At Southdown, we believe everyone has the right to live their life well and our mission is to provide exceptional community support services across Sussex that enable people to achieve this. We are an organisation with a social purpose and a desire to change lives for the better, employing over 1,000 people each year, supporting more than 9,000 people across our 62 services.
Promoting a healthy workplace and positive health and safety culture is fundamental to doing things the Southdown way and we are looking for someone to join our People Safety team as the H&S Practitioner.
The work will involve engaging with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure legal compliance and provide advice, support and guidance for staff to deliver a safe environment for all, through a collaborative, person centred and pragmatic approach to health and safety.
This role will report into the Senior People Safety Lead and provide technical health and safety advice, to support our diverse, multi-site organisation. It will require travel across Brighton & Hove and East and West Sussex, so being a driver with access to a car for work is essential.
Key functions will include:
1. Leading on accident / incident management, including investigations where required, and providing advice on risk reduction to prevent recurrence.
2. Providing technical advice and support on health & safety matters.
3. Supporting the completion of risk assessments,...