Health, Safety & Wellbeing Officer

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Are you passionate about making workplaces safer and healthier? Falkirk Council is looking for a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Officer to join our team and help shape a positive safety culture across our organisation.

In this role, you’ll provide expert advice and guidance to managers and employees, support incident investigations, and help develop policies and training that keep our people safe and well. You’ll also play a key part in implementing our Health & Safety and Wellbeing strategies and maintaining our online safety management system.

What we’re looking for:

• NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety (or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of health & safety regulations and procedures
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Proficiency in MS Office and experience with health & safety software (e.g., Evotix Assure) is a bonus

Why join us? We can offer:

• A supportive, collaborative team environment
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to help you balance work and life
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• The chance to make a real impact on employee wellbeing and safety

At Falkirk Council, our values - Responsive, Innovative, Trusted, Ambitious - guide everything we do. If you share these values and want to help us create safer, healthier workplaces we’d love to hear from you.

If you’d like to find out more about this role before applying, you can contact John Walter, Senior Health, Safety & Wellbeing Adviser for an informal chat at john.walter@falkirk.gov.uk.