Health, Safety & Fire Risk Assessor (Housing)

Health, Safety & Fire Risk Assessor (Housing)

Home based with travel throughout London and the South-East

Salary up to £42,500 (increasing to £45k upon successful completion of a Level 4 Diploma) plus £5,800 Car allowance

Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Anchor are the largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for older people in England, we manage 60,000 homes for people in later life across almost 1,700 sites and operate in over 85% of local councils in England.

The Housing Services directorate comprises of Rented, Homeownership, Extra Care and Customer Services teams and approximately 1,800 colleagues.

The role

As the Health, Safety & Fire Risk Asessor, you will provide a comprehensive health, safety and fire (HS&F) service to Anchor’s housing locations within your region, occasional overnight stays will be required.

Working as part of a national team, your responsibilities will be to carry out and review fire risk assessments, H&S audits, and training to achieve excellent levels of compliance within Anchors retirement Housing portfolio. You will also provide general HS&F advice and support by ensuring a safe environment for colleagues, customers, and visitors.

What we need from you

• Full, current driving license

Essential Qualifications:

• NEBOSH General Certificate
• Recognised Fire Risk Assessment qualification

Desirable Qualifications:

• NVQ level 5 (or equivalent) Management of Occupational Health and Safety.
• Registered on the IFE/BAFE Fire risk register or similar.

Knowledge & Experience:

• Proven track record of carrying out fire risk assessments.
• Comprehensive practical knowledge of the application of HS&F standards within the specialised housing sector.
• Good knowledge and understanding of relevant areas of compliance relating to Housing.
• A strong and proven ability to effectively communicate with and influence internal and external stakeholders, including residents.
• Application of health, safety and fire management within a Housing environment.
• Thorough knowledge of housing operations and the needs of older people.
• A good understanding of the application of fire safety management within a specialised housing setting.
• Accident/incident investigation.
• Good knowledge of MS Word & Excel.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options
• Access to online GP appointments

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ into your browser 

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.  

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members.  We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.