Health and Safety Coordinator

Job Description:
Health & Safety Co-ordinator
Location: Hybrid and Didsbury, Manchester
Salary: £36,361.00
Full time / 35 hours per week / Permanent

Southway Housing Trust is a community-based housing organisation committed to providing high quality services to the people and neighbourhoods that we work in. Southway Housing Trust is a “not-for-profit” landlord, based in Didsbury, managing, and improving approximately 6,000 homes in South Manchester.

We are inspired by our communities. We care about the people in our neighbourhoods. We are committed to constantly improving services, and work in partnership with our tenants so that we can be successful together.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Governance team for a Health & Safety Co-ordinator and for the right person we offer a 35-hour week, competitive salary, excellent contributory pension scheme, and 25 days holiday increasing to 30 days.

We are looking to recruit to the post which will include acting as operational lead for the organisation’s compliance with its statutory health and safety responsibilities, working with our H & S consultant to ensure the highest standards of Health and Safety are maintained and to identify and prepare risk assessments to address relevant Health and Safety issues. You will also have responsibility for health and safety monitoring and training across the organisation.

The successful candidate will ideally have a good working knowledge across all areas of Health and Safety within social housing or a similar field and act as the competent person as required by the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE

Be self-motivated, organised, and able to work independently as well as part of a team, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
You will have the ability to deal with a range of people and build relationships at all levels; internal, external, professional, and public.
You will have experience or knowledge of Health and Safety within the Housing Sector or a related sector.
NEBOSH certificate or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or other relevant certifications.Closing Date: 29 March 2024
Interview Date: w/c 8 April 2024

To apply please visit our website (url removed)/about-us/jobs-careers/

Strictly no agencies.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community.

All applicants who have a disability or from an ethnic minority background or ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form. Please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community.

All applicants who have a disability or are ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form and please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview.

Job Reference:
221271300

Salary:
£36361/annum Pension, Healthcare