based with some ad-hoc travel to meetings in Emersons Green, Bristol (once per quarter).
#Care to join us?
We are looking for a Health & Safety Co-Ordinator to join our friendly and welcoming team at Hft, for a fixed-term role. This is your chance to make a real difference to people's lives.
We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting over 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Health & Safety team.
What’s in it for you?
There are a range of benefits and career development opportunities at Hft. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and lots of support along the way.
With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible. As a “Gold” standard Investors in People accredited employer, we are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority.
Annual Leave: 33 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays)
Training: Access to award winning training and development
Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
Aviva Digicare + workplace: Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support.
TELUS health: A 24/service, completely confidential counselling and support platform and helpline that is free for all colleagues to use.
Discounted mobile ‘phone contracts. As an Hft employee, you’ll be able to take advantage of Vodafone’s Employee Advantage programme, giving you up to 30% off.
Care Friends: Employee referral app – earn money for referring your friends to work for Hft.
and more…
About the role
At Hft, our services support residents with learning disabilities and complex needs, which may include Autism, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and dementia. We are therefore looking for a person with good interpersonal skills and an ability to inspire positive change.
The role requires an experienced and qualified Health and Safety Co-Ordinator, to assist the Head of Health, Safety and Risk in the delivery of the Health and Safety’s functional objectives and organisational compliance with internal and external requirements.
The post holder will provide support on health and safety matters, alongside administrative support to operational colleagues, ensuring that all aspects of the role are dealt with accurately.
About you
We are looking for someone who:
- Is a good communicator, tailoring their message and approach to the receiver to ensure systems and processes are successfully embedded into practice
- Has experience of supporting services in either Care and/or Housing sectors
- Has the willingness to work towards NEBOSH General Certificate
- Has a continuous improvement mind-set applying pragmatic and sustainable safety management approaches whilst ensuring ongoing compliance
- Is a good relationship builder and be seen as a competent and approachable point of contact for the Health & Safety team
- Is a self-Starter with good organisational and time management skills
For more information about the role, please read the Job Description and Person Specification below.
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.
Hft's usual terms and conditions apply. Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.