Health and Safety Advisor

Benefits and Allowances

We offer a 35 hour week with the option to earn flexi time and approximately 6 weeks paid holiday depending on your public service experience.

Role Purpose

As a Health and Safety Advisor, use your skills and experience to support and advise on health and safety compliance across all Council Services and activities, carry out audits, inspections, accident investigations and complaints. Develop and review policies and procedures for health, safety and welfare across the Council.

Key Responsibilities

Provide a comprehensive health and safety advisory and support service to the Council with regards to all strategic and operational issues, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements for health, safety and welfare.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have at least 5 years’ experience of working at a senior level within a health and safety unit in a large organisation. As a minimum to have achieved the NEBOSH Diploma part 2, or NVQ level 4 or 5 in Occupational Health and Safety, or first degree in Occupational Health and Safety Management etc. and thereby hold Chartered membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH) Or to hold the EHORB registration certificate.

Additional Information

Tower Hamlets is a fascinating borough, a multi-cultural community steeped in history. The contrasts and challenges in Environmental Health work is vast. Our Service is forward looking and has many exciting challenges to face.  

We are looking for an experienced Officer to carry out the full range of duties including:-    

• Audits
• Accident/incident investigations
• Provision of training
• Inspections

This is a unique opportunity and we are looking for a motivated and dedicated individual to help deliver on our key strategic objectives.

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Tom Lewis, Service Manager, Regulatory Services (Commercial) on 020 7364 0375 or Edward Farrelly, Team Manager 07901 921 768

Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.