Assistant Health and Safety Officer
Heart of Yorkshire Education Group, Margaret Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2DH16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week 52 weeks per year 09:00am to 17:00pm Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £30,438 to £32,292 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you have a passion for health and safety?
We are recruiting for an Assistant Health & Safety Officer to join our Health & Safety team. In this role, you will support the Health & Safety Manager and Deputy Health & Safety Manager in coordinating, promoting, and providing professional health and safety advice across the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group, helping to ensure a safe and compliant environment for staff, learners, contractors, and visitors.
As an Assistant Health and Safety Officer your duties will include:
Actively supporting and promoting Health and Safety for the College, through open engagement with students, staff and visitors.
- Delivering a structured programme of health and safety training throughout each academic year, identifying key areas and compliance with changes to legislation
- Reviewing and promoting risk assessments
- Conduct investigation of incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses on and off College premises
The role of Assistant Health and Safety Officer within College is varied, and every day is different, with new challenges. You will get to meet and support staff from all areas of the College such as Motor Vehicle, Construction, Hair & Beauty, Hospitality & Catering, Horticulture and Animal Care.
We are looking for a qualified, experienced Health and Safety professional, who is enthusiastic and passionate about Health and Safety and in turn an excellent communicator who can provide Health and Safety guidance and support to staff working in Curriculum and Service Areas of the College. You should be proactive in identifying areas that require support and promote a positive Health and Safety culture.
You will have:
- · GCSEs in English and Maths A*-C/9-4 or equivalent
- · NEBOSH General Certificate
- · A NEBOSH Fire Certificate is desirable but not essential
- · The ability to travel between sites for day to day activities and in case of emergencies
If you have the skills and experience, we are looking for, we would love to hear from you.
See what we have to offer and come and join us. You won’t be disappointed.
What the college offers its staff
Benefits include:
- Generous Annual Leave (30 days annual leave + bank holidays + 5 College closure days)
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Personal and Professional Development opportunities
- Discounted Metro Card Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Access to employee assistance programme
- Reduced price personal gym membership
- Access to a wide range of high street discounts (retail, supermarkets and restaurants)
- Annual Staff Recognition Awards
Further information about the job
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 16 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 16 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- hr.recruit@heartofyorkshire.ac.uk
The Heart of Yorkshire Education Group serves the education and skills needs of the Yorkshire region from its colleges in Castleford, Selby and Wakefield. As a new, combined institution, the Group was formed following the merger of Selby College and Wakefield College on 1st March 2022.
Across its three Colleges, the Group serves nearly 10,000 students including full-time, Higher Education and Apprentices. With a combined turnover of £36 million, the Group currently employs more than 930 teaching and support staff.
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Margaret Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2DH
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