Are you passionate about creating safe, compliant, and supportive environments for students and staff? GLF Schools is looking for a proactive and detail-focused Trust Health and Safety Officer to join our Estates team. Based at either our Banstead or Earlsfield office with hybrid working and travel across our schools - you’ll play a key role in supporting and advising on health and safety matters across the Trust. Working closely with the Trust Health and Safety and Compliance Manager, you’ll help monitor compliance, support schools with risk assessments and emergency planning, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our safety culture. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact across a diverse and growing family of schools, we’d love to hear from you.
Working as part of the Estates team and reporting to the Trust Health and Safety and Compliance Manager, you’ll be a key point of contact for health and safety matters - supporting schools with risk assessments, emergency planning, accident reporting, and compliance monitoring. This role involves regular school visits, data analysis, and collaboration with colleagues to ensure safe, well-managed environments for students and staff across the Trust.
What we are looking for
* Health and Safety / Risk Management Qualification (minimum NEBOSH certificate NGC or equivalent)
* Experience of working in a Health and Safety or compliance related role
* Experience of working and supporting colleagues at all levels and providing advice
* Good working knowledge of current health and legal framework and requirements
* Good general IT skills, including experience of using compliance management or FM systems
* Methodical and thorough problem-solving approach
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including to distil complex information into clear and easily understood reports
* Ability and willingness to travel regularly to locations across the Trust
Please read the full job description and person specification before applying.
Join Our Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.
* A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
* Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
* 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
* We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
* Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
Our Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
* Access to our highly competitive pension scheme (LGPS)
* Work life and family friendly policies
* Access to a staff benefits portal
* Community and collaboration working model
The Details
Location: The Beacon School, Banstead OR Earlsfield Office / Hybrid / Visits to schools in South & East regions.
Start Date: ASAP
Closing date for applications: 12th August 2025
GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
As a Trust, we are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities. GLF Schools recognises and celebrates the diversity of its schools and their communities. There is a shared commitment across the Trust to develop further a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated, and individuals are treated equitably and fairly and feel a sense of belonging. We strive for an inclusive environment where staff, children and students are comfortable to express their own identity, should they wish, in which diversity and inclusion is of mutual benefit for everyone in our schools. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.
We also reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.
Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.
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