Health and Safety Trainer

About us

Hillingdon is London's second largest borough, with fantastic transport links with the A40, M25, the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines all local to us, so you can travel to work with ease and boasting over 20 square miles of scenic countryside, consisting of canals, rivers, parks and woodland. We're also home to some of the world's most renowned brands such as Coca-Cola and United Biscuits.

With an ambitious strategy we pride ourselves on delivering services that improve the lives of all our residents, businesses and partners. Embarking on our journey of continuous improvement, we've set an agenda to ensure the provision of; safer communities, a thriving local economy, a greener more sustainable environment, whilst increasing our digital capabilities throughout the Borough.

Putting our residents first is at the heart of everything we do! We want to attract talented individuals like yourself who share our aspirations for the borough, and can support us to deliver exceptional services for Hillingdon.

What does a Health and Safety Trainer do at Hillingdon?

As part of the Council's commitment to provide high quality and efficient services, we are looking to recruit an experienced first aid trainer with operational experience in health and safety who can support all Council services with the aim of minimising the Council's exposure to H&S risks.

This is a career progression role whereby the successful candidate will be required to satisfactorily complete the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety during their probationary period. Upon successful completion of their probationary period the candidate will progress to a Health & Safety Advisor role with an increased salary.

The main duties of the H&S Advisor will be to:

• Develop and deliver a range of first aid and H&S training; and
• Provide support to and deputise for, in H&S matters, the Health & Safety and Emergency Services Manager in the provision of an effective and efficient Health and Safety service for the London Borough of Hillingdon;
• Contribute to the wider function of the Service including emergency management and business continuity
• Ensure that the Council meets its statutory duty for H&S by providing, or ensuring the provision of high-quality competent advice on all aspects of H&S relating to Council employees and others who may be affected by activities of the Council; and
• Assist in the production of quarterly management reports from the Council's H&S software system (Assure) and help provide analysis of those reports.

About you

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who is an experienced first aid trainer with operational experience of H&S to progress their career. Local government experience is desirable but not essential. The successful applicant must be willing to learn, provide first aid training with experience of implementing safety policies and procedures, thereby enabling them able to support and assist on H&S matters and deliver a high-quality service against agreed targets and timescales.

The successful applicant will have strong communication skills (written and verbal) and the ability to engage and influence key stakeholders within the Council is desirable. This post requires a highly motivated individual who is outcome focused with strong team working skills. Proficient IT skills are essential for this role and experience of Microsoft and H&S software packages would be beneficial. Further training and professional development will be provided to the successful candidate as required.

What we offer

We offer a range of Company benefits. These vary according to the business area and role but may include:

• local government average salary pension scheme
• free parking (4 days a week) if based at the Civic Centre
• a 36-hour week for all full-time staff
• generous holiday entitlement: a minimum 25 days a year (plus bank holidays), rising to 28 days after five years' service. For more senior positions holiday entitlements can rise to a maximum of 36 days
• career breaks
• flexible working hours
• season ticket loan
• access to a Credit Union
• access to a wide range of training and courses
• discount on a variety of Adult Education courses run by the Council
• payment of professional fees where these are required
• discounts at council-owned leisure centres and swimming pools at Hillingdon (Uxbridge), Queensmead (South Ruislip), Highgrove (Ruislip) and Botwell Green (Hayes)
• cycle purchase scheme
• car sharing scheme
• 30% discount on green fees at council-owned golf courses

Additional information

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the post please email James Wright, Health & Safety and Emergency Services Manager on .

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Applicants should be aware that the post will only be offered to successful candidates subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

Due to an expected high volume of applications, we could close this role early, we therefore recommend you apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.