Health & Safety Advisor

Wakefield Council’s Health & Safety Team now have an exciting opportunity for Health & Safety Adviser to join our service. The role reflects our commitment to professional continuous development and organisational growth.

We are seeking an experienced and proactive professional to play a key role in developing and delivering council-wide health and safety strategies, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and promoting employee wellbeing across all directorates.

• Undertaking Health & Safety Audits, workplace Inspections and compliance monitoring
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the Council’s strategic health and safety management systems
• Design and embed procedures that promote a positive health and safety culture at every level of the organisation
• Provide expert advice, guidance, and training to managers and employees across all services
• Ensure robust governance arrangements are in place, maintained, and regularly reviewed.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to lead on specialist areas, including fire safety and other key topics.

You will be a confident and credible health and safety professional with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.

You will have:

• Proven experience in delivering health and safety advice within a complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation and best practice.
• Excellent communication and training skills.
• The ability to support a positive and proactive safety culture.

A working knowledge of outdoor education, CLEAPSS, and school governance would be advantageous, particularly in supporting our maintained schools.

Membership of IOSH at Technical level (Tech IOSH) or above.

• A competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy up to 10 extradays of annual leave
• Hybrid working (subject to role suitability)
• Access to high-quality training programs to advance your career to the next level.
• We are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff. We recognise that resilient teams need good work life balance as well as supportive leadership.
• Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL), Metro Card).
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and a Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVC) scheme providing a tax efficient way to increase our pension.
• Great range of benefits including an Employee Assistant Programme, discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise program, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, a cycle to work scheme, and many more.