Health & Safety Support Officer

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Salary: £25,989 - £28,142 per annum | Permanent, full time 37 hours per week | Preston

As a Health and Safety Support Officer, you’ll play a vital role in supporting our Health, Safety and Quality Team. You’ll help ensure that managers and schools meet their health and safety responsibilities, comply with legislation, and adopt best practices.

You'll:

• Assist with gathering information to support monthly reports, quarterly management reviews including audits, and accident/incident/near misses.
• Support members of the Health, Safety and Quality management team in their management of corporate contracts.
• Maintain and update health and safety resources, including intranet pages and e-learning content.
• Support monitoring activities such as vibration and noise assessments, and workstation evaluations.
• Provide advice and guidance to managers and staff across the organisation.
• Contribute to developing bulletins, legal registers, and training materials.

• A keen interest in health and safety and a willingness to learn.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with people at all levels.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and work independently.
• IT skills and attention to detail.
• Ideally, you’ll have or be willing to work towards a NEBOSH Certificate.

By joining Lancashire County Council, you'll be able to shape the career path that is right for you, with opportunities to gain personal and professional qualifications, supported by coaching and mentoring.

We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• A competitive salary and Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions.
• A great holiday entitlement of 26 days annual leave, which increases with length of service. You will also be entitled to 8 Bank Holidays, 2 additional statutory Bank Holidays, and have the option to buy additional leave each year.
• Our staff discount scheme in partnership with Vivup, allowing you to access discounts with a range of UK retailers.

If you’re enthusiastic about health and safety and want to help make Lancashire the best place to live, work, and learn, apply today!

For an informal discussion, please contact:

• Samantha Hodgson‑Brown: or Samantha.
  
  Hodgson‑
• Catherine Simpson: or Catheri

Please ensure you upload a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the criteria for the role.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

• Seniority Level: Entry level
• Employment Type:
  
  Full time
• Job Function:
  Management and Manufacturing
• Industries:
  Government Administration