Health and Safety Advisor
Accent Housing · Direct employer
Location: Hybrid with travel to schemes and offices as required. North-based (Bradford/Burnley/Stockton offices)
Salary: £40,316 per annum (including car allowance)
Contract: Permanent, 35 hours/week, Monday–Friday 9am–5pm
We believe everyone should have a safe and affordable home. We're at the forefront of change in social housing, supporting customers and colleagues with exceptional service and growth opportunities.
About the role
As Health and Safety Advisor for the North, you'll provide expert H&S advice and assurance across our social housing operations. You'll support managers to manage risk effectively, deliver safety training programmes, conduct audits, investigate accidents, and drive safety culture improvement.
It's an exciting time to join as the regulatory landscape in social housing evolves. Your role will make a real impact improving safety for customers and colleagues.
About you
The essentials
- NEBOSH General Certificate
- Deep understanding of current UK H&S legislative and regulatory requirements
- Experience of internal auditing in H&S
- Experience applying H&S legislation and risk management in housing, local authority, healthcare, education or public sector
- Proven ability to provide practical H&S advice to operational managers in a customer-facing setting
- Driven, inquisitive, accountable, open and honest – taking ownership to ensure best outcomes
- Excellent stakeholder relationship building skills
- Social housing sector experience (strongly preferred)
- Regulated public sector background (local government, healthcare, education or housing)
- Customer-focused mindset
- Familiarity with H&S management systems
- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, birthday day, and option to buy more
- Cash health plan, Health MOTs, online GP access, gym discounts, volunteering day
- Car leasing, salary sacrifice schemes, exclusive discounts
- Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit pension schemes, life assurance at 3x salary
- Enhanced parental leave and flexible working
- Career development including management training and Leadership Academy
- Apprenticeships available
Stage 1 – A Place to Connect (31st July, Teams)
Teams interview with hiring manager. You'll learn about the role and team; we'll get to know your experience and goals.
Stage 2 – A Place to Show Your Strengths (6th August, Bradford)
Role-related assessment, behavioural and scenario-based interview. Complete Congruity Questionnaire in advance.
We aim to make this process clear, supportive and genuinely valuable – where you feel informed and confident at every step.
Important information
- Candidates must have current UK eligibility to live and work (we do not hold a sponsorship license)
- Subject to pre-employment checks (DBS and social media screening)
- We work exclusively with preferred supplier list partners; unsolicited CVs from agencies not accepted
- Please apply promptly – urgent or high-volume roles may conclude before any stated closing date
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