Health and Safety Manager

Are you a Health and Safety Manager looking to expand your experience in a rewarding environment?

St Mungo's is a housing association and homelessness charity, providing a variety of services to people experiencing homelessness, which range from emergency and long-term accommodation to street outreach.

We are looking for a Health and Safety Manager to join the Safety and Quality team who are committed to maintaining high levels of health and safety (H&S) standards for our clients, residents and colleagues.

In the role of Health and Safety Manager you will play a crucial role in ensuring the organisation meets its legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations, while fostering a culture of safety and wellbeing for all stakeholders.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing relevant policy and procedure, training and advice service across St Mungo's, ensuring these are reviewed and maintained to meet requirements
• Organising a programme of audits, investigations, reviews and monitoring against health and safety standards in both a planned and reactive manner and leading a team of Officers and Advisors to effectively deliver this programme of work
• Facilitating engagement with health and safety activities across the organisation through various channels, such as briefings, presentations, and training sessions
• Providing line management, support and supervision to a small H&S team

In this role, you will be required to work flexibly for at least 2 days per week from our Central Office in Tower Hill, London. This allows for in person collaboration, team building, and other relationship building opportunities. We support a flexible approach to work with opportunities for agile working for the rest of your week from home or other St Mungo's London or regional locations.

About you

We are looking for a proactive, detail-oriented individual who will demonstrate a strong commitment to health and safety standards, possess the ability to effectively engage and train others, and exhibit sound judgment in handling complex situations.

You will be able to demonstrate:

• Experience of working within housing associations, the homelessness sector, or similar housing /social care sector
• Understanding of the issues faced by people experiencing homelessness and an interest in working for a homelessness charity
• The ability to transfer your skills and experience to the housing/homelessness sector, ensuring the safety of and wellbeing of St Mungo's clients, colleagues and other stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships and influence a variety of different people at different levels
• Experience of leading health and safety programmes, carrying out audits, investigations, reviews, and monitoring in terms of health and safety
• Experience of leading and managing staff and motivating them to provide a high standard of service

What we offer

• Excellent development and growth opportunities
• A diverse and inclusive workplace
• Great pay and other benefits

How to apply

To find out more and apply please click apply.

Closing date: 10am on 27 November 2024.

Interview and assessments on: 9 December 2024.

We are working hard to create a diverse and fully inclusive culture where everyone feels valued and we welcome applications from all under-represented groups, particularly Global Majority candidates who are underrepresented at this management level.