Health, Safety, Fire and Environment Advisor
G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services
Oakhill Secure Training Centre, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AJ
Salary £36,809.02 per annum
Permanent, Full Time, 40 hours per week
Benefits: Company Pension, free on-site parking, uniform, on-site canteen, access to High Street Shop discounts and ongoing training and development
At Oakhill Secure Training Centre we look after young people aged 12 to 18 years old who have been remanded or sentenced to periods of detention. The vulnerable young people in our care can be challenging with a wide range of social and emotional complex needs. This is an environment that calls for high standards of social care and service delivery to provide a secure and stable environment for young people to develop their life skills and address the behaviours that have led them into custody.
Oakhill Secure Training Centre works closely with the Youth Custody Services to ensure that its regimes and designs reflect best practice in residential care to prevent offending.
An opportunity has arisen for a Health, Safety, Fire and Environment Advisor to join the team at Oakhill Secure Training Centre.
The successful candidate will provide professional competent advice, guidance and support to all staff on matters to do with the health and safety of the establishment and all equipment and facilities within it.
Key Responsibilities
* Advise the Senior Management team on the implementation of company health and safety, and fire prevention policy, and other relevant legislation to ensure that the business unit/area is operated in a safe manner.
* Undertake, plan and monitor inspections, risk assessments and audits ensuring they are carried out for all areas of the business unit/area, to ensure the safety and wellbeing of employees, those in our care and others working or present within the business establishment/area.
* Investigate and report on all accidents, lost time incidents, RIDDOR's and near misses including HPIs, ensuring that lessons learnt are acted upon, and that the risk of a reoccurrence are minimised.
* Assist in the development, implementation and delivery of Health, Safety and Environmental staff training programmes, to raise staff awareness of their responsibilities in respect of Health, Safety and Environmental practice.
* Liaise with internal stakeholders and external agencies to ensure best practice and effective co-ordination and co-operation on Health, Safety and Environmental issues.
* Monitor the environment on a daily basis, ensuring that appropriate health and safety procedures are appropriate and consistently applied.
* Act in accordance with security and operational instructions at all times to ensure the maintenance of security within the secure environment. (As required by secure establishments).
* Assist in the promotion of creating a positive Health & Safety culture across the site leading by example, this includes reporting accidents and near misses in a timely manner & follow the applicable safe systems of work for the role.
The duties and responsibilities listed within this job description are not exhaustive and the job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary from time to time.
Essential Skills
* NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent or currently working towards the qualification.
* Strong attention to detail and experience of report writing.
* Strong influence skills.
* High level of resilience
Desirable Skills
* Experience of delivering training in a classroom setting.
* Experience of monitoring service delivery and meeting short term objectives
* Understanding of company's purchasing procedures and systems (Safe Contractor accreditation).
* Ability to lead on a positive health, safety and fire culture.
At G4S, we invest heavily in our people. If you join us you will have a job specific induction programme to equip you with the skills and knowledge for the job. As well as ongoing support and development opportunities we offer generous holiday entitlement, company pension, an onsite gym, free onsite parking and the chance to do an extraordinary job - every day.
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Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process
G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals.
Safeguarding children and young people is our primary focus and the welfare of the child is paramount. Therefore we have a corporate responsibility to ensure that the safeguarding and our G4S values are at the centre of all we do.
To apply for this role, you must be eligible to work in the UK and must have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 5 years. This role is subject to safer recruitment practices including a DBS enhanced level security clearance and will need to provide full details of your work and educational history covering the last 10 years as part of the screening process for the role.