Closing Date
2025-05-22
Job Title: Health & Wellbeing Advisor
Location: Falmer (Brighton) with travel in the South East
Contract Type: 12m Fixed Term Contract
Hours: 37/ week
Salary: £40,000
There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint!
Job Overview
Working in the wider H&S team, you will be working with one other Health & Wellbeing Officer, in this varied and interesting role, from writing mental first aid communications to assisting HR with health referrals.
Scope of Role
1. Maintain the health surveillance employee role-risk matrix and work with occupational health provider on managing and scheduling clinics.
2. Create and maintain collaborative and effective relationships with internal customers, external suppliers, and contractors.
3. Support the development and delivery of wellbeing initiatives to increase awareness and engagement, this includes writing communications, organising roadshows, health clinics, webinars, national observance programs.
4. Manage the on-boarding process for new mental health first aiders.
5. Support the development of wellbeing champions across SW.
6. Manage daily occupational health portal checks and referral queries.
7. Collaborate with the people team wherever required to further joint initiatives.
8. Develop and support the creation of health & wellbeing toolkits for specific employee demographics.
9. Provide information to stakeholders for weekly and monthly updates.
10. Attend and support SSHELT contractor wellbeing forums and take relevant actions.
11. Proactively manage communication channels, such as the Hub, Viva Engage.
12. Work on specific health & wellbeing initiatives, as defined by the manager.
13. Attend meetings and visit operational sites, when required.
About You
You will have a keen interest in health and well being, ideally with IOSH qualifications (NEBOSH), however we can provide training. You will have experience working in a health and/ or wellbeing role previously.
You will need a driving licence and access to a reliable vehicle with business insurance.
Knowledge/experience :
14. Experience of creating and implementing a health and wellbeing programme
15. Experience of collaborating with outsourced suppliers
16. Experience of working with and developing relationships with key stakeholders
17. Experience of producing detailed reports
18. Degree in a relevant science-based subject, or relevant wellbeing or mental health qualification and experience
Capability:
19. External written and verbal communication skills
20. Strong project management skills
21. Ability to produce clear and insightful communications and reporting material
22. Strong organisational skills and ability to work to deadlines
23. A general understanding of legal requirements of occupational health and wellbeing
24. Driving licence
25. Excellent IT skills
Package
This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working; generally, 3 days out on site and 2 days from home.
We are offering a salary of up to £40,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:
• Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
• 25 days annual leave
• Life assurance equal to 4x salary
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
• Health Cash Plan
• Full funded eye tests
• Two paid volunteering days a year
• Occupational health service
• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
• Digital GP service
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
• Cycle to work scheme
Join our H&S team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment.
Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?
If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here: Introduce Yourself (myworkdaysite.com)
Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.
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Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application.
All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.
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