Job Title: Head of Health and Safety Contract: Full Time, Permanent Salary: Grade L4-L8 (£50,807 - £61,882) Start: January 202.....
Job Title: Head of Health and Safety Contract: Full Time, Permanent Salary: Grade L4-L8 (£50,807 - £61,882) Start: January 2025 We are excited to be recruiting a Head of Health and Safety to join our dedicated and hard-working central team. What we are looking for: Are you passionate about fostering a culture of safety and excellence? We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our team as the Head of Health and Safety. In this role, you will lead the charge in developing and implementing robust Health and Safety processes across our Federation, ensuring compliance and driving continuous improvement. As our Head of Health and Safety, you will act as the Competent Health and Safety Advisor, overseeing, refining and enhancing our current practices while contributing to the strategic planning that supports our commitment to excellence. Your expertise will be pivotal in delivering measurable improvements, reducing risks, and optimising service delivery to our staff and students. Moreover, you will champion a culture of coaching for compliance, empowering our teams to adhere to the highest standards of safety. Your leadership will not only mitigate risks but also enhance collaboration, agile thinking and foster an environment where safety is ingrained in every aspect of our operations. If you are a proactive, agile thinker and leader with a proven track record in Health and Safety management and a passion for driving change, we invite you to apply. Join us in making a meaningful impact as we strive towards excellence and safety in everything we do. This opportunity offers flexible working via a hybrid working model which includes working from home, office-based working, and academy visits. This role is offered on a permanent basis, working 37 hours per week all year round. Your opportunity: Not only will you be working with colleagues within our central team, you will be a part of a diverse Federation working alongside professional and inspirational people across our Trust. The Cabot learning Federation are committed to providing the very best learning experiences for every young person we educate which you can be a part of. You will have access to our generous benefits package including excellent annual leave entitlement, access to our pension scheme and a number of other well-being benefits. You will be working within a large multi-academy trust which provides dedicated training programmes and the opportunity to gain experience within other departments and CLF functions. About the Cabot Learning Federation: The Cabot Learning Federation is a diverse Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in the South West. We are proud to serve 18,000+ pupils who all attend ten secondary academies, seventeen primary academies, an all through provision, a studio school, a discrete Post 16 provision, two alternative provision schools and three SEMH special schools. CLF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The trust is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. We are proud to be part of diverse communities in the region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupil’s needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds. How to Apply:
Please download the job description and person specification from the CLF careers website. Please submit your application form via the CLF recruitment portal by clicking ‘Apply’ on this page and then logging into your account/registering for an account. CV’s will not be accepted and any submitted will not be considered alongside your application. Please note updates regarding an application, which could include an invite to interview, will be sent to the email address used when registering an account. Copies of all correspondence will also appear under the ‘messages’ section, in the event that emails are being directed to a ‘junk’ or ‘trash’ folder please make regular checks on the status of an application. Safeguarding and pre-employment checks:
The Cabot Learning Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role has significant responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice within the academy. This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity. The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check. The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.