Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor - 12985

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South West, West Midlands
Kidderminster , Shrewsbury , Stafford , Tewkesbury , Fradley
Riversmeet House, Hafren House, Mance House, Units 10&11 Greyfriars Bus Pk, Sentinel House
Staff Grade 5
Fixed Term
Full Time
Business Management & Improvement, Operational Delivery
£34,879 (pro-rata)
We're the Environment Agency. We work with government, councils, businesses and communities to make our environment a better place for people and wildlife. Acting to reduce the impacts of climate change on people and wildlife is at the heart of everything we do.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) is our number one priority. We're looking for a NEBOSH National General (or equivalent) certified professional with experience working on a wide range of HSW topics within a multi-disciplinary organisation. You’ll have the opportunity to provide HSW leadership to nearly 600 colleagues across West Midlands Area.

Working with our leadership team and our HSW Business Partner, you can expect to be involved in the following:

• Analysing data for trends and compliance and reporting this to senior leaders
• Auditing HSW systems, advising the leadership team of findings and actions required
• Scoping, designing, organising and delivering training to ensure the competence of all staff in accordance with legal duties and HSW policies
• Acting as the delivery lead for our network of First Aiders, Fire Marshalls and Display Screen Equipment assessors.

We have a range of Incident Management roles you can volunteer for, with all the training and support you need.
Business Support plays a huge part in enabling the Environment Agency to achieve our goals. You’ll join 30 colleagues in the West Midlands Business Support Department who deliver of a wide range of activities including:

• Business planning and finance management
• Sustainable business initiatives
• Recruitment and on boarding
• Learning and development
• Health Safety and Wellbeing
• Executive and MP correspondence
• Customer enquiries
• Administrative support
• Engagement and communications
As a qualified, experienced and knowledgeable HSW professional you will have:

• A NEBOSH National General Certificate or equivalent qualification or experience
• Experience in shaping HSW culture in a diverse organisation
• Ability to develop and maintain good relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation
• Experience of delivering work by planning, tracking, gathering and maintaining data/information, and presenting your finding to senior leaders
• Ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team to make decisions and achieve planned outcomes to agreed deadlines
• Excellent IT skills and an ability to use MS Office and AIRSWeb (or equivalent HSW systems)
• Good management, leadership and motivational skills
• Excellent communication skills are a must as you’ll be working with a diverse range of people
Everyone starting in a new role with the Environment Agency will be welcomed and given all of the training and support needed to succeed.

There are also fully funded opportunities to develop further relevant academic or professional qualifications.

The Environment Agency offer an extensive range of employee benefits and flexible working patterns to suit you. Further details are in the candidate pack.

For any questions relating to this role, please contact Amy Robinson on 07867905945 amy.robinson@environment-agency.gov.uk or Gary Bywater on 07917183884 gary.bywater@environment-agency.gov.uk.

Interviews are scheduled to take place w/c 18 November 2019. This role will be based in one of our Area Offices and is fixed term for two years, but may be made permanent.

03/11/2019, 23:55 hours

Basic Check
2 years
Delivers Results Through Others
Tell us about a time when you have demonstrated strong leadership to deliver a task through others. What was it and what were the outcomes?
Health and Safety Management
Give us an example where a suggestion you made was implemented to improve the Health, Safety and Wellbeing in an organisation. What experience did you draw upon to embed this change?
Influences and Persuades Others
Provide an example where you have won people over, encouraging them to willingly follow your plan; succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.
Leads People
Tell us about a time when you promoted co-operation and mutual support within a team. How would you inspire 600 colleagues to put Health, Safety and Wellbeing first?
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.

This Vacancy is closed to applications.