Health & Safety Advisor

The Gorse Academies Trust, Leeds, LS27 0LZ

140 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Start date to be agreed with the successful candidate.

• Closing date

  31 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 Hours Per Week, All Year Round
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: SO1 (SCP 23-25) £34,434 – £36,363

What skills and experience we're looking for

The GORSE Academies Trust is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of

The GORSE Academies Trust is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Health & Safety Advisor, working as part of our central Estates and Health & Safety team. This role is vital to ensuring the highest standards of safety across our organisation.

Reporting to the Health & Safety Manager, the postholder will support the implementation and continuous improvement of health and safety practices across the Trust. You will assist with audits, investigations, and compliance monitoring, providing accurate information and recommendations to help maintain a safe environment for staff and students.

As a trusted advisor, you will offer expert guidance to Principals and Governing Bodies, preparing formal reports and contributing to decision-making on Health & Safety and Fire Safety matters.

Potential applicants should have:

• A Full UK driving license and daily access to a vehicle, the role will involve working at all of the academies in the Trust.
• NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (Level 4).
• Strong understanding of health and safety legislation, statutory compliance, and best practice in educational settings.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing for senior stakeholders.

What the school offers its staff

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

About us:

Led by Sir John Townsley, the nationally renowned GORSE Academies Trust has a central mission; to ensure that we play a significant role in removing the stubborn link between poverty and academic underperformance. We achieve this through providing all students, but particularly those who have the most challenging and complex backgrounds, with a rigorous and academic education which challenges and develops them, not only academically, but also socially. We believe that this will prepare them for life not only in Britain, but across the world.

We aspire for our young people to acquire the Gift of Choice, that is the ability for them to be able to actively choose their next steps, at whatever age, as opposed to having avenues closed off to them as a consequence of a poor skillset or qualifications base. The impact of the work of by professionals can be acutely seen in the trust’s performance, for example, in 2022-23 GORSE was the highest performing trust in the country (for trusts with 5 or more schools in them) for whole cohort Progress 8 and for disadvantaged Progress 8. Furthermore, the trust is proud that all of its establishments (with the exception of those that are currently ungraded) are Ofsted Good or Outstanding. This is only possible because of the exceptional members of staff and the tremendous support offered within the trust.

If you would like to know more about our Trust, please visit our website at www.tgat.org.uk.

How to Apply:

If you areas excited about this role as we are, you can download the Job Description, Person Specification, and Application Form from the trust website at www.tgat.org.uk/jobs, request them by email at recruitment@tgat.org.uk or call us on 0113 487 8888.

If you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will be shortlisted and invited to interview while this advert remains live, if a successful candidate is found the advert will be withdrawn. We therefore strongly encourage you to apply as soon as possible so you do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

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About The Gorse Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Gorse Academies Trust website
• Email address: recruitment@tgat.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-gorse-academies-trust

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