College Health and Safety Advisor - Central Saint Martins

The opportunity

This is a unique role for a proactive professional to provide information, advice and support on all aspects of Health and Safety in an internationally renowned art, design and performance college. You will build on current good practice, working closely with staff and students across a wide range of disciplines in a lively, creative environment. You will also work across the University collaborating with colleagues in the health and safety team on shared issues and projects. 

Reporting to the Director of Health and Safety, your day to day work will be within the College.  You will be based alongside the CSM operating team and you will need to be able to build strong working relationships with key stakeholders in that team including Head of Technical Resources and the Director of College Resources and Administration.  

In addition to providing advice on technical health and safety matters you will be responsible for developing the College’s annual health and safety annual operating plan to ensure that CSM continues to improve health and safety performance.  You will monitor compliance with relevant legislation including creating regular reports on health and safety performance. You will investigate accidents and incidents, take part in audits, undertake or arrange inspections, consult with Trade Union representatives, oversee risk assessments, provide health and safety training, plan emergency drills and participate in relevant committee meetings.

The role is based at CSM in Kings Cross, London and also covers CSM’s Archway site.  Some travel will be required between UAL sites to attend meetings and support the wider H&S team.

About you

We are looking for a Health and Safety professional with a successful track record in delivering a high standard of Health and Safety advice and support in a diverse environment. Experience of working in the higher education, performing arts or creative sectors is desirable, but not essential. 

You will hold a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent qualification and be a Graduate member of IOSH (GradIOSH), working towards Chartered membership.  Support will be given to enable you to achieve Chartership.  You will ideally have specialist knowledge of DSE and manual handling assessment, machinery safety, biological hazards, fire safety, GEEPs and PEEPs, electrical safety, COSHH assessment.

The UAL health and safety team supports staff and students to achieve their desired creative outcomes and this requires people who are flexible, open minded about possible solutions to complex health and safety problems, who can adapt their thinking, work with others and really understand what someone is aiming to make, do, develop and deliver.  This role requires an adaptable approach that never falls below the highest professional standards.

For an informal, confidential discussion about the role, please call our Retained Recruitment Partner Nicole Smith at Hays Specialist Recruitment on 0207 259 8724. All third party applications will be redirected to Hays Specialist Recruitment.