Reference: CBC25003
Salary details: £44,711 to £47,754 per year
Job term: permanent
Appointment type: full time
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Town Hall
Department: Digital, Human Resources and Customer Services
CBC25003 - Job description and person specification.
Candidates must possess the necessary right to work authorisation to enable them to work for Chesterfield Borough Council. Regrettably, we are unable to provide sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this juncture.
Join our team!
Chesterfield Borough Council is seeking a dynamic and experienced senior health, safety, and risk practitioner to join our ambitious and forward-thinking team.
As part of the senior role, you will have the opportunity to drive significant positive change across our diverse range of services.
About the role
As a key member of our health, safety, and risk service, you will:
- collaborate with various directorates to ensure the safety, health, and wellbeing of our employees, partners, and the public
- safeguard council assets, property, and reputation through effective health, safety, risk management and resilience practices
- maintain a visible presence within the services you support, fostering a strong and modern health and safety culture
- act as a facilitator, not a blocker, ensuring that health and safety measures enable, rather than hinder, operational efficiency
- develop and implement cost-effective innovative ways of working to support health and safety policies and practices that leverage digital tools and data-driven insights
We offer:
- a chance to be part of a vibrant and supportive team dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of health and safety, risk management and resilience arrangements
- the opportunity to contribute to a period of significant transformation within the council
- a role that requires and values your experience in change management, gap analysis, and improvement programmes
To excel in this role, you should be:
- a chartered member of the institution of occupational safety and health
- self-motivated, tenacious, and professionally competent
- skilled in handling challenging situations and resistant to change with calmness and professionalism
- experienced in developing and applying health and safety policies and innovative working methods
- comfortable deputising for the strategic health, safety, and risk manager and participating in the internal emergency planning liaison team
Flexibility is required, including the possibility of out-of-hours work. Experience in risk management, emergency planning, or business continuity is beneficial but not essential.
For a more detailed description of the role or to have an informal conversation, please contact Grant Ilett at grant.ilett@chesterfield.gov.uk. The job description and person specification are attached. Apply today and help shape a safer, healthier future for Chesterfield.
The council is an excellent employer with rewarding conditions of service, which include leave entitlement, flexible and agile working, progressive HR policies, access to the local government pension scheme, discounted leisure membership, and car parking.
How to apply
Interested candidates should initially apply with their CV and a covering letter stating the job title, and clearly demonstrating suitability and experience for the role. Please send it to hrjobs@chesterfield.gov.uk no later than the closing date shown below.
If you don't already have a CV you can use our template below. We also have advice about how to write your cover letter.
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Closing date: 20 February 2025
Provisional interview date: 4 March 2025
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