Safety Culture and Compliance Manager

Overview

We have an opportunity available for a Safety Culture and Compliance Manager to join our Business Development team.

Salary: £48,163.00 per annum

Hours: 39 per week

Location: Hybrid working - home working alongside travel to Head Office, based in Warrington and Making Space services

Please click here for further details about our organisation.

At Making Space we are driven by a strong set of values that guide us in our mission to make a positive impact on the lives of the people who draw on our support. We live and breathe our values; Kind Hearts, Tailor Making, Dreaming Big, Having Courage and Being Ready, every day and are looking for like-minded people to join us in making a meaningful difference in our community. To find out more about our values and the behaviours that underpin them click here.

Responsibilities

As Safety Culture and Compliance Manager you will lead and coordinate a consistent, proportionate and person-centred approach to safety, health and safety, fire safety and compliance across Making Space's services.

Key responsibilities include:

- Acting as Making Space's lead co-ordinator for creating and sustaining safe, trusted and person-centred environments across all services, offices and operational settings

- Provide competent, practical advice and guidance to managers and colleagues on safety, health and safety, fire safety, risk assessments, safe systems of work, incident management and compliance requirements

- Develop, maintain and review relevant policies, procedures, guidance, toolkits and templates to ensure they remain current and accessible

- Manage relationships with trusted external partners, including consultants, fire safety specialists and contractors

- Support Making Space's services to complete, review and improve local risk assessments, personal emergency evacuation plans, fire evacuation procedures, business continuity arrangements and related records

For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click here.

Qualifications

You must hold the NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety, or an equivalent qualification or be able to demonstrate equivalent competence. You will also have relevant fire safety training or relevant qualification or willingness to undertake further accredited fire safety training.

IOSH membership or TechIOSH status is desirable, with a commitment to work towards relevant professional membership where required.

Benefits

We are constantly reviewing our benefits packages to ensure our employees are receiving the very best company perks and we are always seeking out further additions.

Our current benefits include:

- Stream – Access up to 30% of your wages as you earn

- Electric Car Scheme (subject to salary sacrifice & National Minimum Wage regulations)

- Lifestyle benefits through Bravo Benefits and Health service discounts

- Holidays 25 days plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time)

- Our employees can buy and sell up to 2 weeks holiday – statutory limits apply

- Access to our library of learning through our e-portal

- Want to upskill? We will invest in you and provide you with qualifications in level 2-6 in Health and Social Care, Management, Admin plus other continuous professional development should you wish to further your career within Social Care.

- We invest heavily in your career progression; did you know at least half of our senior posts are filled internally through promotion.

- Travel schemes including cycle to work, car maintenance and 55p per mile travel expenses.

- We run a colleague engagement hub with monthly and annual colleague awards

- Pension Scheme 3% employer contribution as a minimum

- Paid Sick leave

Successful applicants will be subject to employment checks, including DBS and references checks and provided with safeguarding training. Making Space is an equal opportunities employer. We can only accept applications from those who are legally entitled to live and work within the United Kingdom.