The Role
Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) is seeking a proactive and experienced Health & Safety Manager to join our Estates team. This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our staff, students, and apprentices, while driving compliance with Health & Safety legislation and embedding best practice across the College.
Your Responsibilities Will Include
As the College’s competent person, you will provide specialist advice and support to ensure our Health & Safety policies are effectively implemented. Your main duties will involve:
* Leading, developing, and maintaining College-wide Health & Safety policies, procedures, and risk assessments.
* Monitoring, reviewing, and reporting on compliance across all areas of the College, including accident/incident investigations and RIDDOR reporting.
* Managing, supporting, and developing the Health & Safety team to deliver a proactive and professional service.
* Coordinating fire safety and evacuation procedures, including liaison with external agencies.
* Providing Health & Safety training, guidance, and updates for staff, students, apprentices, and Governors.
Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference by ensuring the College remains a safe, compliant, and supportive learning environment. You will be joining a small, collaborative, and professional team with a ‘one team’ approach to Estates and Health & Safety.
Interested? Apply Early!
We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so if this role excites you, please submit your application as soon as possible!
Rewards and Benefits
Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work Certified
* Enhanced leave allowance of 43 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
* Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
* Competitive pension scheme:
o Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - 28.68% employer contribution
o Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - 15.4% employer contribution
* Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
* Agile working opportunities
* Enhanced Family friendly policies
* Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
o Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year
o Occupational Health
o FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
o FREE eye tests
o Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
o FREE healthy breakfast
o Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
o Health and beauty salon
o Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
* Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
* FREE car parking
* Car lease scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am – 5pm during selected half-term breaks
B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email jobs@blackpool.ac.uk should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process
B&FC is dedicated to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all learners, and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. As such, employment at B&FC is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. For further information on DBS, please click here
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