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

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

Our culture

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

We understand the benefits of using AI in work. But, if you are thinking of using it to submit an application, we ask you to think about what value it adds. AI tools tend to lack the personal touch and authenticity we value in candidates. We encourage you to showcase your unique knowledge and skills using your own voice.

If we receive a high volume of applications, the closing day date might close early. We aim to communicate any changes to the closing date with at least 24 hours’ notice. If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please refer to our Contact us page.

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