SLA12942 - Health and Safety Advisor

Job Description

Varied, stimulating and challenging are words that describe the role of Health and Safety Advisor at South Lanarkshire Council.

An opportunity to lead the Council’s health and safety team has arisen and the Council is looking for a skilled individual to support and supervise the day to day running of the team as well as contributing to the longer term planning for safety across the Council.

The 35 hour working week is flexible to include a mixture of home and office based working. There are up to 33 days annual leave (depending on length of service) and 10 public holidays. A range of family friendly policies are also in place to support the best possible work life balance.

Requirements

Disclosure

The preferred candidate will be subject to a Basic Disclosure provided by Disclosure Scotland prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

Applications online

Please note all correspondence will be sent to your email account.

Responsibilities

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council are Equal Opportunities employees and encourage applications from all members of the community.   As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum behaviour requirements for the position.  

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant.  Veterans are guaranteed an interview where their previous employer was the armed forces and who meet the minimum requirements for the position. 

The Individual

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working, including consideration of a condensed working week, e.g. 4 days, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)