Health & Safety and Facilities Officer
Location: Digbeth, Birmingham, with travel between local properties
Pay: £13.50 per hour PAYE or £17.40 per hour Umbrella
Contract: Temporary for an initial 2 - 3 months, with potential for extension
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm
Working arrangement: Fully site-based
DBS: Current Enhanced DBS essential
Driving: Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle essential
The Role
We are recruiting for a Health & Safety and Facilities Officer to provide temporary sickness cover for an established homelessness charity and supported housing provider.
Working across a portfolio of corporate offices and residential properties, you will support the delivery of effective health and safety, property compliance and facilities-management services. You will conduct inspections and checks, maintain accurate compliance records and help ensure that identified actions are completed.
This is a varied, hands-on role requiring travel between properties. There is no homeworking or out-of-hours requirement.
Key Responsibilities
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Undertake health and safety audits, inspections and monitoring across corporate and residential properties.
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Complete building-related risk assessments, including COSHH assessments.
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Carry out and accurately record statutory health and safety and fire-safety checks.
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Monitor actions arising from audits, Fire Risk Assessments and internal inspections.
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Identify hazards, building faults and compliance concerns and escalate them appropriately.
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Maintain accurate information on health, safety and compliance-management systems.
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Support accident and incident investigations, reporting and trend analysis.
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Assist with the development and implementation of health and safety policies, procedures and safe systems of work.
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Support hard and soft facilities-management services across the property portfolio.
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Liaise with contractors, internal departments, tenants and external partners.
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Monitor PPE, cleaning materials and other facilities supplies.
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Provide health and safety guidance to colleagues and support staff training where required.
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Report any safeguarding concerns through the appropriate procedures.
Essential Experience
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Previous practical experience within a health and safety role.
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Experience supporting facilities management, estates or property compliance.
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Experience conducting audits, inspections and risk assessments.
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Knowledge of COSHH, fire safety and workplace health and safety requirements.
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Experience maintaining accurate compliance records and monitoring actions.
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Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
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Confidence working independently and managing competing priorities
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Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and compliance or record-management systems.
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A customer-focused approach and the ability to communicate appropriately with vulnerable young people.
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A current Enhanced DBS.
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A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Desirable Experience
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NEBOSH General Certificate, IOSH qualification or facilities-management qualification.
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Experience within social housing, supported housing, charities or residential services.
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Experience working around vulnerable tenants or young people.
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Knowledge of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 principles.
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Knowledge of CDM requirements and contractor health and safety.
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Experience monitoring Fire Risk Assessment actions and statutory property checks.
This position would suit a Health and Safety Officer, H&S Coordinator, Facilities Officer, Compliance Officer, Estates Officer or Property Compliance Coordinator who is available at short notice and comfortable undertaking a varied operational role.
Health & Safety Officer – H&S Officer – Health and Safety Coordinator – Health and Safety Advisor – Health and Safety Assistant – Facilities Officer – Facilities Coordinator – Facilities Management – Estates Officer – Compliance Officer – Property Compliance Officer – Building Compliance Officer – Housing Compliance – Health and Safety Audits – H&S Inspections – Risk Assessments – COSHH – Fire Safety – Fire Risk Assessments – Statutory Building Checks – Accident Investigation – Incident Reporting – RIDDOR – Hazard Identification – Safe Systems of Work – ISO 45001 – ISO 14001 – CDM – Contractor Management – Hard FM – Soft FM – Property Management – Residential Properties – Supported Housing – Social Housing – Housing Association – Vulnerable Young People – Safeguarding – NEBOSH – IOSH – Birmingham
