Health & Safety Manager

Job Description

Mae’r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.

Are you passionate about promoting a safe and healthy workplace? We are seeking a dedicated Health & Safety Manager to join our Health & Safety Team within the Human Resources group.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact on our organisation's wellbeing and safety culture. The successful candidate will work closely with senior management, service areas, schools and trade unions to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and best practice in health and safety.

Responsibilities will include developing and implementing safety policies, conducting risk assessments, and providing expert guidance on all matters relating to workplace safety.

If you have excellent communication skills, a strong attention to detail, and proven experience in health and safety management, we would love to hear from you. Join us in shaping a safer future for our staff and organisation.

For further information regarding the post, please contact Adrian Perry on or via email:

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council’s longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.

In support of the Council’s voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.