Senior Safety & Wellbeing Advisor - REQ02977 - 394393

NLC12 - (£45,243 - £49,765)

In North Lanarkshire, we’re ambitious. Ambitious for our residents and the people who work here. Ambitious for our services and the people who provide them. Ambitious for our communities and partners.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who operates at a professional level, is solutions focused and able to motivate others to join the Council’s occupational safety & wellbeing team.

A key part of the role will involve providing health and safety professional advice and assistance to managers at all levels within the Council. The role will also involve working with our trade unions and partner agencies as appropriate.

You will be required to oversee the workload of safety advisors and safety assistants ensuring timeframes are met and quality work is produced. You will also oversee the Council’s wellbeing and health surveillance programme.

The post holder will assist in the progression of all relevant safety and wellbeing strategies and plans as well as promoting a sound safety culture through their work and conduct.

You must have Chartered Membership of IOSH, or have a Health & Safety Qualification at SCQF level 8 or above i.e., National Diploma in Occupational Health or equivalent. You will be an experienced health and safety professional with extended work experience in a full-time health and safety role and hold a flexible and dynamic approach to problem solving. 

This level of qualification coupled with excellent communication skills, self-confidence, a progressive outlook, and professional ability would make you our ideal candidate.

You will be required to travel throughout the North Lanarkshire area. 

Work Pattern:

Standard 35 hour week.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

Click here to see our Recruitment Charter.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work. 

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. 

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. 

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People. 

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link. 

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone .

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL 

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***