Health and Safety Coordinator Apprentice

Blenheim Estate

Oxfordshire, OX20 1PP

Closes in 20 days (Monday 11 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 22 October 2024

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Summary

As a H&S Apprentice you will engage with all aspects across the business to support the embedding of a positive safety culture. This will be achieved by inspiring and influencing others to see the benefit of working responsibly, understanding the legal framework and showing how proactive safety and health management can enhance everything we do.

Annual wage
£13,312 to £23,795.20 a year

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You will be paid the NMW for your age.

Training course
Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 18 November

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

You will be working as part of a small team. On a daily basis you will assist to develop, review and check on the implementation of safe systems of work, deliver training (e.g. toolbox talks & inductions), investigate incidents, analyse incident and near-miss data, assign actions.

The role will provide hands on administrative support and will help shape and embed Blenheim’s H&S processes and practices. You will get to undertake real work-based projects that will reinforce your learning and that will have a demonstrable health and safety benefit.

The tasks and responsibilities detailed below summarise the current role of the H&S Coordinators and will form part of the skills and knowledge that will be worked towards during the course of the apprenticeship.

  • Providing support to the Head of Health & Safety and the safety team.
  • Assist the management team in the development, management, implementation and monitoring of the Safety Management System.
  • Supporting Managers to organise and record all re-occurring schedules of maintenance for vehicles, machinery and equipment, compliance checks, servicing, etc.
  • Supporting managers by assisting with reviewing and writing risk assessments.
  • Assist in the investigation of accidents, incidents dangerous occurrences near misses and other incidents as required.
  • Provide reports and data to key stakeholders from the Systems in place.
  • Log and issue all training certificates where courses are provided by 3rd parties.
  • Carry out safety audits and inspections on a routine basis across the business and agree deadlines for actions with managers.
  • Attend and support the admin for both the Safety Executive Committee and the Safety Forum.
  • Research Health and Safety issues and best practices from reliable sources, reviewing updates of health and safety regulations for specific working areas.
  • Review job roles in relation to training required across the business to help ensure that we are legally compliant. Log and issue all training certificates where courses are provided by 3rd parties.
  • Deliver Toolbox talks and Safety Induction training to staff.
  • Train users on our systems and ensure they are utilising and recording correctly.
  • Review policies, procedures and guidelines to ensure that they reflect current practice and that they are legally compliant.
  • Review event risk assessments to ensure that ‘best practice’ and industry standards are used.

Where you’ll work

The Estate Office

Blenheim Palace

Woodstock

Oxfordshire

OX20 1PP

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

PENSHAW VIEW TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Present and hold an audiences attention, for example when delivering SHE training, toolbox talks, inductions or presenting data or investigation findings to the workforce or management team. Show they can sell the SHE message, have personal impact, deal with challenge, reflect on personal performance, use appropriate language for the audience
  • Assist the management team in the development, management, implementation and monitoring of the Safety, Health and Environmental Management System by updating systems in line with changes in legislation or best practice, delivering training, coaching operational teams and undertaking workplace inspections
  • Provide advice on the practical implementation of the companys SHE policies and processes applying generic industry guidance into the context of the workplace
  • Identify the hazards and evaluate: workplace instructions that are relevant to the individual’s job; working practices in the individual’s job that may harm themselves or others’; aspects of the individual’s job that could harm themselves or others; which of the potentially harmful working practices and aspects of the individual’s work present the highest risks to themselves or others; how to deal with hazards in accordance with workplace instructions and legal requirements
  • Support the practical application of the workplace instructions and suppliers or manufacturers instructions for the safe use of equipment, materials and products
  • Support and assist in the implementation of SHE inspections and monitoring systems demonstrating the balance between enforcement and internal support
  • Undertake and/or assist with the monitoring, analysis of and reporting of SHE performance
  • Prepare and maintain records relating to safety, health and environmental matters that comply with legal and workplace requirements and are accessible to those who are authorised to use them. E.g. records associated with Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations, Noise at Work Regulations, Hand Arm Vibration Regulations or Environmental Permitting Regulations
  • Assist the management team in establishing, managing and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders such as local authorities, Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, Occupational Health, Occupational Hygienists and others as required and directed
  • Research Safety, Health and Environmental Issues and best practices. Review updates of health and safety regulations e.g. changes to Construction, Design and Management Regulations or updates to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health along with workplace instructions, making sure that information is from reliable sources
  • Assist and/or manage the investigation of accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and other incidents as directed
  • Recognise where decisions have a financial cost and assisting to develop a budget
  • Recognise situations where the activity will benefit from contributions and expertise of other internal departments such as HR, Finance, IT or Occupational Health

    • Your training plan

    Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
    Work-based delivery 
    Full company induction including health and safety
    20% Off-the-job time will be given for study/assignments
    Monthly contact session with your PV trainer
    Internal training provided by your employer and workplace mentor

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English & Maths (grade C/4)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Presentation skills
    • Administrative skills
    • Number skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Initiative

    About this company

    world-class visitor attraction with a variety of cultural and sporting events, a wedding and banqueting venue, a unique filming location and producer of natural mineral water. Our vision is to be the lifeblood of the local economy, to enhance the lives of the people of Oxfordshire, to share this magnificent Palace and to conserve and protect it for future generations.

    http://www.blenheimpalace.com (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    Move into a role within the health and safety, working under the guidance of the H&S manager.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    PENSHAW VIEW TRAINING LIMITED

    Danielle Birch

    danielle.birch@penshawview.co.uk

    07852254967

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000281258.

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    Closes in 20 days (Monday 11 November at 11:59pm)

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