Health and Safety Co-Ordinator (Estates, Fire & Digital)

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The opportunity

An exciting opportunity to further your Health and Safety expertise within a dynamic workplace that is undergoing rapid change as we support the University's renewed ambitions to improve the student experience and make creative learning safer and more accessible.

As a Health and Safety Coordinator, you will work collaboratively with staff across the University to champion and support safety. Specifically, this will entail:

• Assisting with the administration, monitoring, and carrying out of fire risk assessments, Estates’ risk assessments, safe systems of work.
• Assisting the Health and Safety (Estates, Fire & Digital) team carry out audits and inspections across the estate and help with the reporting and dissemination of reports on findings.
• Monitoring Fire Safety and Estate incident logs.
• Supporting, advising, and helping with the delivery of training and toolbox talks to key stakeholders in fire safety and estates safety compliance.
• Supporting the development of Health and Safety management procedures within Estates and Digital teams.

About you

Our staff come from a diverse range of professional backgrounds both within Higher Education and further afield. We value the diverse experiences they bring with them. If you are a keen enthusiast for safety and excited about the challenge of making safety happen, we want to hear from you.

Skills and personal characteristics needed to be a Health and Safety Coordinator include:

• Affiable, friendly, and approachable demeanour
• Willingness to be hands-on with staff and students
• Able to inform others and explain safety policies and procedures
• Ability to carry out job role duties within capabilities and competence
• Capable of working in a team but also use using your own initiative

You’ll also need:

• Brilliant communication skills, including listening and excellent writing
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and be tech savvy
• Good time and organisation skills
• Excellent observational skills
• Ability to be professional and maintain confidentiality

This will be a competency based interview (STAR) and all candidates need to explain their skills and knowledge against the person specification and job description.

Previous applicants need not apply.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Zele Akhilele, Resourcing Adviser via email at Peoplestaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL

For the fourth year running, University of the Arts London is the world’s second University for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings® 2022. Our diverse and talented community comprises over 5,000 academic, professional, and technical staff. Together we are committed to social purpose. This includes creating a better a more sustainable world and championing race equality. 

We offer highly creative working environments that inspire staff across all areas to fulfil their potential and continuous training to further develop their skills and expertise. We also offer hybrid and flexible working practices, and excellent staff benefits to improve your work life balance. 

Our culture

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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