Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager

Goodman Masson are delighted to be supporting an ambitious and forward thinking Social Housing Provider who are looking to looking for an experienced Health, Safety and Welling Manager to help lead their Health, Safety and Wellbeing division. 

This lead role will be people focused & support the business by developing & embedding a robust health, safety & wellbeing culture within the organisation.  It will support the business innovation agenda through the application of best practice health, safety & wellbeing policy and cultural development.

The Opportunity

• Develop our approach to health, safety and wellbeing beyond just being legally compliant
• Design and deliver an annual plan of engagement activities that support a positive HS&W culture,
• Design and deliver a full range of HS&W policies that encourage positive behaviors and processes in line with all regulatory requirements
• Develop a range of HS&W reports to ensure we can report on compliance areas and track sentiment and experience of our colleagues
• Engage and manage third party providers to enhance our HS&W services to colleagues

• Manage budget & report on KPI’s.

• Manage our team of Fire Warden, First Aiders and Mental Health First Aiders to ensure they have the skills and knowledge they need to support Thrive.
• Develop our Health, Safety and Wellbeing strategy to ensure colleague focused initiatives are fully aligned
• Design and deliver HS&W training events in collaboration with our HR Team and Trainer
• Ensure all colleague related risk assessments and COSHH registers are up to date and appropriate PPE is provided and in use and all new starters have a thorough health, safety and wellbeing induction.
• Investigate and make recommendations in relation to any incidents.
• To assist in the emergency planning process and the Disaster Recovery plan and make recommendations in relation to the implementation and any improvements to enable the Company to respond effectively
• Work with the customer and property team to manage & monitor health, safety and wellbeing of internal contractors, including quality control, competency & annual due diligence is carried out & reported against.·
• Liaise with appropriate outside authorities including Health and Safety Executive Environmental Health Inspectors
• Be available for out of hours contact.
• Ensure internal/external audits are undertaken & compliance is met with our accreditations.
• Work in collaboration with our Safe & Well working groups to enhance and tailor support to meet colleague needs
• Champion wellbeing within Thrive for customer and colleagues
• You will be required to undertake any other reasonable duties/projects as required by your line manager/senior manager.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have proven experience of managing a successful health, safety & wellbeing function that fully supports the business’ strategic plan and is in line with legislation and best practice

Education & Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate (preferably NEBOSH Diploma)
• Chartered Membership of IOSH (Desirable)

What you need to know

• You will have at least 2 years’ experience of leading a successful health, safety & wellbeing
• Effective presentation and training skills
• Excellent time management and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence others and work well under pressure.
• You will be able to influence & encourage good practice, build respectful relationships with your stakeholders & tailor your

Benefits

• Competitive Salary of up to £45,000 per annum
• Annual Leave - 25 days per year increasing by one day per completed holiday year to 30 days maximum
• Pension - Thrive Homes will pay double your amount subject to a maximum of 10%. The minimum amount you will need to contribute is 3%
• Life assurance - a payment of X3 your salary
• HealthShield - facility to claim cashback for dental, optical and physiotherapy costs, alongside wellness services
• We have a performance bonus up to 4.5% of salary, which is discretionary and non-contractual
• Annual Flu Jab - provided each winter to all employees
• Enhanced Flexible Reward Pot - £900 each year in April to spend on flexible benefits (after completing your 6-month probation and it will be on a pro rata basis)
• A range of engagement activities aimed at building team morale, supporting both physical and mental health and celebrating all things that make us different
• Shopping portal - access to hundreds of money saving options for online and high street shopping.
• MyGym discount - discounted rate at a local gym or gym chain. Which is paid directly from your bank account.
• Thrive Homes is a Mindful Employer, and you can access support from our Mental Health First Aiders
• A range of engagement activities aimed at building team morale, supporting both physical and mental health and celebrating all things that make us different
• Team days - twice a year

Goodman Masson are a recruitment consultancy specialising in placing permanent and interim staff into Housing Associations, Local Authorities, Development Companies and ALMO’s across the UK. The areas we have specialist consultants covering include Development; Asset Management, Compliance, Building Safety, Fire Safety, Sustainability, Finance, Tech, Digital and Data.

For more information about this role please get in touch with Jack Benson - jack.benson@goodmanmasson.com 

If this role isn’t of interest, but you would be open to hearing about the market please get in touch with Billy York (temp) billy.york@goodmanmasson.com