Location:Colchester, South East, GB, CO1 1AADepartment: Health and Safety ServicesOperation: Sanctuary GroupClosing Date: 29/03/2023Salary: £40056
- £42165 / yearRequisition: 208840Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services.
With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.Regional Health and Safety Business AdvisorHomeworking – covering Essex and East of England£40,056
- £42,165 per yearPlus Company car or car allowance of £7,304 per annum35 hours per weekWe have an opportunity for a very experienced Health and Safety Advisor to join our team, which has recently expanded.
You will need previous housing, or care experience to be successful in the role.
Sanctuary provide a generous and attractive benefits package, including company pension, 25 days annual leave and life assurance.The team are responsible for providing health and safety advice to the Care Homes, Supported Living, Housing and Student Services within the Sanctuary portfolio.
Currently visiting a selection of schemes and sites annually, there will be a need for frequent travel and on occasion overnight stays.
You will act as lead and provide high quality health and safety advice to an allocated region, as well as undertaking in depth audits of sites within their region.
This is a remote position.
It is essential that you currently hold a minimum of NEBOSH certificate in Occupational H&S or equivalent Health and Safety qualification to apply.The role of Regional Health and Safety Business Advisor will include:Undertaking Health and Safety Inspections at Care Homes, Supported Living Schemes, Student and Housing sites within the regionWorking collaboratively with business managers and staff to provide guidance, advice and support where requiredWorking with the Health and Safety training team to ensure appropriate training and learning is delivered to the business areasReviewing and monitoring accident incident reports and assisting with site investigations where requiredCreating and supporting risk assessments, safe systems of work and processesLiaising with the Senior Health and Safety Advisor on the progress of compliance actions, work streams, projects, risks and related issuesMaintaining good relationships with key stakeholders across the business areasSupporting and assisting with the development of Health and Safety documentation e.g., policies and procedures help and forum developmentReporting RIDDOR incidents to the HSE (reporting of injuries, diseases, and dangerous occurrences regulations)Promoting and supporting the role of Health and Safety Representatives, Co-coordinators, and Forums to ensure that all Sanctuary’s subsidiaries and business operations have adequate health and safety representationEnsuring that an effective H&S management and support network exists, including monitoring emails and attending regional meetingsSkills and experiences:Previous extensive and significant experience of undertaking a similar role in Housing and/or the Social Care Sector is EssentialExperience of undertaking audits, inspections, and investigationsNEBOSH certificate or equivalent Health and Safety qualification is essentialGood interpersonal and customer care skillsWorking knowledge of identifying training needs and experience in delivering specialist H&S trainingAbility to support staff development in health and safetyConfident using Microsoft packages (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Teams)This role will involve driving on company business.
To drive a company vehicle, drivers must hold a full valid UK driving licenceWhy work for us?One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 13,000 people and manages over 100,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes.
Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.Our BenefitsAs part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package.
The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidaysA pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limitsLife AssuranceEmployee Advice Service including counsellingCycle to Work schemeVoluntary health plansEmployee discountsWellbeing support and toolsEmployee recognition scheme£40,056 per annum (rising to £42,165 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)To view the job profile please click hereClosing Date: 29 March 2023We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.‘For an insight into what it’s like to work for us, take a look at #LifeatSanctuary on Twitter’Building Equality and DiversitySanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.A basic Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.