Health, Safety and Wellbeing Coordinator; OSPI - Waverley Court

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Coordinator (OSPI)

Waverley Court

Salary: £40,501 - £47,639

Hours:

36 per week

We are recruiting a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Coordinator to work within Operational Support, Performance and Improvement (OSPI). This role will support health, safety and environmental risks and responsibilities within the workforce and at depots; will deliver projects to improve processes and infrastructure and assist responsible managers with compliance and improvement in regards to health, safety and staff wellbeing.

Supporting health, safety and environmental risks and responsibilities within the workforce and at depots; tracking risk across the service by monitoring changing demands on service, legislation and working environment or practices and offering solutions to Operational Services. To assist responsible managers with compliance and improvement in regard to health, safety and staff wellbeing.

Coordinating and ensuring timely and satisfactory completion of service-wide improvement projects. Promoting collaboration, communication and joined-up working across Operational Services to achieve better outcomes for staff and customers. Facilitating service-wide groups such as HSE committee, steering and improvement groups. Supporting Operational Services through change (planned and unexpected) through the implementation of change management principles and processes, taking a proactive role in coordinating improvement projects.

• Coordinating projects and assisting with the implementation of improvements such as improving processes, procuring equipment, and upgrading staff facilities and resources.
• Providing advice and guidance to colleagues and senior managers in Operational Services, on policy, legislative and organisational related issues.
• Coordinating audits and records management across the service (e.g. risk assessments, method statements, operating procedures) by creating and monitoring annual internal audit plans and by ensuring information management systems are up-to-date and easily accessible to staff.
• Bringing consistency of approach across Operational Services by reporting on health and safety records, building relationships and using data to identify risks and working with service areas and our Learning & Development team to mitigate these and make improvements across the service.
• Running and overseeing service-wide Health & Safety Committee to increase staff engagement, promote standardised practices where possible (e.g. risk assessments, inspections, accident investigations, toolbox talks etc.) and to monitor compliance with changing legislation and best practice.
• Working in conjunction with Corporate Health and Safety and Union colleagues on specific health, safety and wellbeing matters.
• To act as a coordination point to ensure service resilience by coordinating with internal and external sources and stakeholders and issuing communication and guidance in the event of sudden or unexpected changes such as during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
• Undertake other relevant duties in accordance with the function and grading of the post as required.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented.

All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities:

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page:
Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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