Head of Safety, Health & Environment

Job Title:
Head of Safety, Health & EnvironmentSalary:
Salary between £50,399 to £53,466 per annum, depending on skills, experience & qualificationsClosing Date:
2025-01-28About the RoleWhat You Will Do Monitor, maintain and periodically review all health and safety policies, processes, safe systems of works and risk assessments.
Ensure procedures, rules and regulations are adhered to and are regularly reviewed, updated and communicated.
Ensure the group meets its statutory obligations in all areas pertaining to health & safety at work, including statutory training and reporting.
Advise senior management on the implications of current and emerging health & safety legislation, including evaluating options, making recommendations and generating action plans.
Lead in the development of the group`s health & safety, business continuity and fire safety policies.
Monitor, evaluate and review health and safety performance, make recommendations and implement new policies and procedures as required to mitigate risks.
Lead in the preparation and presentation as required of health & safety reports to the group health & safety committee, boards, and campus health & safety forums.
Manage the Safety, Health & Environment team ensuring consistently high standards of professional practice are displayed and demonstrated.
About You A relevant degree or equivalent professional qualification or significant demonstrable and extensive vocational experience.
Post qualification membership of either :
IOSH, NEBOSH, Institute of Fire Engineers H&S Auditing Qualification, such as BSI ISO45001 Auditor or equivalent Substantial experience of managing a Health and Safety area at a similar level Experience in managing a team Understanding of statutory requirements and their application relating to health & safety Sound ability to implement sensible safety controls that are operationally practical Excellent communication, stakeholder management and attention to detail skills Strong decision making and influencing skills BenefitsThere are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:
Generous Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you\\\'ll get at least 39 days holiday plus bank holidays.
This includes closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
Support Staff 39 days Academic 44 days Senior Management 44 days Excellent Pension schemes Teachers' Pension Scheme Local Government Pension Scheme Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days Employee wellbeing initiatives Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements About UsLuminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose:
to make a positive difference to people's lives through genuinely transformative education and training.We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services.
Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you'll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College (HC), Keighley College (KC), Leeds City College (LCC), Leeds Conservatoire (LC), University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form College and Yorkshire Centre for Training & Development.SAFEGUARDINGAt Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.
All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references.
Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIONWe recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion.
As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too.
For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds.
It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential.
Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important.
It's not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone's contributions and perspectives.