Vacancy overview

• To support corporate health and safety (CHS) colleagues by maintaining data and IT systems and eventually acting as the team lead in these areas
• To promote the service (CHS), and health and safety management systems across the council
• To provide information to managers and staff with the aim of supporting the management of work-related injuries and ill health
• To organise and promote corporate health and safety digital content, applications, and training programmes
• To lead for CHS in processing payments to suppliers and making internal and external charges.

• Be the first point of contact for CHS enquiries – monitor the mailbox and disseminate enquiries as appropriate
• Maintain the accident and incident and risk assessment database and produce reports and statistics as required
• Work and assist the People, Organisation and Development (POD) service in arranging face-to-face/on-line training courses as requested and to maintain records
• Maintain records of Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPS) and update and review records at least annually for corporate sites
• Maintain and update as required the health and safety corporate webpage with documents, forms, and information
• Eventually become responsible to review and update as requested health and safety guidance documents and forms
• Where required raise purchase orders, arrange payment of invoices and maintain records of all budgetary transactions
• Provide support to the service on a day-to-day basis including minute taking and drafting of reports and guidance documents
• Undertake other duties as directed by line managers as appropriate to the post
• Ensure that good practice, customer care and health and safety are fully blended into day-to-day activities
• Set up and complete a project relevant to your role
• Provide project support across the team as necessary.

• Excellent communication skills with clear spoken and written English
• Able to understand the importance of confidentiality within the workplace and work to LBE policies
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office (specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Accurate with excellent attention to detail
• Able to deal with complex, challenging and sensitive work
• Well presented with a smart appearance
• Able to work flexibly as part of a team, asking and giving support as needed
• Numerate and able to work well with data and statistical information
• Able to use initiative and learn to prioritise own workload
• Aware of equality and diversity and health and safety
• Able to understand the importance of being punctual and the impact that sickness absence has on the effectiveness of the team.

• Is passionate about making Ealing a better place
• Can see and appreciate things from a resident point of view
• Understands what people want and need
• Encourages change to tackle underlying causes or issues.

• Does what they say they’ll do on time
• Is open and honest
• Treats all people fairly.

• Ambitious and confident in leading partnerships
• Offers to share knowledge and ideas
• Challenges constructively and respectfully listens to feedback
• Overcomes barriers to develop our outcomes for residents.

• Tries out ways to do things better, faster and for less cost
• Brings in ideas from outside to improve performance
• Takes calculated risks to improve outcomes
• Learns from mistakes and failures.

• Encourages all stakeholders to participate in decision making
• Makes things happen
• Acts on feedback to improve performance
• Works to high standards.

• 5 GCSEs grades A*-C/9/4 or equivalent (including English and Maths)

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