Health & Safety Advisor
| Posting date: | 08 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,685.06 to £28,978.95 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 August 2025 |
| Location: | Bishop Auckland, County Durham |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Bishop Auckland College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | RS25/26/56 |
Summary
Are you passionate about creating safe and supportive environments for learning and work? Bishop Auckland College Group are seeking a proactive and knowledgeable Health & Safety Advisor to join our team and ensure a positive culture of health, safety and wellbeing across our community.
As the Health & Safety Advisor, you will play a key role in supporting the Group to meet its legal obligations and best practice standards in health and safety. You will work collaboratively with staff across all departments and sites to promote a safe, healthy and compliant environment for students, staff and visitors.
The successful candidate will provide profession advice and guidance on all aspects of health and safety; conduct risk assessments, audits and inspections; support incident investigations and recommending corrective actions.
The ideal candidate will have a Level 3 qualification in Health & Safety or closely related discipline, IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent, NEBOSH (or be willing to complete within 18 months) and First Aid at Work (or willing to complete within 3 months).
We’re looking for someone with a strong commitment to safety, excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively across a diverse organisation
Key information
Grade: harmonised pay scale 25 (unqualified)-27 (qualified) (£27,685.06 - £28,978.95 per annum)
Hours: 37 hours per week, permanent position
Post: No.: RS25/26/56
Closing date: Wednesday 20 August 2025 at 12 noon
This role will include responsibilities within safeguarding and the postholder will be engaging in regulated activity.
Bishop Auckland College Group are committed to and value equality of opportunity, inclusion and diversity.
Bishop Auckland College Group are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all learners and any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as well as other required pre-employment checks.
For an application pack, please visit https://bacoll.ac.uk/about-the-college/job-vacancies/
As the Health & Safety Advisor, you will play a key role in supporting the Group to meet its legal obligations and best practice standards in health and safety. You will work collaboratively with staff across all departments and sites to promote a safe, healthy and compliant environment for students, staff and visitors.
The successful candidate will provide profession advice and guidance on all aspects of health and safety; conduct risk assessments, audits and inspections; support incident investigations and recommending corrective actions.
The ideal candidate will have a Level 3 qualification in Health & Safety or closely related discipline, IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent, NEBOSH (or be willing to complete within 18 months) and First Aid at Work (or willing to complete within 3 months).
We’re looking for someone with a strong commitment to safety, excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively across a diverse organisation
Key information
Grade: harmonised pay scale 25 (unqualified)-27 (qualified) (£27,685.06 - £28,978.95 per annum)
Hours: 37 hours per week, permanent position
Post: No.: RS25/26/56
Closing date: Wednesday 20 August 2025 at 12 noon
This role will include responsibilities within safeguarding and the postholder will be engaging in regulated activity.
Bishop Auckland College Group are committed to and value equality of opportunity, inclusion and diversity.
Bishop Auckland College Group are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all learners and any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as well as other required pre-employment checks.
For an application pack, please visit https://bacoll.ac.uk/about-the-college/job-vacancies/