Trainee Health and Safety Advisor

Contract: Permanent

Location: Tower Hill, London

Salary: £21,544 - £24,135 p.a. + benefits

We are looking for somebody who has a demonstrable interest in developing a career in health and safety. You may be a graduate in Environmental Health or perhaps have worked in a service or customer role in a public-facing organisation and taken on some safety-related duties.

You will be trained by our highly qualified and experienced Head of Health and Safety to carry out the full range of health and safety advisory and support functions – property and staff-related – in a housing association and registered charity. We will pay for you to complete the NBOSH General Certificate and allow you paid study leave.

You must have the ability to follow instructions and procedures, and a really good command of detail. You will have a track record of getting on well with colleagues at all levels. You will happy to interact with our service users and able to cope with people who may display challenging behaviours. You will also need to show how you have taken personal responsibility for developing your own skills and job progression in the past.

In return we offer a variety of benefits including pension scheme, voucher schemes, initiatives to help you maintain a healthy work/life balance and commitment to learning and professional development.

Please ensure that you read the comprehensive job description and person specification for the role. When applying please set out how you meet the requirements for the role, using specific examples to help demonstrate your suitability.

Closing date: 10am on Wed 23 August 2017

Interviews: 4 / 5 September 2017

To find out more and apply please go to www.mungos.org/current_vacancies

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are in the top 50 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2017 and a Disability Confident Employer. To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our clients as well as the communities that we live and work within, we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are in the top 100 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2016. To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our clients as well as the communities that we live and work within, we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.