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Health and Safety OfficerHarborough District Council • Market Harborough, England, United Kingdom
Health and Safety Officer

Health and Safety Officer

Harborough District Council • Market Harborough, England, United Kingdom
9 days ago
Job type
  • Part-time
  • Permanent
Job description
Job title: Health & Safety Officer

Location: Hybrid working - a combination of remote working and office working in Market Harborough, Leicestershire

Status: Permanent

Hours: 22.5 hours per week

Grade: Grade 8 (£41,771 to £45,091 pa pro rata)

Car user

Other Benefits:

Free office parking

Generous annual leave entitlement

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexi scheme

Harborough District Council's vision is to work with communities in a vibrant, safe and prosperous district and to bring the best opportunities to all.

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated individual as a Health and Safety Officer to ensure a professional, practical and comprehensive Health and Safety advisory and support service is provided. The role will involve taking ownership for the maintenance and improvement of health and safety within the council, providing advice and delivering training to managers and collating and analysing data in order to produce reports and recommendations to the Corporate and Senior Management Team.

As Health and Safety Officer you will be responsible for ensuring the Council remains compliant with current and proposed legislation relating to H&S as well as maintaining accurate H&S records for audit and RIDDOR reporting purposes which may include carrying out investigations as and when required.

Undertaking regular site inspections of any Council workplace will also form part of the role along with maintaining and writing H&S policies and procedures and being responsible for arrangements of first aiders and first aider training.

The successful candidate will have a NEBOSH Diploma or a degree in a relevant subject coupled with a post graduate diploma in Occupational Safety and be a member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health or be eligible for membership. You will have previous experience in a similar role and of delivering training. You will also have excellent communication skills to ensure good working relationships are formed and be a competent user in MS Office including, Word, Excel and Outlook.

You will be a highly motivated individual who is able to use your initiative to work independently in order to solve problems and adapt quickly to changing circumstances. You must be able to adopt a flexible approach to your work, and occasional work outside normal office hours may be required.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is midday on Thursday 13 August 2026. Interviews will be held on Thursday 27 August 2026.

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date should we receive sufficient suitable applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Desirable criteria from the person specification may be used for sifting purposes.

Our preferred method of receipt of application is CV and supporting statement via the online portal. Should you have any difficulties applying online please e-mail recruitment@harborough.gov.uk. .

Please include 2 referees, one of which must be your present or most recent employer. Please also provide your present or most recent annual gross salary and required notice period.

Find out more about the benefits of working at Harborough District Council at Benefits of working for us | Working for HDC | Harborough District Council

How to apply

Our preferred method of receipt of application is CV and supporting statement via the online portal. Should you have any difficulties applying online please e-mail recruitment@harborough.gov.uk. .

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