About this role
THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
About Us:
Are you keen to shape the future of Scotland’s capital city? The City of Edinburgh Council is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to work with us and deliver key services across our capital city. We’re the second largest local authority in Scotland with a workforce of over 19,000 who all play a crucial role in maintaining and supporting vital services to over 500,000 residents. We offer an incredible variety of career opportunities across a broad range of sectors. Join us and you’ll find a role where you can make a difference and grow your career.
Our Culture:
Our Behaviours, respect, integrity, and flexibility guide everything that we do, and we strive to make sure all colleagues feel valued and have a sense of belonging in the workplace. We want to make sure that we bring people into our roles who demonstrate Our Behaviours and are dedicated and committed to our purpose of serving our community. We are focused on delivering excellent customer service to meet citizens needs and make the city a better place.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
We recognise the benefits that diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds bring to our organisation, and we’re committed to employing a workforce that represents the population of the city we serve. We particularly encourage applicants from under-represented groups including women, LGBT+ people, racially minoritised groups, people with disabilities and people who are neurodivergent.
As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we're delighted to announce that we have extended our guaranteed interview scheme to include all applicants who are or have been care experienced, and who meet the essential criteria for the post. This extends our current arrangements of being a Disability Confident Employer, that guarantee an interview to applicants who meet the criteria for the post and who declare a disability.
Happy to talk flexible working.
Colleague Support and Wellbeing
As outlined in our People Strategy 2024-27, we aim to nurture a healthy workforce where we can all thrive. We offer regular events, initiatives and learning opportunities covering a range of different health and wellbeing topics.
We’re committed to supporting employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. There are several policies in place to support this ranging from flexible work options to career breaks. Our full suite of employment policies can be found here.
We have a range of support options available including access to counselling, a mental health support service, an occupational health service, speak up supporters and a colleague listening service.
Reasonable Adjustments:
We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience at work for all our colleagues and we’ll work hard to ensure that we meet the changing needs of colleagues throughout their time with us. We’re also geared up to support all candidates who may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Candidates invited for interview, should let the hiring manager know what they need, and they will do everything they can to accommodate your request.
H&S Adviser (Operational) Waverley Court Salary: £40,501 - £47,639 Hours: 36 per week To assist the Senior Health and Safety Adviser in the provision of an effective and customer focused occupational health and safety service, working in (but not exclusively) one of the following functional areas: • Strategic Support • Operational Support As health and adviser for the Corporate Health and Safety team, you will be expected to; Assist the Council Health and Safety Manager to develop, promote and sustain a best value, customer focused health and safety service to support the Council’s strategic objectives and performance standards. Assist the Senior and Principal Health and Safety Adviser in the provision of advice to line management on health and safety competencies relevant to levels of responsibility and / or work activities in the service areas to assist management identify any training needs. Where appropriate, contribute to the development and delivery of training, development workshops or briefings for managers and employees. Contribute to the development of effective health and safety management systems, policies and procedures that reflect best practice and comply with health and safety legislation. Develop and maintain close and effective links with managers and local Trade Union Representatives, ensuring that service needs are responded to promptly. Provided managers with professional advice on all matters relating to occupational health and safety affecting the Council as an employer and service provider. Work in partnership with managers to support the development and implementation of safe and health working practices and environments. Undertake any other relevant and appropriate duties. To be successful in this role, you will need:
• At least 5 years’ post NEBOSH certificate experience in a specific health and safety role • CMIOSH preferred (or working towards) • NEBOSH Diploma, (or equivalent), if not held on appointment will be required to obtain the full Diploma within 3 years of appointment to the role. • Awareness of current H&S legislation and how it impacts H&S across CEC • Membership of IOSH preferred • Experience of developing H&S procedures and guidance • Experience in working in a team and individually, as well as with other internal stakeholders. • Experience in reporting and investigating RIDDORs We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview. Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4 As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working. You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. Happy to talk flexible working. Follow us on X at @edincounciljobs View H&S Adviser (Operational) job description View H&S Adviser (Operational) person specification
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