Health and Safety Technical Assistant

We have a full-time opportunity available for a Health and Safety Technical Assistant to join our team. The post is temporary for a period of 12 months to cover the post holder who is covering a period of maternity leave or until the return of the substantive postholder from maternity leave whichever is sooner.

In this Health and Safety professional development role, you will contribute to the delivery of an effective Health and Safety service by providing support to the Health and Safety Team and/or providing Health and Safety information and advice to customers.

WHAT IS INVOLVED?
You will act as an initial point of contact in relation to internal/external Health and Safety queries and provide advice, guidance and support to colleagues, managers and employees on Health and Safety policy and development queries, resolving at initial contact wherever possible or escalating to the relevant contact person as appropriate.

You must have NVQ 3 in Business Administration or equivalent relevant qualification and experience of working in an office environment.

We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years' continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website.