Health & Safety Advisor
Kingston College
Kingston upon Thames
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 26 February 2018
Job overview
Health & Safety Advisor BLUH59987
Kingston, Carshalton, Wandsworth, Tooting & Merton
Salary £37,144 - £41,603 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance
We’re now looking for a Health & Safety Advisor to join us and provide competent advice on Health & Safety matters to College managers, staff and the users of College services. Working across all four College sites, you will develop and manage the College’s Policies, strategies and performance for Health, Safety and Environmental activities and be responsible for ensuring a compliant, safe and sustainable College in which to work and study.
Analysing and evaluating College compliance with appropriate standards, you will implement monitoring systems to assess accidents and incidents across the College group whilst reporting and making recommendations to reduce further risk. Taking a lead in ensuring that the College is at the forefront of good practice in respect of environmental issues, you will promote recycling and energy efficient principles and develop strategies and procedures for implementing ‘green’ initiatives.
With a flexible approach and a positive ‘can-do’ attitude, the successful candidate will have significant experience working as a Health & Safety Advisor, Officer or Manager and hold a nationally recognised Health & Safety qualification such as NEBOSH General Health & Safety certificate. With the ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines, you will be able to produce and analyse data and present reports appropriate to a variety of audiences.
With up to date knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and HSE requirements, you will have highly developed communication, interpersonal and prioritisation skills and have experience of delivering Health & Safety training to teams. You will need to be results focused whilst promoting and ensuring good practice and have the ability to resolve problems effectively.
Candidates who have membership to an appropriate trade of professional institution are highly desirable, as are those who have an awareness of requirements concerning large scale building projects.
The post holder will be required to work across all College sites.
This position is permanent, full time.
Closing date for the return of an online application form is Monday 26th February at Midday
South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
The benefits package includes generous annual leave, pension scheme, subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice childcare vouchers scheme and cycle to work scheme.
The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.
We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.
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http://careers.kingston-college.ac.uk/CurrentJobs/VacancyDetail/59987About Kingston College
Kingston College is a major provider of further and higher education in Kingston upon Thames. Situated in a thriving riverside town centre, Kingston College provides students with a friendly and stimulating environment for study.
Kingston is both a vibrant Surrey market town and one of the liveliest royal London boroughs, situated on the banks of the River Thames, 12 miles to the south west of London. Boasting great shopping, a colourful café culture, riverside walkways, a thriving arts scene and great nightlife, Kingston provides something for everyone. There are convenient and reliable bus and train services to all parts of the borough and London Waterloo can be reached in around 25 minutes.
Our extensive range of courses offers academic and vocational training from levels one to six. Every year over 600 students take up places at top UK universities and thousands more gain professional qualifications and training. The College is very proud of its position as one of the top ten university feeders in London and the South East.
Kingston College has recently been awarded the matrix Standard and matrix Excellence Awards for organisations that have made exceptional progress against the standard. Matrix is a national quality standard which assesses an institution’s information, advice and guidance services and their level of customer service. Kingston College achieved whole college matrix accreditation in July 2008 in recognition of its excellence and impartiality with regard to its student support services. Matrix ensures that the right student enrols on the right course and, most importantly, enjoys the right support.
Our courses cover a spectrum of levels with content aimed at 16 to 19 and 16 to 24 year olds, adult education, higher education, short courses and courses for international students.
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