Health and Safety Advisor

Are you an experienced Health and Safety Professional who is passionate about enabling people with a learning disability to live their best lives? If so, please keep reading because we want to hear from you.

We are bold and ambitious and really want you to come and join us to help us achieve our vision where the UK is the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

We are recruiting a full time, fixed-term (6 months) Health and Safety Advisor to join our team and be the first point of call within the organisation. This role will be mainly working from home with travel 1-2 days per week (potentially including an overnight stay). We cover locations across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

In this role you will:

• advise colleagues nationally on matters of health and safety and undertaking health and safety related activities based on an agreed business need.
• work with, and support operational colleagues in empowering colleagues to undertake their health and safety duties and compliance obligations with confidence.
• be supporting health and safety communication and consultation arrangements nationally to ensure effective communication across the three countries is achieved and maintained.
• be expected to respond proactively to any events requiring an immediate response such as fact finds, investigations, inspections or audits.
• This role will include deputising duties for the Head of Health and Safety

We are looking for someone who:

• has experience of working in a similar role, ideally within Health and Social Care or People focussed.
• has experience of investigating incidents and identifying and implementing improvements
• has experience of reviewing and writing health and safety policy, procedures /guidance and risk assessments
• is a great communicator and enjoys working with all stakeholders
• Completed or in the process of completing a NEBOSH certificate or equivalent
• is credible, trustworthy and wanting to join an organisation in a role where they can grow and develop professionally

If you’re ready to make a difference, please get in touch today by providing an up-to-date bespoke CV that demonstrates all your relevant skills and experience. 

At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!

Interviews will take place via TEAMS on w/c 12th January.

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• Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

  Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

  For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

• Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

  We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

  At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

  Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

  · Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.

  · Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes

  · Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

  We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

  We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.