Head of Health and Safety

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Full time
Location: London
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Job offered by: West London College
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Hours:

36 hours per week (Full-time)

Contract:

Permanent

Salary:

£ 56,829

Closing Date:

8th January 2025

Location:

Southall, Ealing and Hammersmith Campuses

About us: At West London College, we are committed to championing innovation and creativity, and we invite you to join us on this journey. We welcome applicants who can share our values of Ambition, Innovation, Accountability, Collaboration and Inclusion. We have three college sites across West London: Ealing, Hammersmith, and Southall. By bringing your skills to the College, you will have a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in our students' education and future.

As a diverse College in the UK, we offer an exciting, innovative and stimulating work environment with a wide variety of employment opportunities and a culture focused on Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement.

About the role: West London College seeks an experienced and proactive Head of Health and Safety (HoHS) to lead Health and Safety initiatives across all college sites. In this crucial role, the HoHS will ensure that the College meets and exceeds statutory obligations, fostering a positive safety culture and implementing best practices in health, safety, and wellbeing management.

Key Responsibilities: Health & Safety Leadership: Lead and develop the College's health and safety strategy, ensuring compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act. Risk Management & Audits: Oversee risk assessments, incident management, and safety audits to maintain a safe and compliant environment. Policy Development & Training: Develop policies, procedures, and training programs, while continuously improving health and safety standards across all college operations. Collaborative Safety Culture: Engage with leaders, managers, and staff to drive continuous improvement in health, safety, and well-being practices.

What we offer: Our team are important to us, and we offer a wide range of benefits to recognise the hard work put into supporting our learners. As a Team member, you will receive: Excellent Holiday Allowance, plus bank holidays (8) and College closure days at Christmas Eye care vouchers Cycle to Work scheme Interest-free loans for Season tickets; Computers Contributory average salary with Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Continuous Professional Development Events (CPD) Access to Perkbox, our rewards and discount platform Access to the Colleges Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Discount at the College's on-site hair and beauty salon.

Important Information: The safety and welfare of our learners and staff are extremely important to us, and this is why we pride ourselves on our safeguarding procedures. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activities relevant to children.

We encourage and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or identity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership.

To apply, please complete an application form before the closing date specified, as CVs will not be accepted. Please ensure you also include a supporting Statement as part of your application where you need to address how you fit the Person Specification detailed in the Job Description attached to be considered for the position. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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