Health and Safety Field Support Officer

A new position has become available at Gwent Police, Health and Safety Department. We are looking for an individual to join our forward thinking and expanding team of professionals as we drive towards Gold standard service in the Force. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and willing to help us drive the Department forward.

Your responsibilities as our Health & Safety Field Support Officer will include:

Conduct 6 monthly inspections in collaboration with station inspectors, as directed by Health & Safety Manager. Additionally, coordinate these inspections and their findings as well as actions with senior staff members in the relevant areas.
Support and advise the Station Managers/Inspectors in their role relating to H&S including understanding building compliance reports and actions (Fire, Asbestos, Legionella, Electrical, Manual Handling, etc) and their duty of care relating to these issues.
Coordinate, participate in, and provide support for the Health and Safety Review, including preparing meeting agendas and compiling performance data.
Supporting and co-ordinating senior leaders and line managers in health and safety matters in their operational policing areas. The role involves travelling and working across operational policing premises in the Gwent Police geographical boundaries.

Disability Confident
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Please note the titles of the areas you are required to evidence (as per the person specification) are pre-populated on the application form. Please refer to the person specification to find further information of the evidence required under each heading. Please also refer to the candidate guidance attached below which provides more detail on how to complete your application.

INTERNAL CANDIDATES: Please note that we are unable to progress you to shortlisting unless we have received your Line Manager Approval form. Please submit this in line with the closing date. Thank you.

What are our benefits:

Here at Gwent Police, we value our employees, and we provide ample support and training to ensure you excel in your role, alongside receiving benefits such as:

Generous annual leave entitlement that rises to either 29 or 30 days depending on grade plus 8 bank holidays
Employee Assistance programme and a range of wellbeing support programmes
Free access to on-site gyms
Discounts from various retailers via the Blue Light Scheme and Vectis Card
Cycle to Work Scheme
Hybrid/Agile working (role dependant)
Flexible working opportunities
Local government pension scheme
Range of support networks
Generous maternity/paternity and adoption leave entitlements
Generous sick pay provisions
Option to become a member of UNISON, the public service union

Diversity and Welsh language

To enable us to deliver outstanding policing for everyone, we need people from all backgrounds, with a range of professional and life experiences, so that we are truly representative of our communities.