Health Safety & Wellbeing Officer

Location: Newmarket House, Cross Green Leeds, and various other locations including Kirkstall and Henshaw at Yeadon as required As a Health, Safety & Wellbeing Officer, you'll thrive on creating a positive Health, Safety and Wellbeing culture in our teams across the Environmental Services; supporting and working with Refuse Collection, the Cleaner Neighbourhoods Team, the Household Waste & Recycling Centres and associated functions as part of our wider Wellbeing Team. More about the role The attention and interest on how we collect, recycle and dispose of the city's waste and keep the streets clean has never been greater. This is an opportunity to bring your transferrable experience and skills to the management of environmental services in Leeds; the second largest council in the UK. Environmental Services cover a wide range of functions and altogether has over 830 staff - spanning operational, back-office, supervisory and managerial roles. As our next Health Safety & Wellbeing Officer you'll work with colleagues who manage and collect all of the Cities household waste bins, who keep the streets & neighbourhood's clean and who operate the 8 Household Waste Recycling Centres - much of this is a 7 day a week service virtually 363 days a year. This is great opportunity for you to join a forward thinking and motivated team, working across a variety of Services to help improve compliance with all Health and Safety requirements, policies, standards and procedures, along with making a real difference to people's well-being in the work-place. You will be part of embedding and supporting a positive well-being and safety culture, assisting, leading and supporting teams and managers to provide health, safety & wellbeing advice to ensure a safe workplace - making a real impact on people. The Health, Safety & Wellbeing Officer will be part of a networked team of professional Health & Safety Officers based in different Service Areas. The role will be part of Environmental Services, but will also receive additional support from our Corporate HSW Business Partner, and the network of HSW Officers elsewhere in the Directorate to ensure professional support is provided and best practice shared. This role will directly contribute to improved wellbeing and reduced work-related injuries and illness for our employees and colleagues. The successful candidate will be a highly flexible, well-motivated self-starter who possesses excellent communication skills and a commitment to ensuring the highest level of health and safety., Job Purpose: Support and advice managers to meet create a positive HSW culture and improve compliance with all statutory Health and Safety requirements and relevant Council Policies, standards and procedures.,

• Assist, lead and support teams and managers to provide health, safety & wellbeing advice on a day-to-day basis to ensure a safe workplace and activities across all sections of the service.
• Ensure all accidents, incidents and near misses are correctly reported, and provide support to investigation teams in accordance with our policies and procedures.
• Conduct regular reviews and provide summaries, analysis, and reports to support the management of risk, consultation, and improvement.
• Conduct manual handling, Personal Risk and COSHH plus PUWER assessments.
• Undertake internal monitoring/inspection of compliance and working practices to provide assurance that systems are operating robustly.
• Comply with all internal health, safety and wellbeing Policies, Procedures, Practices and Legislation.
• Assist with the training and development of staff across the Service on health and safety procedures and competencies.
• Work with and assist the Corporate Health, Safety & Wellbeing Team on a range of improvement initiatives.
• Liaise with union and non-union Safety Representatives and attend Safety Committees as required.
• Develop excellent relationships with key stakeholders in support of overall and local health and safety objectives, in particular managers at all levels, Trade Unions, HR etc.
• The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post., Understand and embrace Leeds City Council Values and Behaviours and codes of conduct
• Committed to continuous improvement in all areas and work towards delivering the Best City Ambition of Health & Wellbeing, Inclusive Growth and Zero Carbon
• Able to understand and observe Leeds City Council equality and diversity policies.
• Willingness to actively participate in training and development activities
• Flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required commensurate to grade.
• Participate in appraisal, training, and development activities.
• Be aware of and comply with Leeds City Council policies and procedures.
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure equality for all working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding, equality & diversity policies of Leeds City Council.
• Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation, and any form of abuse, reporting any concerns to the appropriate person
• The Council has adopted a flexibility protocol and the role will be expected to work within these parameters.
  
  As our next Health, Safety & Wellbeing Officer, you will bring the following to the role:
• A sound experience of working within a Health & Safety role.
• A confident, well organised approach, with a flexible 'can-do' attitude as a key team player.
• Excellent communication and organisation skills to encourage, educate and support colleagues make good HSW choices.
• Experience of workplace risk, compliance, legislation, data trend analysis and control measures to drive improvement and injury reduction.
• Good IT knowledge and able to use a range of M365 and in-house applications
• You will also need to have access to a vehicle for work and be qualified to NEBOSH General Certificate level or equivalent., Qualifications A minimum of NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent.
Essential Requirements It is essential that the Candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria. Candidates will only be shortlisted if they can demonstrate that they meet all the essential requirements.
• Experience of working within a H&S role.
• Detailed knowledge of current health and safety legislation.
• Confident, well organised, with a flexible 'can-do' attitude, have attention to detail and be a team player who supports and influences others
• Excellent communication and organisation skills to encourage, educate and support colleagues make good HSW choices.
• Good IT knowledge and able to use a range of M365 and in-house applications.
• A full driving license is required for this role.
• Experience of workplace risk, compliance, legislation, data trend analysis and control measures to drive improvement and injury reduction.
  
  Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.
  
  a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
• a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
• a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further