Job Description
🛡️ Health & Safety Coordinator
📍 Location: Flexible within Yorkshire
💼 Full-time | Permanent
Defour Partnership is proud to be supporting the recruitment of a Health & Safety Coordinator on behalf of a well-respected, values-led social care organisation. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and skilled individual to play a key role in maintaining and improving health and safety standards across a diverse portfolio of supported living and residential services.
💡 Why Apply?
Join an organisation that truly values its people. Benefits include:
📆 Excellent work-life balance
💰 Competitive salary £31, plus £3, car allowance and pension scheme
🚗 Travel opportunities across services
🌱 Ongoing professional development and training
🤝 Inclusive, supportive team culture
🎁 Wellbeing-focused benefits package
🔍 About the Role:
You will be part of the Health and Safety team, providing day-to-day support to operational colleagues to ensure compliance and safe practices across services. Responsibilities include:
Supporting landlord/agent compliance meetings
Assisting with safe commissioning & decommissioning of services
Monitoring and advising on incidents and accidents
Developing emergency response plans and sharing lessons learned
Coordinating with operations teams and contractors to ensure documentation is accurate and standards are met
Engaging with external H&S specialists (Fire, Water, Electricity, Gas)
Conducting internal audits and supporting compliance validation
Helping to develop Fire Risk Assessments and site inspections
✅ About You:
Experience in a health and safety role, ideally within care or housing services
Knowledge of H&S regulations and standards
NEBOSH Qualification or Willing to work towards
Excellent organisational and communication skills
Confident working both independently and in a team
Passionate about continuous improvement and safety culture
Willingness to travel as part of the role
If you’re ready to make a difference and support quality and safety across essential social care services — we want to hear from you.
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