Health & Safety Officer
Long Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 8PX21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
17 August 2026 at 9am
Date listed
27 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £33,232.00 - £35,395.00 Annually (Actual)
Health & Safety Officer job summary
Health & Safety Officer
Full-Time Permanent £33,232.00 - £35,395.00 Commence September 2026
Long Road Sixth Form College is a thriving, successful post-16 Sixth Form College with 2,600 students on roll across a variety of studies. Conveniently located close to the M11 and A14, the college is set next to the Biomedical Campus in its own attractive grounds in the beautiful and expanding city of Cambridge. Long Road was judged by OFSTED to be Good or Outstanding in all five categories at its most recent inspection in February 2025.
In this role you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining effective health, safety, and environmental policies to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and industry standards. You will investigate workplace incidents and near-misses and report accordingly, provide safety induction to new employees, and act as the point of contact for Fire Service and maintain updated evacuation procedures.
Our ideal candidate will have a minimum three years’ experience in an Health and Safety Role, strong knowledge of Health & Safety regulations, and a relevant qualification such as NEBOSH or OSHA. You will be confident and willing to lead by example, being hands on as require. Strong communication, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to risk management are essential to successfully perform in this role.
A good standard of general fitness is required due to the layout and design of buildings, which requires significant walking and climbing of stairs
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Long Road Sixth Form College
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 16 to 19
- Education phase
- Sixth form or college
- Size
- Up to 2600 pupils
- Age range
- 16 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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