Corporate health and safety assistant

Be part of our team keeping people safe – whilst building your career. Are you confident, organised and great at following procedures? Looking for a role where you can develop specialist skills and make a real impact across an entire organisation? Erewash Borough Council is looking for a motivated Corporate Health & Safety Assistant to join our friendly Corporate Health and Safety team. With a National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health, you may already have experience or be looking to take your first step into the world of Health & Safety. Either way this is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills, gain further experience and become a valued member of our dedicated team. We'll help support and develop your career and ensure you gain certificated relevant training along the way.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the implementation and monitoring of our health and safety management system.
• Assisting different service areas to develop and review their risk assessments.
• Helping ensure compliance with statutory obligations such as asbestos and legionella management, fire safety, and building inspections.
• Assisting in investigating workplace adverse events.
• Contributing to maintaining safety‑related contracts.
• Helping to plan and deliver health and safety training, briefings and communications.
• Supporting health and safety project delivery.
• Building and maintaining your own competence and knowledge through structured training and self‑development.

Qualifications

You will be a team player, accurate, organised, and have a customer‑focused attitude. You must have a National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health, a good standard of education, computer literacy, and experience of designing or delivering training briefings and presentations to groups. You will have an eye for detail, be process driven and be able to collect, record and organise information accurately.

Disability Confident

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What you’ll receive

Joining Erewash Borough Council means becoming part of a supportive, collaborative and forward‑thinking team. We offer:

• Structured training and development
• Opportunities to gain specialist health and safety qualifications
• A role with real variety and impact across the organisation
• A strong focus on employee wellbeing and positive workplace culture

Benefits

The Council is committed to supporting and developing its staff. In addition to a competitive salary, you will also have access to:

• A generous annual leave package – 29 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years of continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays a year.
• Free workplace car parking within the Borough.
• Opportunities for training, learning and continuous professional development.
• Family‑friendly flexible and hybrid working policies available.
• Flexi‑time scheme.
• Option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Subsidised leisure membership with the Fit for Work scheme.
• Access to the VIVUP employee benefits discount and salary sacrifice scheme.
• Casual car user allowance.

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