Senior Health and Safety Advisor
Directorate: Corporate Services
Location: 5 Pancras Square
Job Level/Grade and salary: Level 4, Zone 2
Salary: £41,952 - £48,663 pro rata

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Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Because we’re not just home to the UK’s fast-growing economy. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today.

And we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. As a Senior Health and Safety Advisor, you will work with senior leaders and heads of service to develop and deliver innovative health and safety solutions within a large and complex organisation.

The role

The role will predominately be to provide advice to schools within Camden as part of a traded service as well as to our wider Supporting People directorate. The working environment will be a combination of home and office based working along with site visits as required.

The post offers a suitably qualified and experienced health and safety professional the opportunity to develop their skills by providing a variety of work, such as being involved in audits, inspections, formulating policies, investigating accidents, advising staff and leading operational and specialist activities.

About you

You will be qualified in NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent. You will also be a Chartered Member of IOSH or will be working towards this. You will be experienced in developing and implementing safety policies and procedures across a large and complicated organisation and be able to lead both specialist and operational safety activities. Experience of working within a local authority would be advantageous, especially a school environment.

We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine our corporate services, and we’ll redefine what a career can be. If that sounds good to you, we’d love to talk.

About Camden

Working for Camden you’ll receive a host of great benefits, Click HERE to see full details.

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How to apply:

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application form where you will be expected to explain why you are right for the role.

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, or provide any information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk, or post to 5 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG.

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