Health & Safety Coordinator
| Posting date: | 09 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £20,402.09 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 August 2025 |
| Location: | Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2AR |
| Company: | Nelson and Colne College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1120236 |
Summary
Health & Safety Coordinator
Salary: Up to £20,402.09 per annum (£28,522.88 full time equivalent), depending on experience
Hours: 30 per week
Weeks Per Year: 40 weeks per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Site: Accrington & Rossendale College
Closing Date: Sunday 17 August 2025
Interview Date: Friday 29 August 2025
‘Would you like to be part of a team that aims to create the extraordinary?’
Our Organisation
This role is advertised by NCC Professional Services. Part of Nelson and Colne College Group, NCC Professional Services provides expert business support services to the wider College Group.
Accrington and Rossendale College has a proud history of delivering high quality vocational courses and technical training, apprenticeships and higher education provision to the communities that we serve. We excel in providing people with a platform to progress into fantastic employment opportunities with rewarding career prospects.
The Exciting Role
A new and exciting opportunity has become available for a Health & Safety Coordinator to join our Health & Safety team on a permanent basis. The role involves working 30 hours per week, on a 40 week per year contract.
Do you have a passion for keeping people safe and ensuring the smooth running of operations? Are you the kind of person that notices trip hazards before anyone else? If so, we want to hear from you!
We are looking for a proactive, organised and people focused team player to join us. The role will involve working closely with our Health & Safety and Security Manager to help create a safe, welcoming and well-prepared learning environment for our students, staff and visitors.
The role will be based at our Accrington & Rossendale campus, however travel across sites will be required.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Supporting the daily running of our health and safety systems
- Helping carry out risk assessments, inspections and audits
- Assisting with incident investigations and safety reports
- Coordinating fire drills, first aid arrangements and emergency procedures
- Keeping records tidy, up to date and ready for action
- Working with teams across the college to promote a strong safety culture
What We Are Looking For:
- 4 GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above
- IoSH Managing Safely certificate
- Display an interest or passion for keeping people healthy and safe in the workplace
- A keen eye for details and a calm, can-do attitude
- Confidence to speak up, get involved and keep things running smoothly and safely
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise workload to ensure deadlines are achieved
- Have the ability to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate within tight deadlines
- Experience of providing high levels of internal and/or external customer care
What We Offer in Return:
- Generous annual leave entitlement increasing to a maximum of 28 days (with service), plus Bank Holidays and closure days – totalling 41 days per year
- Access to a workplace pension scheme – with employer contributions of 5%
- Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits
- A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
- Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
- Free on-site parking on all College sites
Further Questions?
Please contact our friendly HR Team h.resources@nelsongroup.ac.uk
*Please note we only accept applications submitted via our website*
All of our posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check due to working with vulnerable adults and children. Should you wish to discuss this further, please get in touch with the HR team.
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