Health and Safety Manager

Job Introduction

HMP Bronzefield are currently recruiting for a Safety & Risk Manager to support the Director and offer assurance that all safety requirements are in place. This strategic manager role would be suitable for someone who is hands on and strives to get things done.

Awarded a bronze accreditation by Investors in People, HMP YOI Bronzefield focuses on providing needs-based services and programmes aimed at rehabilitating and maintaining the well-being of prisoners. HMP YOI Bronzefield is an all-female prison that can hold up to 542 women. Working in a prison might not be what you think. We have a huge range of roles in a dynamic, unique, exciting, challenging but very rewarding environment. We aim to reduce reoffending and rehabilitate, changing lives for the better.

Sodexo Justice delivers custodial and community rehabilitation services that challenge offending behaviour, protect the public and offer individuals the opportunity to change their lives for the better. We deliver the total operation of five prisons within England, Scotland and Wales and own six Community Rehabilitation Companies in partnership with crime reduction charity Nacro.

Join Sodexo and be part of something greater. You belong in a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in your own way.

For more information on Sodexo Careers please visit Sodexo Careers and Careers in Justice

Role Responsibility

• Support regular tours, inspections, and spot checks to ensure that HMP Bronzefield prison Director, senior management team and line managers are taking appropriate action to control potential hazardous situations / unsafe conditions and are maintaining up to date effective Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work.
• Provides operational and technical input from a Safety & Risk perspective to the Operational teams.
• Represents and positively promotes SJS on external/regulatory/client forums and at Sodexo Safety & Risk meeting.
• Identifies, manages, controls and reviews safety risks (operational, financial, reputational, compliance, and knowledge and people); and contributes to and supports the Sodexo’s risk management framework and process across Sodexo Justice sites, including HMP Bronzefield.
• Working closely with the HSEQ team, ensuring that the Directors and the senior management teams comply with fire safety legislation and regulations by: ensuring that fire safety risk assessments are up to date; that firefighting equipment is inspected and maintained; that the fire alarm and detection systems are tested; ensuring fire safety audits and inspections are conducted ; reporting as required on fire safety arrangements; ensuring that all sites fire safety training plan for staff is implemented; maintaining fire safety policies.
• Working closely with the Directors and senior management teams to ensure that Vendor and subcontractor audits includes auditable safety due diligence reviews, are appropriately timetabled throughout the year and carried out.
• Ensure that the Directors, senior management teams, line managers and staff undertake regular review on the effectiveness of control measures including the validity of risk assessments and safe systems of work across all SJS activities.
• When appropriate to assists in the training of SJS personnel in fire, safety, health and risk procedural requirements.
• Provide professional supervision, coaching & mentoring of staff to enable their self-development & succession arrangements.
• Ensure awareness of GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance workflow) is understood by all managers and workflows are complied with to deliver good practice in HMP Bronzefield.
• Develops processes to ensure the delivery and maintenance of a positive safety culture.
• Reports monthly to the Group Head of Safety & Risk on all relevant fire, safety, health and risk management matter and management information data for onward reporting to management reviews and Sodexo.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Degree educated or equivalent in Occupational Health & Safety. (Level 5 NVQ)
• Professional recognised chartered membership, ideally of IIRSM and IOSH.
• Solid knowledge of and experience in SHEQ management systems; fire, health, safety and environmental audit; safety management and incident investigation.
• Project management and risk management skills.
• High performance and outputs achieved with minimal supervision and able to make sound judgements in a politicised environment.
• Passion for being proactive and taking ownership for delivery of outcomes: e.g. risk assessments; accident reports; safety tours
• Confident at effective planning and organisation: e.g. action plan completion; following up deadlines; risk assessment QA's
• Good team player with sound interpersonal skills.
• General knowledge of commercial financial management processes and procedures.
• Flexible working to be able to travel across SJS sites to deliver enhanced Safety & Risk operational resilience support to directors and managers.

Desirable

• Risk Management and Business Continuity Management training.
• ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 audit training.
• PAS 7 Integrated fire risk management system
• PAS 79 Fire Risk Assessments.
• Knowledge of PAS3002, Wellbeing at Work
• NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management
• Previous experience in a justice custodial or community environment.

Package Description

Salary £47,250 per annum plus bonus 

Predominantly Monday to Friday work pattern 

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we offer:

• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Access to ongoing training and development programs
• Countless opportunities to grow within the company
• Full training and full protective uniform supplied
• Health and wellbeing incentives
• Reward and Recognition schemes
• Flexible working considered
• Volunteering days
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Free meals and parking on site

We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural, and be the best versions of themselves. We recognise that we’re on a journey with regards to diversity and inclusion and would therefore welcome applications for candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.

Post holders will be subjected to an advanced DBS check, a prison security check (level 2) prior to being employed.

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

Please note all roles within Sodexo Justice are subject to security and recruitment checks which may include a Social Media Check. You will also be asked to provide 5 years’ worth of references and request employment history details from the HMRC.