Location: Working across the Group – Wakefield, Castleford and Selby Colleges
Salary: £36,474 to £38,690 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Weeks: 52 weeks per year
Are you ready to take the next step in your Health and Safety career? We are looking for a proactive and knowledgeable Deputy Health and Safety Manager to join our Estates team to help ensure a safe, compliant and positive environment for all staff, students and visitors across our campuses.
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a values-driven education group, where your expertise will directly support the well‑being and success of our college community.
Responsibilities
- Support the development, testing and maintenance of the Group’s Incident Management and Business Continuity plans.
- Assist in the development and delivery of the annual programme of Health and Safety training for the Group (e.g., Fire Safety, Manual Handling, and DSE Assessments).
- Monitor national security alerts and guidance, ensuring the Group remains responsive.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of Health and Safety policies, procedures, and risk assessments.
- Assist in managing RIDDOR reporting and liaising with HSE/EHO as required.
Qualifications
- GCSEs in Maths and English A*–C/9–4 or equivalent.
- Membership of IOSH or actively working towards it.
- Full clean UK driving licence (travel between sites will be required).
- First Aid at Work qualification, or willingness to achieve.
- ISO9001 – Internal Auditor, or willingness to achieve.
Benefits
- Generous Annual Leave (37 days + bank holidays + 5 college closure days).
- Personal and Professional Development opportunities.
- Generous Contributory Pension Scheme.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Access to employee assistance programme.
- Reduced‑price personal gym membership.
- Access to a wide range of high‑street discounts (retail, supermarkets and restaurants).
- Annual Staff Recognition Awards.
The Heart of Yorkshire Education Group is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all students, and this post will be subject to pre‑employment vetting in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education, including an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS. Sight of evidence of all essential qualifications as outlined in the Person Specification must also be provided.
All posts within the Group are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. This means that applicants are not entitled to withhold information about any convictions that are not “Protected,” which for other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the act.
If you are currently living overseas or have lived/worked overseas in the last five years, please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal record check from each country in which you have worked or resided if you are the preferred candidate for the post. Further details of how to obtain the additional check are available at Criminal records checks for overseas applicants – GOV.UK.
We are proud to be awarded the Investors in Diversity Silver accreditation by the National Centre for Diversity for our successful implementation of FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement). We aim to develop a workforce that reflects the diverse community we serve and positively encourage applications from all.
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