Health and Safety Manager

Job Description:

Oundle School has an exciting opportunity for a Health & Safety Manager to champion and promote health and safety awareness across the school.

The Role
The primary function of the Health and Safety Manager is to champion and promote health and safety awareness; and monitor that safety related functions, including risk assessments and training, are being satisfactorily completed on behalf of the School. They are responsible for the Health and Safety Policy and the associated policy suite and guidance. The Health and Safety Manager will also share and advise on good practice across the School on health and safety matters, and disseminate information as appropriate.

Working as the line manager of the Fire Safety Officer, they will oversee and retain responsibility for compliance with fire safety legislation.

Working weeks: This role is full time.
Hours of work: Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm.
Salary: £50,000 – £55,000 (Dependent on experience)

The School
Oundle and Laxton Junior Schools have long been associated with the very best of modern independent education, especially boarding. The Schools take seriously their responsibility to pupils so that they can emerge as decent, open-minded adults; ambitious about what they can go on to achieve and contribute. Over 1400 pupils are on roll at the School, of whom 840 are full boarders. Academic results are steadfastly excellent.

A team of around 800 staff, both academic and support, ensure an education of the highest standard is in place across the Schools with the efforts of the whole team focused on this fundamental aim.

Living in Oundle
We are fortunate in our location at the heart of a beautiful market town. School and town are part of the same community and our pupils take their place within this community, not isolated from it. The town has a spirited cultural life, with an annual international festival, literature festival, and frequent performances of nationally touring shows at the School’s Stahl Theatre.

To apply
Full details of the role, including hours of work and salary, can be found at the “Job Description” link, below. If you are excited by this opportunity, please complete and return an application form and supplement to the application before the closing date.

Please note CV submissions cannot be accepted.

Application closing date: Friday 6 December 2024, 9am

Interviews will be held week commencing 9th December 2024.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact:

HR Department, Oundle School, The Bursary, Church Street, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4EE

Email c/o: [email protected] or Tel: 01832 277193

Oundle School and Laxton Junior School are proud to be equal opportunity employers and we welcome applications from all. Both Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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The Corporation of Oundle School has an internal recruitment department, but where agency support is required, we will engage our trusted partners. Our adverts are intended to encourage direct interest from potential applicants, not recruitment agencies. Speculative CVs sent from sources other than directly from a candidate, will not be acknowledged or considered.

How to Apply: Please apply via the website