Colchester Borough Homes, committed to better housing
37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Permanent
Colchester Borough Homes (CBH) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Colchester City Council. As part of the local business community since 2003, we are an award-winning organisation providing management and maintenance services to around 7,000 residential properties.
CBH is a fantastic place to work, delivering vital services and making a real difference to our tenants and leaseholders lives. We are an ambitious organisation focused on delivering great value service that makes a difference and our vision is to enable customers, colleagues and communities to thrive.
About the role
Building safety has always been an important area of Colchester Borough Homes activity. As an organisation we are taking the necessary steps to ensure that we address all of the requirements of legislation, including the relatively new Building Safety Act and Fire Safety Act as well as emerging themes from the Social Housing Regulation Bill currently being considered in Parliament. We also need to ensure our ongoing compliance with the Big 6 Health and Safety categories (Absestos, Legionella, Gas, Lifts, Fire and Electrical). CBH requires a staffing structure with necessary capacity and resources to meet these demands.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in our newly created Building Safety team. We are recruiting a Health and Safety Manager who will report directly into the Head of Building Safety. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring health and safety in the workplace, including safe working practices and an effective assurance framework that includes up to date policies and procedures. You will also be responsible for ensuring the necessary framework is in place to support comprehensive compliance with legal (including the Health and Safety at Work Act) and regulatory health and safety requirements for CBH as an employer and company and for any organisation to whom CBH offers this service.
About you
Applicants must have membership of IOSH, and a NEBOSH Certificate in General Health and Safety.
Benefits of working for CBH
In return, we are offereing a competitive salary including excellent benefits, which include:
Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution
Excellent training, development and progression opportunities
Generous annual leave entitlement. 23 days annual leave (increasing to 26 days after 5 years service) plus bank and public holiday and two extra company holidays during the Christmas period
The opportunity to buy up to another 5 days holiday, subject to conditions
Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Benefits platform
Provision of a smartphone and laptop
Free parking (when you are in the office)
Discounted gym membership - corporate membership rate at Leisure World and at the Northern Gateway
1 volunteering day per year
Free flu jab
Agile working at Colchester Borough Homes means having some flexibility about when, where and how we work to best meet the needs of your role and service area
Other employee benefits include payment of a professional subscription, free yearly eye tests plus a contribution towards glasses for VDU use.
If you wish to discuss any of these posts further, please contact the Head of Building Safety, David Barthram on 07961 797694 for an informal conversation.
Interviews will be held face-to-face, date to be confirmed.
Equality and Diversity Commitment
Colchester Borough Homes is an equal opportunities employer. As part of our continued commitment to Equality and Diversity, and our workforce accurately reflecting the community we represent, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and applicants who have status as an individual with a physical or mental disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer and a Mindful Employer. We also hold accrediations for Working Well, Investors in People Gold status and the Armed Forces Covenant.
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