Head of Health and Safety

Hours: 36 hours per week

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: £60,579.41 per annum

Location: Cross-campus (Ealing, Hammersmith and Southall)

About us:

At West London College, we are committed to championing innovation and creativity, and we invite you to join us on this journey. We welcome applicants who share our values of Ambition, Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, and Inclusion.

We have three college sites across West London: Ealing, Hammersmith, and Southall. By bringing your skills to the College, you will have a valuable opportunity to make a meaningful difference in our students’ education and future.

As a diverse College in the UK, we offer an exciting, innovative and stimulating working environment with a wide range of career opportunities.

For further information about the College, please visit our website.

About the role:

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Health and Safety to lead and manage health and safety across the College’s three campuses.

Reporting to the Director of Estates and Infrastructure, the Head of Health and Safety will provide leadership, advice and guidance at all levels of the organisation. You will act as the central point for all health and safety matters, ensuring the College meets its statutory and legislative obligations while promoting a strong and positive safety culture.

The role will be responsible for developing and implementing effective health and safety management systems, policies and procedures that ensure safe working and learning environments for staff, students and visitors.

You will work closely with senior leaders, managers and key stakeholders to ensure compliance with legislation, drive continuous improvement and embed health and safety best practice across all areas of the College.

The successful candidate will:

• Provide strategic leadership for health and safety across the College.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation including the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
• Develop and implement health and safety policies, procedures and management systems.
• Lead a culture of continuous improvement in health, safety and wellbeing practices.
• Oversee accident and incident reporting, investigation and resolution processes.
• Implement risk assessment and hazard identification processes across all College activities.
• Lead on fire safety, emergency evacuation procedures, lockdown arrangements and First Aid provision.
• Develop and deliver effective health and safety training programmes for staff.
• Manage the health and safety audit programme and ensure improvement actions are implemented.
• Provide assurance to the Senior Leadership Team and Board that legislative requirements are being met.
• Liaise with insurers, HR, managers and external stakeholders on health, safety and wellbeing matters.
• Manage the Health & Safety budget and oversee the provision of personal protective equipment and safety resources.
• This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and experienced health and safety professional to make a significant impact by shaping the College’s safety culture and ensuring a safe environment for our entire community.
• For full details of the role and requirements, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

What we offer:

Our staff are important to us, and we offer a wide range of benefits to recognise the hard work involved in supporting our learners.

• Excellent Holiday Allowance, plus bank holidays (8) and College closure days at Christmas (3)
• Eye care vouchers
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Interest-free loans for Season Tickets and Computers
• Contributory average salary pension with the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities
• Access to Perkbox, our rewards and discount platform
• Access to the College’s Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Discount at the College’s on-site hair and beauty salon

Important Information:

The safety and welfare of our learners and staff is extremely important to us. As part of our safeguarding commitment, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We encourage and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or identity, race, religion or belief, and marriage or civil partnership status.

To apply, please complete the application form before the closing date, as CVs will not be accepted. Please also include a supporting statement outlining how you meet the Person Specification.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, so early applications are encouraged.