Health, Safety & Wellbeing Apprentice

Health & Safety Support

• Support the Site HSE team with routine site inspections, safety observations and workplace checks.
• Assist with identifying unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, housekeeping issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Support preparation and delivery of toolbox talks, safety briefings and awareness campaigns under supervision.
• Assist with site induction administration and verification of training or competency records where required.
• Support monitoring of compliance with project HSE rules, PPE requirements and safe systems of work.
• Develop confidence in positively challenging unsafe behaviours and escalating concerns appropriately.
Wellbeing & Occupational Health Support
• Support wellbeing campaigns, health promotion initiatives and worker engagement activities.
• Assist with coordination of occupational health appointments, health surveillance administration or wellbeing events where applicable.
• Support welfare inspections, including welfare standards, rest areas, hydration, temperature, cleanliness and general worker wellbeing arrangements.
• Assist with checking first aid equipment, first aid rooms and related stock levels under the direction of competent personnel.
• Promote awareness of mental health, fatigue, heat stress, cold weather working and other wellbeing topics relevant to construction work.
• Maintain confidentiality and professionalism when handling wellbeing or health-related administration.
Emergency Preparedness
• Support emergency preparedness activities, including drills, briefings and emergency equipment checks.
• Assist with inspections of first aid points, emergency stations, fire points, muster points and signage.
• Support administration of emergency response records, drill reports and corrective actions.
• Develop understanding of site emergency arrangements, escalation routes and incident coordination processes.
• Assist with communication of emergency arrangements to personnel, contractors and visitors where required.
• Support lessons learned activity following drills, exercises or incidents.
Incident Reporting & Investigation Support
• Assist with recording near misses, observations, hazards, incidents and corrective actions.
• Support collection of factual information, photographs, witness details or documentation as directed by the HSE team.
• Help maintain incident, observation and action trackers.
• Support follow-up of corrective and preventive actions with responsible persons.
• Develop understanding of incident causation, root cause analysis and the importance of timely reporting.
• Contribute to trend reporting and communication of lessons learned.
Contractor Monitoring & Compliance
• Support monitoring of contractor compliance with site HSE rules, procedures and agreed working arrangements.
• Assist with review and administration of contractor documentation where appropriate and under supervision.
• Support HSE walkdowns with contractor supervisors, HSE representatives and site management.
• Assist with tracking actions from inspections, audits, observations and meetings.
• Develop professional communication with contractor teams and encourage positive safety behaviours.
• Escalate repeated non-compliance, high-risk behaviours or urgent issues to the appropriate HSE or Site Management representative.
HSE Systems & Reporting
• Develop competence in project HSE systems, registers, trackers and reporting tools.
• Assist with preparing routine HSE data, dashboards, meeting inputs or action updates.
• Maintain accurate records for inspections, observations, first aid checks, emergency drills and wellbeing activities.
• Support document control of relevant HSE information, briefings, notices and records.
• Assist with trend analysis and identification of recurring issues or improvement opportunities.
• Learn how accurate HSE data supports compliance, management decision-making and continuous improvement.
  
  Essential
• Minimum age 18.
• Willingness to work in a live construction project environment, including site walkdowns and work-front engagement where appropriate.
• Good standard of written and verbal communication.
• Basic IT literacy and willingness to develop competence using HSE systems, registers and Microsoft Office tools.
• Positive attitude, reliability and willingness to learn.
• Ability to follow instructions, maintain confidentiality and escalate concerns appropriately.
• English and Maths requirements to be confirmed with the apprenticeship provider; Functional Skills support may be available where required.
Desirable
• Interest in construction, health and safety, wellbeing, emergency response or environmental management.
• Previous work experience, volunteering, part-time work or transferable practical experience.
• Driving licence or working towards one.
• Confidence communicating with different people in a busy working environment.
• Interest in helping others, promoting safe behaviours and improving workplace standards.