Health and Safety Advisor

Health and Safety Advisor

Aplace to make things happen

Location: Hybrid with travel to schemes and other offices as required. This position covers the North and can be based at our Bradford/Burnley/Stockton offices.

Salary:40316 per annum (including car allowance)

Permanent 35 hours per week Monday Friday 9am to 5pm

We believe everyone should have a safe and affordable place to call home. Its this belief that drives everything we do and inspires us to go above and beyond for our customers. We pride ourselves in understanding their needs and delivering the best customer service every time.

Were also proud to be at the forefront of change. Were on a journey of transformation finding new ways to support our customers - and our people.

If youre looking for a career where you can learn new skills try new things and shape your future theres a place for you at Accent.

About the role

As our Health and Safety Advisor for the North youll provide expert health and safety advice and assurance across our social housing operations helping us meet our legal and regulatory obligations as a housing provider. Youll support managers and colleagues to manage risk effectively within a housing environment ensuring the safety of both customers and employees while contributing to a strong safety culture across the organisation.

This will be achieved through delivering colleague safety training programmes supporting and advising colleagues in your areas and auditing to a schedule in order to monitor and analyse the performance of the health and safety management system. Youll also be involved in accident investigations and providing a responsive service to colleagues and customers when they need advice on Health and Safety matters.

Were particularly interested in candidates who have experience providing health and safety advice within social housing local government healthcare education or other public sector environments where customer safety regulatory compliance and stakeholder engagement are key priorities.

Its an exciting time to join the Health and Safety team due to the changing regulatory landscape in social housing. Your role will make a real impact by improving safety for our customers and colleagues. Youll also support in driving changes to policies and procedures ensuring that were able to deliver a first class service.

To view/download the Health and Safety job description please click here.

Salary

The spot salary for this post is 39066 per annum for applicants who fully meet the requirements of the post. If youre still developing some of the skills or experience you can start at a salary 5% or 10% below the spot rate with clear support and progression opportunities to reach the full amount.

Plus an essential car user allowance starting at 1250 per annum.

About you

The essentials

• NEBOSH General Certificate.
• Deep understanding and experience ofcurrent UK health & safety legislative and regulatory requirements and how to apply them.
• Experience of internal auditing or auditing in a variety of health & safety fields.
• Experience of applying health and safety legislation and risk management principles within a housing social housing local authority healthcare education or other public sector environment.
• Experience of providing practical health and safety advice to operational managers in a customer-facing housing or public sector setting.
• Driven inquisitive accountable open and honest. Taking ownership of situations from beginning to end to ensure the best possible outcome.
• Fantastic relationship building skills which enables you to build rapport with all stakeholders.

The desirables

• Experience within the social housing sector is strongly preferred.
• Experience working within a regulated public sector environment such as local government healthcare education or housing would also be highly regarded.
• Ideally youll have a customer focused mindset.
• Familiarity with Health & Safety management systems.

The successful applicant will be subject to preemployment checks such as DBS and social media screening before an offer is confirmed.

Interviews

We want your candidate experience to reflect who we are -a place to grow a place to thrive a place to be you.

Stage 1: A Place to Connect
A Teams Interview with the hiring manager. Youll learn more about the role and team and well get to know you your experience goals and what you bring.

Planned date: 31st July via Teams

Stage 2: A Place to Show Your Strengths
A role related assessment and behavioural and scenario-based interview focused on how you apply your knowledge to real-life situations. Youll be asked to complete a Congruity Questionnaire in advance.

Planned date: 6th August at our Bradford office

We aim to make the process clear supportive and genuinely valuable a place where you feel informed and confident at every step.

A place to build a future

Weve got big ambitions and were looking for people who want to grow with us. Here youll have the chance to learn new skills shape your career and thrive in a collaborative environment where your ideas matter.

And because we believe great work deserves great rewards heres what you can look forward to:
Generous time off 28 days holiday plus bank holidays an extra day for your birthday and the option to buy more.
Health & wellbeing support Cash health plan Health MOTs online GP access gym discounts and a dedicated volunteering day for a cause you care about.
Financial perks Car leasing options salary sacrifice schemes and exclusive discounts through our benefits platform to help your money go further.
Future-focused benefits Access to both Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit pension schemes through salary sacrifice plus life assurance at three times your salary for peace of mind.
Family-friendly policies Enhanced parental leave flexible working options and support for work-life balance.
Career development From Stepping into Management and Management Essentials training to our Leadership Academy apprenticeships and more well help you grow and succeed.

This is more than a job its a place where you canmake an impact feel valued and be rewarded for what you do.

Were Committed to Inclusion

We believe diversity makes us stronger and were committed to creating a place where everyone feels valued respected and able to thrive.

Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible and inclusive and if you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage just let us know well make it happen.

Because this isnt just a workplace itsa place to belong.

Please dont delay in submitting your application. Where roles are urgent or we receive a high volume of applications we may interview and conclude the process prior to any closing date indicated.

If you have any queries about the role please email:

Please note candidates must have current eligibility to live and work in the UK Accent do not currently hold a sponsorship license.

If youre looking for a place you can make a positive difference to society to our organisation and to your future apply now.

Recruitment Agencies: We work exclusively with partners on our preferred supplier list (PSL) and do not accept unsolicited CVs or speculative approaches from agencies for this role.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1