Health and Safety Projects Lead

Please note this is a fixed term 12 month contract and will involve some UK wide travel.

Salary: 36000 - 44000 depending on qualifications and experience. Candidates with developing experience or working towards qualifications will typically be appointed towards the lower end of the scale with fully qualified and experienced professionals considered at the upper end.

Those Huge Small Victories

Here at the Witherslack Group we strive to change young vulnerable lives every day - and as a Health and Safety Projects Lead youll have the chance to help us do just this role youll play a vital part in creating safe healthy and supportive environments across our schools childrens homes and offices. By helping us maintain the very highest standards of health and safety youll support our teams to provide life-changing care and education to children and young people with special educational needs. Your expertise will help protect our people and enable brighter futures.

Get out what you put in

As a Health and Safety Projects Lead youll work as part of our Group Health and Safety Team to support the development of a positive proactive and effective safety culture across the organisation. Youll lead on projects that develop and maintain our ISO 45001 management system and wider safety framework ensuring we continue to meet legal requirements and best practice standards.

A key part of the role is reviewing and updating our health and safety policies procedures risk assessments and guidance documentation ensuring they are clear practical and fit for purpose. You will be integral to ensuring processes align with our software systems to streamline user input and enable effective reporting. Youll also research and develop new procedures where risks or gaps are identified working collaboratively with teams across the Group to improve standards and drive continuous improvement.

You will be involved with designing and delivering engaging health and safety training and resources to support colleagues awareness knowledge and confidence around safety health and environmental risks. Youll also carry out site visits and coordinate meetings across our schools and homes to assess the effectiveness of current arrangements and gather valuable feedback from stakeholders.

Working closely with senior leaders operational teams HR Learning and Development Quality Assurance and external partners youll provide clear and practical information to support informed decision making. Youll also contribute to internal forums support the ISO 45001 audit programme and assist with Group Quality Assurance reporting.

There will be some travel across the Group including occasional overnight stays so flexibility and a willingness to travel are return youll have the opportunity to develop your professional expertise work on meaningful projects and make a genuine difference within a values-led organisation.

Bring your whole self to work

Youll already have experience working in a health and safety role with a passion for creating safe and supportive working environments. Youll be confident writing policies procedures and risk assessments and have experience developing or delivering health and safety training. A knowledge of health and safety data systems would also be beneficial.

Youll also have:

• A NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health (or equivalent qualification)
• Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation and risk management processes
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• The ability to build positive relationships with colleagues at all levels
• Strong organisation prioritisation and problem-solving skills
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Office
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel
• Experience of ISO 45001 working within education or care settings or additional qualifications such as fire safety or environmental management would be advantageous.

However this role calls for more than technical expertise. Were looking for someone who is self-motivated resilient and passionate about making a difference. Youll be a team player with the confidence to influence and support others while maintaining high professional standards and attention to detail.

For children with complex challenging needs the level of care and education must go above and beyond. Thats what drives us here at the Witherslack Group. With our high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams were proud to have won a reputation for excellence. Our aspirational homes schools and ethos help us achieve the best possible short were enhancing life opportunities.

What we do for you

We know youre going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the care sector. With us youll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people plus youll get:

• Salary 36000 - 44000
• Training:Ongoing professional development.
• Holiday:Youll work hard at WG so youll be rewarded with 35 days holiday
• Flexible benefits package: meaning you can increase/decrease your holiday allowance pension and life insurance
• Wellbeing:a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical coverso you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host ofhigh-street discounts
• Beautiful working environmentswith the very best facilities
• A recommend a friend scheme that offers a 1000 bonus every time

Join the UKs best special education and care provider

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want with a purpose-led employer in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost). We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

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