Faculty Health & Safety Advisor

Secretariat - Health & Safety Unit

Working 14 hours per week as part of Vice Chancellors Office, you will implement of the Universities Health and Safety Strategy and Plan within the Greenwich Business School (GBS), helping the Faculty Operating Officer to discharge their management duties and ensuring a safe working environment which maintains the health and wellbeing of the faculty's staff, students, contractors and visitors. 

The successful candidate will be part of a small but high performing team, providing competent advice on operational health and safety matters, reviewing related risk assessments / codes of practice, conducting investigations into significant incidents, ensuring all local H&S post holders complete relevant training to enable them to complete their tasks, and maintaining associated local records.

The University is an exciting, constantly developing workplace, and the ability to provide pragmatic support in such an environment is essential. This is a highly collaborative and visible role, providing an excellent opportunity for a motivated self-starter to help the University meet and surpass its statutory obligations and encourage a positive Health and Safety culture throughout the Faculty.  

To be successful you will have a broad understanding of workplace Health and Safety, including knowledge of the UK legislation and enforcement system. You will hold a relevant recognised Health and Safety qualification, to the minimum standard of NEBOSH General Certificate / NVQ Level 3, or equivalent, and be able to provide a proactive and collaborative approach to all Health and Safety matters. 

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Karen Hall on K.P.Hall@greenwich.ac.uk.

Should you have any queries please contact the People Directorate Team on peopleoperationsadmin@greenwich.ac.uk 

The university is a brilliant place to work. We aim to become the top modern university in the UK by 2030 and our people are truly at the heart of what we want to achieve. We offer a great set of benefits including an excellent pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, flexible working options including hybrid working and a genuine commitment to development.

We are looking for people who can help us achieve our Strategic Plan, through the values we expect for our whole university community, of being Inclusive, Collaborative and Impactful. 

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To apply, please visit the University of Greenwich vacancies page and complete all details, including the supporting statements (please note attached CVs and personal statements will not be seen by the recruitment panel at the application stage). Current Vacancies - Jobs at Greenwich 

We are committed to building a strong, diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. 

We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge/Mentally Healthy Universities, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion. 

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form. 

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience, and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management

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