About the role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health and Safety Officer to ensure Activate Learning's adherence to health and safety regulations across our Oxfordshire Campuses.

Supporting the Group Health and Safety Manager in ensuring legislative compliance for college activities, you'll conduct health and safety inspections/audits, promote a positive culture towards H&S, and provide training to employees across the group.

Maintaining an awareness of current and forthcoming H&S legislation, you'll audit our compliance against this with regular inspections and spot checks, and alert appropriate managers of the remedial actions required to keep abreast of our responsibilities. This will include training staff and senior management to support compliance in their areas.

As the Fire Safety Coordinator for Oxfordshire, you'll also monitor and advise on fire evacuation exercises and support the management of Evacuation Wardens for your regional colleges.

This is a permanent, full-time role and travel will be required between our campus locations across Oxfordshire. Some support at our other colleges may occasionally be needed.

What do you need to be successful as a Health and Safety Officer at Activate Learning?

Applicants for this role must have the following qualifications or equivalent:

• Level 3 NEBOSH Certificate
• TechIOSH grade of a H&S professional body

Alongside these you must have relevant experience from the sector, of H&S training and of achieving performance targets against deadlines.

Ideally candidates would have the following or comparable qualifications, or be willing to work towards them:

• Teaching qualification
• First aid trainer
• H&S trainer

We're looking for candidates who with experience of CDM regulations, radiation safety and COSHH.

You should be familiar with producing reports and presentation, investigating accidents and accident prevention, as well as strong interpersonal and IT skills.

Who we are:

Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning.

We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.

When you work for Activate Learning, you’re working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.

Together, we will bring out the best version of yourself.

Why work with the Activate Learning Group?

Applicants should apply at the earliest opportunity, closed vacancies will prevent application form submission.

Applications are reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts.

Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK, we do not sponsor work permits. Work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.

Applications are encouraged from all candidates who meet or exceed minimum criteria, regardless of age, disability, gender, orientation, race, religion or ethnicity. Activate Learning are committed to employing people with disabilities and will ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you require any reasonable adjustments either at application or interview stage please contact the talent team directly.

Recruitment agencies who submit unsolicited CVs to any partner or employee at Activate Learning, have no authority to enter into an arrangement. Recruitment agencies engaging with Activate Learning Talent Team will be on our PSL.