Health & Safety Auditor (Compliance & Assurance)

Job Purpose

Job Title: Health & Safety Compliance & Assurance Auditor - Temporary Opportunity until March 2027

Hours: 37 hours a week (Monday to Friday)

Advertised Salary: £40,000 + £425 per month Car Cash Allowance.

Base Location: Home-working role. You will be required to travel to a designated work site or hub within our network a minimum of two days per week. Hub location will be discussed at interview stage. 

We are the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions.

We are currently recruiting for a Health & Safety Compliance and Assurance Auditor to join our Health & Safety Team. The Healthy & Safety Compliance and Assurance Auditor will provide compliance assurance through conducting H&S audits and inspections across the Trust and support the Trust’s H&S Team in ensuring standards, operating procedures and processes are relevant and effective, assisting in updating these as needed. You will be required to travel to a designated work site or hub within our network a minimum of two days per week.

Relevant hubs: Leeds/Gloucester/Burnley/Birmingham/Milton Keynes/London/Ellesmere Port/Hatton/Newark. 

• See our network here: canal-and-river-network (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network%C2%A0).
• Find our how we make a difference here: how-we-make-a-difference (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/how-we-make-a-difference).

Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience

Key accountabilities:

• Conduct internal H&S audits and inspections - both on site and desk top - to an agreed schedule, including recommendations for improvement.
• Documenting findings and produce professional reports for the Director of Health & Safety
• Use professional knowledge, experience and audit findings to advise the H&S Team on emerging risks and opportunities for improvement
• Promote the health and safety of all colleagues, volunteers, visitors and members of the public people who draw on our support, and stakeholders.
• Contribute to relevant risk assessments and ensure necessary safeguards are in place.
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to all relevant legislation and internal policies.
• Home based with the option to work from a local area office if preferred. Regular and reasonable travel to different work locations throughout England and Wales.
• Provide H&S subject matter expertise where required by the Trust.
• Ensure continued effectiveness of the Trust’s health and safety management system (HSMS) and its supporting standards, documents and processes
• Monitor developments in the field of health and safety policies and relevant legislation; investigate external best practice and apply learning, developing safety programmes to the benefit of the Trust.
• Contribute positively to continuous improvement in the safety culture of the Trust

About you

Technical: 

• Experienced and knowledgeable in safety compliance auditing and legislative requirements across a broad range of disciplines in health and safety management for employees, contractors, volunteers and the general public (users / visitors). 
• The ability to make pragmatic recommendations taking into account the unique historical infrastructure, environment and ways of working within the Trust. 
• The ability to work proactively to anticipate emerging Trust-wide H&S risks. 
• Confidence in using IT to undertake trend analysis, performance monitoring, and creation of information for the Trust.
• Professionally qualified – NEBOSH dip or equivalent; minimum Certified member of the Institute of Safety and Health (IOSH). 

General: 

• Capable and authoritative communicator to a broad range of audiences across a wide range of circumstances including face to face discussions, negotiations, dealing with people at all levels of the Trust.  Flexibility to develop an appropriate communication style that influences the audience at hand.
• Ability to interpret data, see trends; communicate the same in a range of ways including through reports, presentations, orally and a range of digital outlets.
• Role requires national travel so ability to drive is required - Current driving license and own transport (ability to travel widely necessary for this post The salary has been set at a level to recompense use of your own vehicle for business travel. In addition to your salary you will receive a mileage allowance for all business travel.
• Proven ability to work autonomously, both at an individual and team level.
• Ability to think and respond creatively, positively and with flexibility.
• Experience of completing H&S audits, inspections and desk top compliance reviews.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

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What We Offer

In addition to your annual base salary of £40,000 + £425 per month Car Cash Allowance, we also offer a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits we are also open to flexible working arrangements. These include:

• Competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, where we will double your contribution to a maximum of 10%.
• 25 days paid holiday (plus paid Bank Holidays), increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
• Home working status with ‘hub’ facilities available should you need the flexibility to work outside of home.
• Annual £200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity.
• Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues, e.g. health, financial, well-being and domestic matters.
• Access to a range of employee benefits including store discounts, boating holiday discounts and holiday purchase scheme.
• 2 days paid volunteering leave per annum, allowing you to volunteer for a local community project etc.
• Free fishing facilities across our canal network.

At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.

All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job.

When you join the Canal & River Trust you become a member of an engaged team working to preserve our heritage for future generations. Come and share your passion and knowledge with a team that makes a difference to millions of people every day.

Find out more about us on our website: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us