About the role

Join our busy Health and Safety Team! 

As an integral part of the team, you will provide a proactive and responsive health and safety service, using experience gained in previous health and safety related roles.

You will support the health and safety team through the provision of expert support and advice. Your enthusiasm and expertise will help support all Council employees to consider and mitigate risks involving all aspects of health and safety management.

As the lead contact and advisor for Educational and Adventurous activities for Team Ceredigion, this post will require you to use your knowledge and experience of the health & safety legislative requirements in order to support the planning, risk assessment and implementation of educational visits, residential outings and adventurous activities for children, young people and adults.

Using excellent communication skills, you will offer support & guidance to those planning activities including schools, educational providers and internal council services for example, youth services. You will be responsible for maintaining and monitoring the EVOLVE system and communicating across all stakeholders involved in the provision of these activities.

This post is temporary, maternity leave cover. Secondment may be considered for existing council employees.

In exchange for your skills and commitment, we will offer you a range of employee benefits including flexible hours scheme, competitive annual leave allowance and a generous pension contribution scheme.

We believe work-life balance is very important. To support you in achieving this, you will have access to the following discretionary benefits:

• Hybrid Working: Subject to certain conditions being met, you may choose to work from home or in an office location.
• Flexi-time: Hours may be worked within a defined bandwidth, Monday to Friday, subject to service needs.

Job Description and Person Specification

For further information and an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Donna Thomas: Donna.Thomas@ceredigion.gov.uk / 07989474261.

Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk. As part of this commitment, certain roles within our organisation require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to assess the suitability of candidates. This role will require an Enhanced DBS check. Please note that the presence of previous convictions will not necessarily disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. We assess each applicant on a case-by-case basis, and take into account the nature and relevance of any convictions in relation to the responsibilities of the role. Our goal is to create an inclusive and supportive work environment where all individuals are treated fairly and with respect. If you have any concerns or questions regarding this process, please feel free to contact us for clarification. Your privacy and dignity are of utmost importance to us throughout the recruitment process.