Group Health and Safety Business Partner
| Posting date: | 11 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 March 2026 |
| Location: | Bury St. Edmunds, Not recorded, IP33 3RL |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2d576f06-ab4b-4ca4-a47f-17bf3e298d0a |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Across our Eastern Education Group sites
• 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - Permanent
• Salary: £39,864 - £42,621 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)
Eastern Education Group is seeking an experienced and proactive Group Health and Safety Business Partner to deliver professional, high-quality health and safety support across our organisation. You will champion a consistent and cohesive approach to health, safety and wellbeing for employees, volunteers and contractors, ensuring compliance with legislation while strengthening culture, engagement and performance. This is a high-profile role requiring visible leadership, expert guidance and a collaborative approach across multiple sites.
Acting as an internal consultant, you will coach and influence managers to fulfil their responsibilities, lead health and safety priorities within business plans, and oversee risk assessment and incident management systems. You will conduct workplace assessments, manage audits and inspections, ensure robust investigation of incidents, and develop impactful training initiatives. Working closely with internal teams and contractors, you will analyse performance data, identify trends and drive continuous improvement, while supporting procurement processes, contributing to strategic objectives and deputising for the Group Head of Health & Safety when required.
The successful candidate will hold a NEBOSH General Certificate and have at least three years’ experience as a Health & Safety Practitioner, ideally across multiple sites and within the education sector. You will bring strong legal knowledge, analytical ability, and the confidence to lead, influence and communicate at all levels. With excellent organisational skills, a commitment to safeguarding, and the flexibility to travel across Group campuses, you will play a pivotal role in fostering a safe, healthy and legally compliant environment where learners and colleagues can thrive.
What the school offers its staff
• Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Free parking
• Canteen
• Company events
• Access to various memberships and discount schemes
• Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression opportunities
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
• Across our Eastern Education Group sites
• 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - Permanent
• Salary: £39,864 - £42,621 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)
Eastern Education Group is seeking an experienced and proactive Group Health and Safety Business Partner to deliver professional, high-quality health and safety support across our organisation. You will champion a consistent and cohesive approach to health, safety and wellbeing for employees, volunteers and contractors, ensuring compliance with legislation while strengthening culture, engagement and performance. This is a high-profile role requiring visible leadership, expert guidance and a collaborative approach across multiple sites.
Acting as an internal consultant, you will coach and influence managers to fulfil their responsibilities, lead health and safety priorities within business plans, and oversee risk assessment and incident management systems. You will conduct workplace assessments, manage audits and inspections, ensure robust investigation of incidents, and develop impactful training initiatives. Working closely with internal teams and contractors, you will analyse performance data, identify trends and drive continuous improvement, while supporting procurement processes, contributing to strategic objectives and deputising for the Group Head of Health & Safety when required.
The successful candidate will hold a NEBOSH General Certificate and have at least three years’ experience as a Health & Safety Practitioner, ideally across multiple sites and within the education sector. You will bring strong legal knowledge, analytical ability, and the confidence to lead, influence and communicate at all levels. With excellent organisational skills, a commitment to safeguarding, and the flexibility to travel across Group campuses, you will play a pivotal role in fostering a safe, healthy and legally compliant environment where learners and colleagues can thrive.
What the school offers its staff
• Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Free parking
• Canteen
• Company events
• Access to various memberships and discount schemes
• Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression opportunities
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.