Safety, Health and Environmental Advisor, Leeds

Job Title: Safety, Health and Environmental AdvisorSalary: Commencing at £34,347 with progression to £36,437per annum + £3,000 market supplementClosing Date: 2024-10-27About the RoleWhat You Will Do Ensuring compliance with the Groups related policies and procedures, providing guidance and support / advice as required. Continuously improving processes and practices to ensure a streamlined, efficient and effective Health and Safety service. Provide managers with guidance and advice to enable them to handle routine health and safety issues. Investigate accidents and incidents and track and report these to various committees. Produce trend analysis, etc. and producing statistics for inclusion in statutory returns and internal reports. Attend and contribute to Health and Safety Committees and other groups as required. Undertaking full Health and Safety audits and inspections within the Group. Reviewing the production of risk assessments and method statements.  Acting as the key point of contact for the College/Campuses managers on any health and safety related matters. About You Must have the NEBOSH General Certificate Extensive previous experience of working in a Health & Safety role preferable at advisor level Must be able to interpret legislation, rules and standards and apply them effectively Be able to develop and deliver Health & Safety training as required Be able to react to emerging Health and safety issues within the correct manner Able to understand complex issues around health & safety to identify and solve problems Must have excellent oral and written communications skills Ability to influence other stakeholders BenefitsThere are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few: Generous Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 39 days holiday plus bank holidays. This includes closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff). Support Staff 39 days Academic 44 days Senior Management 44 days Excellent Pension schemes Teachers’ Pension Scheme  Local Government Pension Scheme  Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).  Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes. Learning and development opportunities -  including staff development days Employee wellbeing initiatives Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements About UsLuminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College (HC), Keighley College (KC), Leeds City College (LCC), Leeds Conservatoire (LC), University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form College and Yorkshire Centre for Training & Development.SAFEGUARDINGAt Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIONWe recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential. Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.