Health and Safety Advisor

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities.  Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do. 

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, affordable housing, stunning waterfront and our beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

The Role: 

• The Health and Safety Unit performs the role of the competent person, enabling the organisation to meet its health and safety legal duties; providing advice and guidance on effective health, safety and welfare management to all managerial levels within the organisation, including promoting compliance with health and safety legislation, associated codes of practice and best practice.  
• Advise on the corporate health and safety standards and practices throughout all the City Council service areas and, where relevant, areas external to it.   
• Produce, review and revise, as required, all corporate health and safety policies, procedures, guidance notes and associated supporting documentation.  
• Advise and facilitate the preparation of suitable and sufficient risk assessments, as required across all service areas and maintained schools. 
• Liaise and consult with trade union safety representatives and other staff representatives, as required.   
• Provide liaising representation with external enforcing authorities, as required, including the emergency services and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).  
• Undertake pro-active and reactive health and safety performance monitoring and incident statistical analysis. 
• Conduct workplace, team function and task specific health and safety audits and inspections, across all services and schools, as required by the corporate health and safety management system programme.    
• Carry out appropriate investigations for all reported significant accidents, violent incidents, near misses and dangerous occurrences.   
• Carry out measurements and testing, as required to determine suitable workplace environments, including noise, air quality, temperature, light and slip resistance.   
• Determine, produce and deliver appropriate and bespoke health and safety instruction and training, across all service areas and maintained schools.  
• Undertake such other relevant and appropriate duties at a level of responsibility commensurate with the grade of the post, which may, from time to time, be allocated in the interests of the authority.  

Our offer to you:

• 30 days holiday rising to 34 after 5 years service.- option to purchase further days
• 35 hour working week with hybrid working model
• Agile working - A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception.
• Part of the Local Government Pension scheme – option to join the AVC scheme-  
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes 
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave  
• Discounted Gym Memberships 
• Employee Volunteering Scheme 
• Medicash 

Click on this link to view our Recruitment video and what life is like working at Liverpool city council -  https://vimeo.com/942364338

Closing Date for this role is: Friday 13th September 2024

If you would like to talk to a member of the team about the role or have an informal discussion, please contact – Chris Thompson at Christopher.Thompson@liverpool.gov.uk

Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. 

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk

Although we advertise on Jobs go public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.  Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.