Join Our Team at Warwickshire County Council!
Warwickshire County Council has a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic qualified health and safety professional who is seeking to develop their skills in a supportive environment within our dynamic Workforce Health and Safety Team. This is a chance to be part of a friendly, professional team that supports a range of services and workforce.
This role is based in Warwick, but you will be required to travel around the County, engaging with various teams and departments. This travel aspect adds variety to your work and allows you to make a significant impact across the entire County.
About Us
Our Health and Safety Team is dedicated to fostering a positive and supportive culture where collaboration, expertise, and wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do. We provide comprehensive advice, support, and guidance on all health and safety topics and workplace wellbeing issues, drawing on the services, strong professional knowledge and commitment to best practice. We are committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our workforce and the communities we serve by working collaboratively to provide the trusted advice and support required.
About the Role
As a Health and Safety Advisor with us, you will:
1. Be an integral part of our dynamic team, contributing your expertise each day to deliver high-quality health, safety, and wellbeing services in a collaborative and supportive environment.
2. Use your expertise and experience to provide advice on health, safety, and wellbeing standards and strategies
3. Provide assurance about risk management and health and safety legislation.
4. Support all levels of the workforce to understand and manage risk, health and safety legislation, policy commitments and organisation wide standards and arrangements.
5. Contribute to the continuous improvement of the Council’s services through delivering the Council’s Health and Safety Management plan including the development and monitoring of action plans.
6. Share good practice across services and help foster a culture of safety and wellbeing.
7. Advise staff on their responsibilities for health, safety, and wellbeing.
8. Support in delivering health and safety audits and workplace inspections.
9. Review accidents and incidents.
10. Support the preparation and delivery of health, safety, and wellbeing training.
11. Support the review and updating of corporate policies, standards, guidance and arrangements.
Benefits of Working with Us
12. Professional Development: We support your career growth and provide opportunities for further professional development.
13. Supportive Environment: Join a team that values collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
14. Diverse Work: Engage in a wide range of health, safety, and wellbeing functions, ensuring no two days are the same.
15. Flexibility: Enjoy a flexible approach to work that allows you to balance your professional and personal life.
Additional Benefits of Working with Warwickshire County Council
At Warwickshire County Council, we believe in providing a supportive and rewarding work environment. In addition to the benefits already mentioned, we offer:
16. Competitive Salary: Up to £36,363 depending on experience.
17. Agile Working: We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer Agile working arrangements.
18. Generous Annual Leave: A minimum of 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rate for part time)
19. Pension Scheme: Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
20. Travel Reimbursement: Car mileage reimbursement for appropriate work-related travel.
21. Professional Development: Opportunities for further training and career advancement.
22. Employee Assistance Programme: Access to confidential support and advice on a range of personal and professional issues.
23. Health and Wellbeing Initiatives: Programmes and resources to support your physical and mental health.
24. Discounts and Offers: Access to a range of discounts on products and services through our employee benefits scheme i.e. purchase extra annual leave, car lease scheme, discounts on days out and entertainment and more
25. Community Engagement: Opportunities to get involved in community projects and make a positive impact.
Essential Requirements
You will need:
26. A NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.
27. Membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH).
28. Recent experience providing professional-level health and safety advice and support.
29. Confidence, excellent communication skills, and the ability to engage with a wide and varied audience.
30. A flexible approach to work, the ability to meet deadlines, multitask, and possess excellent IT skills using Microsoft Office 365 Applications.
31. The ability to work under your own initiative and be highly organised, as well as part of a team.
32. Full driving licence and access to a vehicle, with insurance that covers business use.
We are committed to creating a positive and inclusive workplace where you can thrive and grow in your career and this position is ideal for candidates seeking to further their professional career development in health, safety, and wellbeing.
Join us and be part of a team that values collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
Please note, the salary stated on the advert is for a full -time role and this will be pro rata'd at offer stage.
For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below;
Health and Safety Advisor
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!
At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
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Additional Information
Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.
We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Steven Hellier:
Closing date: 19th January 2026
Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more