We are Hestia. We make a difference.
At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. We provide a range of services, including Domestic Abuse support, Modern Slavery assistance, Mental Health & Complex Needs care, and Criminal Justice. Our mission is to empower individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve independence.
The service you will work in….
Hestia is committed to putting Health and Safety at the heart of service delivery and the Audit function role is a key component in this. This role will help to ensure that staff understand their role in H&S and that residential settings are safe.
A day in this role looks like….
As a Health & Safety Compliance Officer at Hestia, you will play a crucial role in our service. Your contributions will directly influence the lives of our service users, guiding them towards a path of empowerment and independence.
A day will never look the same and some of the things you can expect to do/be responsible for are:
- Carrying out inspections and audits and ensuring health and safety rules are being observed. • Providing safety advice and guidance, engaging and coaching staff to help drive a positive safety culture. Reminding managers of their health and safety obligations and responsibilities and providing practical advice to line managers on required standards and necessary actions.
- Inducting new managers and teams in Hestia health and safety systems and processes and signposting them to further safety training opportunities.
- Developing positive relationships with operational teams to improve “on the-ground” knowledge and practice, with the aim of achieving a clean, well-maintained and injury-free work environment.
- Providing advice on the completion of risk assessments and local health and safety documentation, advising where further assessment is required and ensuring documentation meets safety standards.
- Raising any health, safety or environmental concerns to managers, highlighting corrective action and priorities, and monitoring for completion within agreed time scales. Specific concerns will relate to general property condition, practices and processes being followed and training needs.
- Undertaking any post-inspections and following up outstanding actions from safety audits to ensure work can be safely signed off.
- Monitoring and investigating reports filed through internal reporting systems in regard to accidents, health and safety incidents and near misses. Ascertaining underlying causes and making recommendations to prevent recurrences.
- Reporting on the progress with the health and safety inspection/ audit programme, identifying any recurring issues, contractor/ landlord performance etc. offering solutions and escalating to senior managers as required.
- Working with the wider Corporate Services team, maintaining effective and up to date records in relation to health and safety, feeding into periodic reports such as workplace inspections, audit follow up, accident trend analysis and external quality accreditation schemes.
- Building positive working relationships with external partners and agencies involved in improving health and safety across Hestia services.
- Maintaining and applying a current working knowledge of all Health and Safety Executive (HSE) legislation to support operational compliance and working towards a recognised health and safety qualification
Why Hestia?
Joining Hestia means more than just a job; it's an opportunity to be part of something bigger. We offer a supportive, inclusive and resolution driven work environment where your contributions are recognised and valued. As a member of our team, you will have the chance to grow both personally and professionally while making a lasting impact on the lives of those we serve.
We are looking for candidates who bring a combination of passion, expertise, and dedication to the table. To excel in this role, you should possess:
- Working knowledge of health and safety legislation and current practice.
- Ability to follow processes and to train others in health and safety procedures.
- Enthusiastic, with strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to promote a safety culture and encourage commitment to safety legislation.
- Ability to push through barriers to get the job done effectively and to a high standard.
- Self-motivated, able to manage time effectively, able to work independently and take ownership as well as working as part of a wider team.
- Ability to travel to services across London
- Organised, with excellent attention to detail and good report-writing and IT skills. Proven experience of using computer based systems to accurately record work.
- Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and communities bring to our organisation.
We are a disability confident employer
Hestia is proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to the employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the selection and interview process, and throughout your employment with us.
Safeguarding Statement
Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia.
We reserve the right to close this job advert early should we receive a high volume of applications or if the position is filled before the closing date. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.