Health and Safety Assessor - Leicestershire

Are you looking to use your Health and Safety and Safeguarding expertise to make a real impact on the lives of young people in both education and the workplace? We are seeking a Health and Safety Assessor to join our team. In this role, you''ll visit businesses across Leicester and Leicestershire to carry out Health, Safety, and Welfare assessments before young people begin their Work Experience placements. You''ll need to be based locally and have a full driving licence with access to your own vehicle. Main Purpose of the Job: You will visit companies to carry out health, safety and welfare suitability checks prior to students taking part in work experience and other educational activities. Visits will be to a wide variety of business types with potentially a wide variety of risks to be assessed: low; medium; high. We are looking for someone capable of building good relationships with key stakeholders. This role includes discussing job role tasks with employers and to identify other services which we can offer to the employer, e.g. support the recruitment of Apprentices, and other opportunities for employers to engage with young people in schools and colleges. Key Tasks and Responsibilities: To contact employers who have already agreed to be a placement host, to arrange a visit to assess the risks and controls in place to ensure the safety of students prior to them undertaking a work experience placement or other educational activity. To advise employers on the guidance ..... full job details .....