Health and Safety Manager

Health and Safety Manager
Grade H £45,147 - £52,491
Contract Type - Permanent
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Staffordshire Police is continually striving to deliver the best possible service for the county’s residents, businesses and visitors. It is a fast-paced organisation, adaptive to modern policing needs and open to continual improvement.

Everyone who works for the force has an important role to play in shaping the future of Staffordshire Police. The force seeks people who will champion new ways of working, be collaborative and agile and represent in a fair and ethical manner those that Staffordshire Police serves.

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About the Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced leader to join the Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Team. We are looking for a proactive and pragmatic person to manage the health and safety team in providing health and safety advice and support to Staffordshire Police and the Office of the Police Fire and Crime Commissioner.

This is a full-time role with the benefits of flexible working, and is part of the multidisciplinary Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Team.

You will have a proven track record of leading and embedding a positive health and safety culture within a large organisation, and experience of influencing senior leaders in terms of driving health and safety forward. You will have an active interest in establishing best practice, using recognised tools such as audits to explore opportunities for continuous improvement.

You must possess a suitable health and safety qualification and be able to evidence how you maintain competency, ensuring you are up to date on any legislative changes, while looking to the future.

You will also support the daily running of the unit with the other Unit Managers, working closely with the Head of OHSW, ensuring that the unit runs effectively and efficiently, and that the service provided is of the highest quality.

Excellent organisational and communication skills are vital, along with an enthusiasm to maintain a positive health and safety culture in an ever changing and challenging environment.

While the role is Mon-Fri, office hours, you must be willing to support both organisations out of hours where exceptional circumstances arise.

If you were previously unsuccessful at interview, then please do not apply.

For an informal discussion regarding this role, please the hiring manager, Claire Dodd on: Claire.dodd@staffordshire.police.uk

Further details of the key tasks, responsibilities can be found within the role profile.

Closing date: 21st November 2024 (midday)

In addition to your salary, you will have access to a range of benefits including:

Pension Scheme - Employers Pension contribution 21.5% Staffordshire Pension Fund - Staffordshire Pension Fund - Home (staffspf.org.uk)
Generous holiday entitlement, plus Bank Holidays.
Flexible / Agile Working
Sick pay scheme
Fostering friendly policy
Family friendly policies – maternity, paternity, parental leave, adoption, disability leave and carers leave
Access to health and wellbeing support
Eye care vouchers
On site Gyms
Staff associations
Reward and Recognition
Blue light Card
Flexible working options
Training and development opportunities
Car lease scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Free Parking at selected sites
Onsite catering facilities
Access to Staff Networks
Union support
Financial products and services

Staffordshire Police is fully supportive of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and strives to employ a workforce that represents the community we serve.

Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups which include: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, female, people who have a disability, those who are neurodivergent and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.

We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Police we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.

For more information on Positive Action please email the team on positive.action@staffordshire.police.uk

Please note if you are successful at interview and commence pre-employment checks this will include vetting, please see what this involves and the process via the below link:

Police vetting process | Join The Police (joiningthepolice.co.uk)