Are you working in a Health & Safety role and looking for a new challenge?

Would you like to work for an organisation where your contribution supports autistic people to lead independent and fulfilling lives?

Regional Health & Safety Lead (Scotland)

Head Office Scotland

£31,547.53 p.a. pro rata (based on 35 hours pw)

21 hours per week

Job Reference: RH&SL/HOS/502

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Head Office Scotland as Regional Health & Safety Lead.

As Regional Health & Safety Lead you would be responsible for the effective and efficient management of all Health of Safety in Scotland. Ensuring that the services and staff in Scotland are supported to deliver an effective, efficient and safe service through the coordination and management of Autism Initiatives’ property and facilities.

The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of health & safety, property/facilities management and managing projects, and will be confident liaising with staff and external contacts. The post holder will be expected to travel regularly to our services throughout Scotland to conduct inspections and property visits.

Benefits of working with us include:

• 31 days pro rata Annual Leave, including Bank holidays
• Your birthday off every year, to treat yourself!
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Medicash Healthcare Plan
• Eligibility to become a Blue Light Card Member for online & high street discounts

The successful candidate must be willing to apply for a Basic Disclosure through Disclosure Scotland. Autism Initiatives will cover the cost of the application.

Please see our Job Description and Person Specification available in the Apply Now Section for further details about the role.

The closing date for completed applications is Wednesday 19^th March 2025.

Interviews will be held late March/April 2025.

Please note we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Benefits of working with us

In addition to excellent rates of pay, a contributory pension and generous holiday entitlements, you will enjoy an enhanced range of benefits designed to reward the outstanding support that staff provide. Some of these benefits start immediately, whilst others are awarded at later dates in recognition of loyalty, dedication and long service.

Full details of all staff benefits are available on our intranet once you start working with us as benefits may vary from role to role, but here’s a brief run-down of a few of them:

• Monthly staff cash prize draw
• Your birthday off work every year
• Medicash health scheme, providing cash towards medical costs, gym discounts and more
• Employee Assistance Programme – free support from experts on a wide range of subjects from childcare and probate, to managing money and work life balance.
• Additional paid holidays after 1, 2 and 3 years’ service
• Extra paid holidays in milestone service years
• Financial wellbeing programme providing flexible access to pay
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Career break scheme
• Wagestream financial planning and support App – enables you to access money earned before pay day, set up savings and gain control of your finances

Before you start

Ahead of filling in our application form – please make sure you carefully read the Job Description; Person Specification – essential and desirable shortlisting criteria and base your statements on these.

Detail your experience; skills and demonstrate how you have achieved these in the written sections. It is essential that you show on your application form otherwise you may not be shortlisted.

Before you start your application it would be helpful to have the following information on hand:

• Qualifications/Education History / Professional Memberships
• Details of current employment and previous employment history
• Contact Details of 2 Referees – the first must be from your current employer, please note that references will not be contacted until offers of employment have been accepted and permission has been given to do so.

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