Health and Safety Officer, Full time

The University of Roehampton is recruiting to the role of Health and Safety Officer to join our University Health and Safety team. This is an exciting time to join the team as we play a key role in supporting the University deliver on its ambitious strategy over the next 5 years.

This role is ideal for someone who has a keen interest in Health and Safety, thrives on delivering excellence, has pride in their ability to multitask. The successful candidate will provide health and Safety advice and support across the University and will collaborate with colleagues across both academic and support functions , as such the ability to understand and interpret varying needs is crucial’.

Key responsibilities will include: supporting academic and professional service colleagues in relation to risk management; managing the University DSE programme; delivering H+S related training; and overseeing our contractor management. The successful candidate will have skills and experience in delivering H+S related training in an easy to follow manner, providing legal and compliance advice to non H+S staff and a track record in working collaboratively with stakeholder staff and services.

We are London’s Campus University, based on a beautiful 54-acre parkland campus close to the River Thames with excellent transport links and a short walk to Barnes train station (8 minutes to Clapham Junction, 20 minutes to Central London). This short video will give you a taste of life at our wonderful campus and its excellent facilities.

Professional Services/Support staff up to Grade RU6 have access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Our full range of benefits are available here.

Further information can be found on the job description, or by visiting the working at Roehampton pages of our website.

The University is committed to promoting diversity and equality of opportunity and aims to create a culture and environment where students and staff are treated fairly. The University is an equal opportunities and ‘disability confident’ employer.

The closing date for completed applications is: 27th April 2025

It is expected that interviews will be held w/c 7th May 2025

To enable us to respond to the market, we may interview before the closing date, so please don’t hesitate to get your application completed.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this role. Candidates who apply for this role must already hold the legal right to work in the UK

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