Health and Safety Officer (S298)
Riverside College Halton, Kingsway, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7QQ14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
11 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
28 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £35,733 - £37,902
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications
- Minimum of NEBOSH Certificate, or equivalent
- Level 2 qualification in literacy and numeracy
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Member of IWFM (desirable)
Knowledge/Experience
- Experience of supporting the Health and Safety in a work place environment
- Experience of the FE sector would be an advantage
- An understanding of estates operations
- Experience of influencing positive health and safety behaviours
- Clear understanding of customer service
- Experience of effective team working and promoting relationships between staff, students and the community
Skills/Attributes
- Excellent communication skills
- Flexible approach
- Customer focused
- Logical approach to problem solving
- Strong IT skills including competent use of Microsoft 365 and SharePoint
- Ability to think and plan creatively
Additional Requirements
- Will be required to work across all college sites
- Willingness to work flexible hours
Post Information
- Reports to Head of Health & Safety
- Salary – £35,733 - £37,902
- The post holder will undertake all duties and responsibilities in compliance with regulatory, legislative and college procedural requirements.
What the college offers its staff
Employee Assistance Programme/Wisdom Wellbeing
Pension
Eye Test Vouchers
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.
View advert on college website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Riverside College Halton
- 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
- kerry.scott@riversidecollege.ac.uk
- Phone number
- 0151 257 2800
Cronton Sixth Form College and Riverside College are highly popular and successful colleges, conveniently located in Widnes, within easy reach of Liverpool, Manchester and Chester. The colleges currently cater for over 3,900 16-18 students, over 2,000 adults, 350 Higher Education students and over 500 Apprentices. We also won Employer of the Year at the Halton Business Awards June 2025.
Following an Ofsted inspection in April 2024, the Colleges have been given the highest possible rating of OUTSTANDING for a second time.
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