Health & Safety Support Officer

Salary 25989 - 28142 per annum Permanent full time 37 hours per week Preston

Are you passionate about creating safe and healthy workplaces Do you want to make a real difference across Lancashire County Council services and schools If so wed love to hear from you

About the Role

As a Health and Safety Support Officer youll play a vital role in supporting our Health Safety and Quality Team. Youll help ensure that managers and schools meet their health and safety responsibilities comply with legislation and adopt best practices. This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same.

Youll:

• Assist with gathering information to support monthly reports quarterly management reviews including audits and accident/incident/near misses.
• Support members of the Health Safety and Quality management team in their management of corporate contracts.
• Maintain and update health and safety resources including intranet pages and e-learning content.
• Support monitoring activities such vibration and noise assessments and workstation evaluations.
• Provide advice and guidance to managers and staff across the organisation.
• Contribute to developing bulletins legal registers and training materials.

What Were Looking For

• A keen interest in health and safety and a willingness to learn.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with people at all levels.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and work independently.
• IT skills and attention to detail.
• Ideally youll have or be willing to work towards a NEBOSH Certificate.

Why Join Us

By joining Lancashire County Council youll be able to shape the career path that is right for you with opportunities to gain personal and professional qualifications supported by coaching and mentoring. Lancashire County Council really is the place where you can have the career youve always wanted.

In return for your passion and expertise we offer a generous benefits package which includes:

• A competitive salary and Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions.
• A great holiday entitlement of 26 days annual leave which increases with length of service. You will also be entitled to 8 Bank Holidays 2 additional statutory Bank Holidays and have the option to buy additional leave each year.
• Our staff discount scheme in partnership with Vivup allowing you to access discounts with a range of UK retailers saving on everything from weekly food shops to white goods and cars.

Ready to Apply

If youre enthusiastic about health and safety and want to help make Lancashire the best place to live work and learn apply today!

For an informal discussion please contact Samantha Hodgson-Brown on or at or Catherine Simpson on or at

Please ensure you upload a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the criteria for the role.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

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