Estates Compliance & HSE Co-ordinator

Estate Compliance & HSE Co-ordinator
Permanent
37 hours per week
Salary around £29,000 per annum

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and motivated Estates Compliance and Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Co-ordinator to join our growing academy Trust.   Reporting to the Head of Estates this key individual will contribute to the effective development of the trusts estates strategy by working closely with a multidisciplinary estates and facilities team to ensure a safe, efficient and effective environment over Laidlaw Schools Trusts growing portfolio.

If you are an organised and detail-oriented person committed to maintaining high standards, have the skills to interpret complex data and you are determined to make a difference and a positive change?  Then this is the role for you!

One of the great things about this exciting new role is the varied work with the ability to make a difference.

You will take ownership of key information and work collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure the facilities are safe, purposeful and fully compliant. You will be the custodian of all inspection documentation, including policies and risk assessments and therefore will work with confidentiality.

You will support the wider estates team in creating a positive safety-first culture and will be brave to challenge colleagues when standards aren’t being met.  You will have a positive outlook and the interpersonal skills to deal with internal and external stakeholders.

You will keep the compliance management system up to date and accurate by inputting, monitoring, and verifying data as well as producing a high standard of compliance performance reports to management.

We offer excellent benefits including 31 days holiday (plus public holidays), access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, discounted and free gym access as well as salary sacrifice schemes such as NHS car lease scheme and cycle to work scheme.

Background and experience will be considered when it comes to working out a final employment package with the successful candidate (and the role is not limited to term time only)

We have introduced a number of employee wellbeing initiatives including a healthcare cash plan to support with everyday healthcare costs, access to Perkbox (with a wide variety of discounts and freebies at a range of retailers), financial wellbeing tools and discounted travel schemes.

LST is a growing multi academy trust in the North East of England, serving children and families in the west of Newcastle, Sunderland and Sedgefield. We pride ourselves in being a progressive, inclusive trust that supports every child to develop their talents whatever they may be and to reach their academic potential. It is important that as a learning organisation we adapt and change to the needs of our pupils. We take care to value and develop all colleagues to make sure they can do their very best for children across the Trust’s schools.

With over 5,000 children, excellent resources and a drive for continuous improvement, LST is actively seeking staff who want to make a difference and be part of this exciting phase of our development.

Find out more about Laidlaw Schools trust and the excellent inclusion work we are already undertaking on our Linkedin page https://www.linkedin.com/school/laidlaw-schools-trust/posts/?feedView=all

Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from the Careers section on the Laidlaw Schools Trust website https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/72/vacancies-1.  If  you  wish  to  have  an  informal  discussion  about  this  post,  please   contact:   Kelly Officer, Head of Estates at kelly.officer@laidlawschoolstrust.com

Closing Date: 12 noon on Thursday 30 November 2023

Applications should be returned to: hradmin@laidlawschoolstrust.com

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre- employment recruitment checks.

An online search will be undertaken for shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and candidates will have the chance to discuss any issues of concern that may arise during this search at interview.

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