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The Health and Safety Service has responsibility for the provision of competent advice and support service to all Directorates across the Royal Borough of Greenwich, including schools that subscribe to our health and safety services, in meeting their statutory and legislative duties and responsibilities concerning all aspects of health and safety relating to employees and others that may be affected by the activities of the Council. You will be the lead point of contact for health and safety support to the council’s directorates and schools, as well as leading the development and improvement of safety management systems, and arrangements for specific topics. You will be required to manage a team of up to six persons and provide competent health and safety guidance, advice, and support, to all directorates across the council. Undertaking assurance activities to ensure teams across the council are working in line with legislative requirements, policies, and procedures. Have the ability and innovation to utilise your ideas, skills, and experience on how to do things efficiently and effectively, as part of our service commitment to continuous improvement, you’ll have the chance to work alongside the Health and Safety manager and the current team who are passionate about what they do and promote a safer environment for all our employees and others. You will be involved in the development of Health and safety management system policies, procedures Toolbox talks etc oversee or undertake inspections and audits, investigate accidents, and make appropriate recommendations About you As part of the Council’s commitment to providing high-quality and efficient services to the council’s directorates and schools, you will need to be an experienced competent health and safety professional with excellent knowledge and practical experience of H&S legislation and issues within a Corporate and school environment. You will have the opportunity to make the role your own and will be exposed to a diverse and wide range of risks across the council’s six directorates and schools, that subscribe to our Health and safety services. The role is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to use their wealth of Health and Safety knowledge to really make a positive impact and develop themselves across a diverse risk profile. For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Gary Buten; [email protected] 078 5218 8650 If you require any assistance in viewing or accessing this opportunity, please contact [email protected] or call 020-8921-8977 Safer recruitment: Royal Borough of Greenwich is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any roles which involve working with children, young people or vulnerable adults, or roles in which the duties will involve access to sensitive information relating to children, young people or vulnerable adults, the Royal Borough will take up references prior to interview. You should provide details of referees including your current and previous employers, covering the last 5 years. Candidates can request for us not to send a reference request to their current employer prior to interview by emailing us at [email protected]. As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, a full employment history is also required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment. Unless otherwise stated, a Basic DBS check will be undertaken as part of the pre-employment checks for successful candidates. Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received. DBS: This role requires an Enhanced DBS. (This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act,1974). Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated. Internal to External: This opportunity has recently been advertised as an opportunity for current RBG employees (internal only advertising). Applications received during the internal advertising period have been considered and processed. If you were interviewed for this position via an application to this job advertisement during the internal advertising period, any further application will not be shortlisted. How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application. Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary. Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration. Organisation Royal Borough of Greenwich Reference REC/23/00543 Salary Details £43815 - £46857 Additional Allowances n/a Location Postcode SE18 6HQ Job Term and Hours per Week Permanent; 35 Closing Date 15 August 2023