Health & Safety Advisor- Back O' Hill- 101478 - 452060
| Posting date: | 09 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £42,276.00 to £44,763.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 December 2025 |
| Location: | Stirling , FK8 1AA |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Stirling Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 452060 |
Summary
Closing Date: 23rd December 2025
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: £42,276-£44,763
Hours: 35 per week
Stirling Council is looking for a Health and Safety Advisor based within the Council’s Health and Safety Team.
This is a permanent role and represents an exciting and challenging opportunity for a self-motivated, well organised individual, who is an experienced Health and Safety professional keen to use, develop and progress their skills as a practitioner within an organisation that is transforming what we do and how we work.
This diverse role requires an innovative forward thinking Health and Safety practitioner who is a team player with excellent communication skills and is influential in their interactions with others. You will have extensive knowledge in the field of workplace Occupational Health and Safety and hold the relevant Health and Safety Qualification and required membership level of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) as detailed in the job description. Plus you will be able to demonstrate where you have driven best practice and improvements in other organisations.
This is a hybrid role with time spent in office, on site and working from home. You will have a hands on systematic approach using the H&S management systems, where you will work pro-actively and reactively within the Health and Safety Team environment as well as providing advice, guidance and support across the organisation. You will also be carrying out functions including, site H&S audits, inspections, spot checks, attending meetings, incident investigations, etc. across a range of Council services with specific support provided in some service areas as required and directed.
You will be a key member of the team in ensuring the continuous improvement of health and safety management across Stirling Council and play an important part in developing and maintaining the health and safety management systems.
Stirling is an ambitious Council with great opportunities and we recognise our employees are at the centre of everything we do. Our aim is to create a supportive working environment which fosters a healthy work life balance and aims to help employees reach their full potential. In additional to your salary you will have access to a range of competitive employee benefits.
If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.
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The Benefits
- 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service) Pro-rated for part time roles.
- Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements where the role allows. We have a good balance across our teams, retaining the benefits to work/life balance of working from home part of the week, with the collaborative and social benefits of working from the office 2-3 days per week
- Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
- Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
- Carers Leave
- Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
- Access to Health & Wellbeing support
- Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Lift share Scheme
- Car Lease Scheme
- Technology Benefit Scheme
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