HEALTH & SAFETY & COMPLIANCE OFFICER - PERMANENT CONTRACT
Cork Simon Community is Cork?s largest homeless charity. Our goal is
to prevent and end homelessness in Cork by helping people to access
affordable housing and, at the same time, support people to address
the many challenges and difficulties that may have contributed to them
becoming homeless. Cork Simon believes that everyone should have fair
access to safe, secure and affordable housing. We are an approved
housing body and have housing in various locations in Cork.
ABOUT THE HEALTH & SAFETY & COMPLIANCE OFFICER ROLE
Reporting to the Head of HR, Governance and Compliance you will work
across the organization, liaising with and supporting all teams in
ensuring compliance with Health and Safety legislative requirements.
You will be the subject matter expert on matters relating to Health &
Safety compliance and will have responsibility for driving a strong
safety culture through-out Cork and South East Simon. You will be
required to provide support for other compliance requirements such as
GDPR and National Quality Standards Framework (NQSF) standards, as
required. However, you will not be expected to be the main subject
matter expert in these areas at the time when you take up the post. We
do expect that you will avail of all training opportunities to advance
your knowledge in these areas once in post.
The role requires access to the candidate?s own car and a full clean
driver?s licence. A time off in lieu system is in place for
additional hours worked outside of contracted hours.
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HEALTH & SAFETY & COMPLIANCE OFFICER
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ROLE IS TO LIAISE WITH AND SUPPORT ALL TEAMS IN
ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS.
YOU WILL BE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON MATTERS RELATING TO HEALTH &
SAFETY COMPLIANCE AND WILL HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DRIVING A STRONG
SAFETY CULTURE THROUGH-OUT CORK AND SOUTH EAST SIMON. YOU WILL BE
REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR OTHER COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS
GDPR AND NQSF STANDARDS, AS REQUIRED.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
* Promote safe working practices and a strong safety culture
through-out Cork and South-East Simon.
* Ensure timely reporting of workplace accidents and ensure
appropriate follow-up actions are completed.
* Provide support to the Head of HR, Compliance and Governance on
the implementation Cork Simon?s data protection policies and
procedures.
* Ensuring staff are adequately trained in GDPR
* Provide support to compliance to quality standards as set down by
funders and statutory agencies - such as NQSF, QAF, and HACCP etc.
* Provide assistance to the Head of HR, Governance and Compliance in
tasks associated with compliance and organizational governance.
* Actively participate in meetings e.g. team meetings, planning and
review sessions etc
* Be aware of Health & Safety policies affecting the workplace and
comply with regulations regarding safe practices and the use of safety
equipment.
* Participate in regular fire drills and be fully aware of
evacuation plans, positioning of fire-fighting equipment, etc
IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
* An understanding of and support for the values and ethos of Cork
Simon Community
* In depth knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety
legislative requirements
* Project Management skills and experience
* Ability to provide support and direction to local management teams
* Two years relevant work experience, preferably in service delivery
organisations, with a good understanding of working with vulnerable
service participants.
* Experience of supporting compliance in a regulatory environment
* Degree in Health & Safety management or equivalent
* Access to own transport and a full, clean driving licence
_For more information, please see the Recruitment Pack._
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The Application Form and Recruitment Pack for the role is attached
below. Also, it is available on our website
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Health
