Health and Safety Officer / Trainer – Leisure

Job Title: Leisure Health and Safety / Trainer

Location: Harrogate

Salary: £26,999 – £28,785 per annum

Job type: Full time, Permanent (37 hours per week)

Closing Date: 17^th June 2019

The Role:

In liaison with Senior Management, coordinate Health & Safety (H&S) across Culture Tourism & Sports (CTS) to ensure a standard and consistent approach to H&S is adopted. Organisation and delivery of training courses and programmes within CTS, HBC and external participants.

Job Duties:

• Manages and coordinates health & Safety (H&S) across CTS providing specialist advice
• Undertakes site visits to audit, monitor and review operational Health & Safety issues and procedures
• Prepares reports, issues actions plans and ensures recommendations are implemented to ensure safe working practice is in place
• Interprets legislative guidance and documentation to ensure standard practice across the service
• In liaison with Operations Support Manager & CTS Management Team
• Leads and coordinates Trainer Assessor group and ensures procedures, standards and protocols are in place to deliver on-going training programme effectively
• Liaises with management teams to identify and resolve training needs to meet service requirements
• Coordinates and delivers community and outreach work through schools, Crucial Crew etc.
• Prepares reports for CTS teams regarding Health & Safety matters
• Prepares, organises and coordinates a range of training courses to meet budget targets
• Coordinates meetings, updates and paperwork for Trainer Assessor group
• Reviews and updates format and content of new and existing training programmes and ensures that training records are in place and maintained across the service

Key Requirements:

Essential

• Operational experience in leisure or related field
• Facilitation and delivery of training programmes including First Aid, Manual Handling, NPLQ
• Management and implementation of Health & Safety systems and procedures
• Further Education qualification in leisure or related field. Full UK Driving Licence
• Recognised Training Qualification
• Recognised Health & Safety Qualification (level 3), First Aid at Work, Qualified First Aid Tutor
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and current issues in leisure management
• Knowledge of Training and Development systems
• Knowledge of Health & Safety in leisure or related field
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing
• Able to recognise and manage risk and assess priorities
• Able to recognise, initiate and manage change in working practices

Desirable

• Degree or Higher Education qualification in a related field
• Further professional training qualifications
• Royal Life Saving Society Trainer Assessor Qualification

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