Assistant Health & Safety Adviser

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Stuart Wood (Strategic Health & Safety Manager) stuart.wood@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or call on 07789397291

Cambridgeshire County Council is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Health & Safety team as the Assistant Health & Safety Adviser. At Cambridgeshire County Council, the Health & Safety Team has a pivotal role in ensuring the organisation manage risks and is a positive catalyst for change. You will deliver reliable and effective assurances to Cambridgeshire County Council and its stakeholders, considering the extent to which the health & safety arrangements are fit for purpose and operating well in practice.

The Assistant Health & Safety Adviser will provide health and safety advice and guidance, taking the lead in data analysis activity and the production of management information reports. The role will support the team in various ways to ensure a professional and efficient service is delivered to CCC employees and external customers.

The team is based at our newly constructed civic headquarters at New Shire Hall in Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, and operates a flexible working policy. There is the opportunity to work remotely as well as from our central base at New Shire Hall, and travel is required to other Cambridgeshire offices.

Successful applicants will be team players and great communicators, with the desire to think innovatively and strategically about how to improve the way systems and services work, challenge current processes, and work closely with senior management and key stakeholders across the organisation. Experience in MS Excel would be a particular advantage.

Applicants for the Assistant Health & Safety Adviser role will have the NEBOSH Certificate or similar.

We would also welcome anyone who wishes to pursue a career in Health & Safety via the Apprenticeship route.

Please note: Applicants are requested to submit a C.V. and a supporting statement. When writing the personal statement, you should refer to the Person Specification and give specific examples to demonstrate how you meet the criteria.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:

• Flexible working
• Flexible Bank Holidays
• A comprehensive wellbeing package
• Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
• A comprehensive pension scheme.
• IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
• Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
• An employee recognition scheme