Safety Officer
Knowledge and experience
- Minimum of two years’ experience in health and safety (Desirable)
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office software in particular Excel
- Knowledge / Experience of the Police Service (Desirable)
Personal qualities
- Proactive and practical approach
- Good interpersonal skills
- Building and maintaining strong working relationships
- Creative and driven to deliver
- Excellent communication skills
- Customer focused
- The ability to challenge constructively.
Education and qualifications
- Level 3 qualification in Occupational Safety and Health
- Fire risk assessment
Hours of Work and Flexibility:
- Working outside of standard office hours may be required
- There will be a requirement at times to travel to other locations within the Force area.
Appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully passing vetting and medical checks, which may include a drugs test and if required a fitness test.
West Midlands Police are currently undertaking a long term review of staff pay and conditions. The grade, pay and other terms of employment are therefore subject to review and may change in the future.
West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a ‘Disability Confident Interview Scheme’ - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.
It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.
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