Vacancy: Health and Safety Advisor
Salary: Grade 7(£35,412 rising to £38,220)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Cannock, Rugeley or Stafford Fire Station
Contract: Permanent
Do you want to make a difference in your community? Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service prides itself on the high standard of service it provides and every role has an important part to play in helping keep Staffordshire safe.
Every role in Staffordshire Fire and Rescue, including those in the shared service, exists to support the overall aim of achieving a safer and more sustainable community. This can take many forms, including conducting Home Fire Risk Checks, marketing the service to the community, coordinating training, or taking calls in our contact centre.
As you can imagine, achieving our overall aim depends on a variety of people with a range of skills, backgrounds, and experiences.
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About the Opportunity
A great opportunity has become available to join our Health and Safety Team. You will assist and co-ordinate health and safety provision to enable the authority to comply with its duties towards employees and others as laid down in legislation.
We are looking for a NEBOSH General Certified individual, who will commit to furthering their qualification by way of a fully funded NEBOSH Diploma pathway, and becoming an accredited Chartered Member of IOSH (subject to a learner agreement). On completion, a salary increase to Grade 8 (currently starting at £39,152) will be applied.
Key Responsibilities
1. Provide advice to the Principal Managers, Joint Health and Safety Committee and Department Heads as required on all H&S related matters
2. Provide support, guidance and assistance, to advisory teams and workplace safety teams, particularly the Group Managers and the health and safety reference within Area Command groups
3. Audit, review and monitor existing procedures; identify shortfalls, modifications or areas of improvement, existing or developing trends.
4. Deliver training packages and deliver training programs, staff induction, risk assessment and supervisory manager H&S module
About You
We’re seeking a proactive and flexible individual with demonstrable experience in Health and Safety, who is willing to positively promote Health and Safety within the service.
Essential Criteria:
5. NEBOSH Certificate
6. Significant Health and Safety experience
7. Working knowledge of HSE legislation and ongoing developments that may impact SFRS.
8. Experience in the development of Risk Assessments, Policies, Auditing and Safe Systems of Work
9. Excellent communication skills both oral and written, coupled with the ability to deliver effective presentations to a variety of audiences.
10. Clear and concise writing style with the ability to produce reports, guidance and other internal documentation
11. Full UK driving licence with the ability to drive manual vehicles
Further details of the key tasks and responsibilities can be found within the role profile.
Additional Information:
This vacancy is being advertised internally and externally. Please apply by submitting your CV and cover letter highlighting your suitability for the role.
Closing date for receipt of all applications is: 19th February 2026, Midday 12:00
Interviews: Anticipated to take place week commencing 2nd March 2026
All communication regarding this vacancy will be issued via email, so please check your inbox on a regular basis.
If you have any enquiries please contact: recruitment@staffordshirefire.gov.uk
In addition to your salary, you will have access to a range of benefits including:
12. Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
13. Generous Pension Scheme
14. Access to Gyms & Fitness Advisor
15. Free Parking at Most Sites
16. Enhanced Maternity Package
17. Occupational Health
18. Well-being Champions
19. Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
20. Eye Tests
21. Flexible Working Scheme
22. The Firefighter Charity
23. Cycle Scheme
24. Blue Light Card
25. Flamesavers
26. Rewards for rescue
27. Say So
28. Development Programme
29. Trade Unions
30. Career Breaks
31. Physiotherapy
32. TRiM
33. Employment Network
34. Fostering Friendly
Safeguarding
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People and all staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
Please note if you are successful at interview and commence pre-employment checks this will include DBS, please see what this involves and the process via the below link:
Positive Action
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is fully supportive of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and strives to employ a workforce that represents the community we serve.
Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups which include: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, female, people who have a disability, those who are neurodivergent and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.
We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Fire and Rescue we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.
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