Health, Safety and Fire Advisor

Health, Safety and Fire Advisor

Care and Rehabilitation Services

HMP Five Wells, Wellingborough, NN8 2NG

Salary £45,341.42 per annum

Permanent - Full Time (40 hours per week)

Benefits:  Company Pension, free on-site parking, on-site canteen, ongoing training and development and access to High Street Shop discounts.

This is a great opportunity to be a part of something exciting!

Rarely does an opportunity to make your mark and further your career come up like this.  HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough is setting a new standard for new build prisons of the future, using forward-thinking design and technology.  The Prison is the UK’s first purpose-built, new resettlement Prison. After opening in 2022 it is a one of a kind new generation category C new build Prison for the future and has become an integral part of the local community.

G4S Care & Rehabilitation Services (CaRS) already successfully manages 4 prisons, one secure training centre and a number of community contracts in England and Wales. The philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe.</p>

We now have an opportunity for a Health, Safety and Fire Advisor to join our team to provide professional advice, guidance and support to all staff on matters to do with the Health and Safety of the establishment, bringing consistency and best practice and provide advice and address any Health and Safety and Fire risks.

You will possess Health and Safety experience, a consultative and can do attitude, along with a NEBOSH qualification or equivalent, and have passed a current recognised Fire Risk assessor course. You will work collaboratively and openly whilst offering effective solutions.

Some of the key responsibilities are:

• Advise the senior management team on the implementation of company health and safety, and fire prevention policy, and other relevant legislation to ensure that the business unit/area is operated in a safe manner.
• Undertake, plan and monitor inspections, risk assessments and audits ensuring they are carried out for all areas of the business unit/area, to ensure the safety and wellbeing of employees, those in our care and others working or present within the business establishment/area.
• Investigate and report on all accidents, lost time incidents, RIDDOR’s and near misses including HPIs, ensuring that lessons learnt are acted upon, and that the risk of a reoccurrence are minimised.
• Assist in the development, implementation and delivery of Health, Safety, Fire and Environmental staff training programmes, to raise staff awareness of their responsibilities in respect of Health, Safety, Fire and Environmental practice.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and external agencies to ensure best practice and effective co-ordination and co-operation on Health, Safety, Fire and Environmental issues.
• Monitor the environment on a daily basis, ensuring that appropriate health and safety and fire procedures are appropriate and consistently applied.
• Act in accordance with security and operational instructions at all times to ensure the maintenance of security within the secure environment. (As required by secure establishments).
• Assist in the promotion of creating a positive Health & Safety culture across the site leading by example, this includes reporting accidents and near misses in a timely manner & follow the applicable safe systems of work for the role.</li>

You will ideally have experience of working within a multifunctional and demanding environment. You will be a dynamic and engaging individual with a good sense of humour, who shares our ethics and values and is eager to support the Health and Safety delivery. A proven professional with professionalism and integrity, you will play an integral part to the wider CaRS Health and Safety team. 

If you join us, you can be sure that you’ll find a secure, friendly and professional working environment and be given all the support, training and encouragement you need to build and develop a successful career with us.

Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process .

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals.

Please note that these vacancies are subject to a 5 year checkable history and the strict vetting standards set by G4S, and HMPPS and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

You must be eligible to work in the UK and you will need to provide full details of your employment and education history for the last 5 years as part of the security screening process for this role.

G4S is the International business of Allied Universal, the world’s leading security and facility services provider and trusted partner to more than 400 of the Fortune 500. Allied Universal delivers unparalleled customer relationships, innovative solutions, cutting-edge smart technologies and tailored services that enable clients to focus on their core businesses. With operations in over 100 countries and territories, Allied Universal is the third largest private employer in North America and seventh in the world. Annual revenue is approximately $23 billion. There is no greater purpose and responsibility than serving and helping to safeguard customers, communities and people. For more information, visit g4s.com.   In the UK, the company has an extensive network of offices and more than 31,000 employees.