Safety, Health, Environmental and Fire SHEF Advisor

Permanent | Part-time | All-year Round (52 weeks per year)

A new and exciting opportunity has developed at Felsted School for a Safety, Health, Environmental and Fire (SHEF) Advisor and the job holder will be responsible for advising on Safety, Health, Environmental and Fire matters across the school estate. Duties include taking a lead in creating and maintaining a climate in which individuals feel safety has high value, ensuring all stakeholders are clear in their responsibilities, promoting the safety aims and objectives of the school and working in partnership with others to ensure that health and safety is proactively taken into consideration where relevant and at the planning stage of new projects.

This role will be working in an outward facing capacity and it is essential that the successful applicant holds a relevant degree qualification or NEBOSH (or equivalent). Whilst it is desirable to have prior experience working in an environmental management or advisory role, it is essential that you have excellent ICT skills, have a ‘hands-on’ predisposition and are able to build effective working relationships across all areas of the School.

Further information can be found within the job description on our website.

This role is a permanent, part-time position working 50% of a full-time role with the hours of work  predominantly Monday to Friday on a flexible basis, all-year round (52 weeks per year), with some weekend working. The competitive salary for the role reflects the experience expected of a qualified professional within this field.

Benefits include free life assurance and parking; contributory pension scheme (matched at 4%); membership availability to the School’s healthcare scheme (via BUPA); free lunch on full days worked; free hot drinks supplied; annual salary reviews; free use of the Felsted Gym and pool facilities; subsidised on-site Coffee Shop and membership to Felsted Connect; an online multi-platform engagement tool where employees have access to hundreds of exclusive discounts and offers from online and high-street retailers. More information on our rewards package can be found on our website employment-opps/rewards.

Felsted is a leading day and boarding independent school based in a stunning village campus in North Essex. Founded in 1564 by Richard Lord Riche, who had been a Lord Chancellor under King Edward VI, Felsted today provides an exceptional holistic education to approximately 1100 boys and girls aged four to eighteen. We celebrated our 450th anniversary in 2014, one of only a handful of schools in the country that have claimed this historic milestone. We employ more than 190 teachers and 460 operational staff in a community orientated environment, ensuring our pupils receive the very best in learning and co-curricular activities. 

We are rated ‘Excellent in every aspect' by the Independent Schools Inspectorate. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is Tuesday 26 March 2024 at 9:00am.
Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date.

If you would like to apply for this position, please visit our website www.employment-opps to complete our online application process.

Felsted is committed to equal opportunities and maintaining a safe and secure environment for all pupils and a ‘culture of vigilance’ to safeguard and protect all in its care, and to all aspects of its ‘Safeguarding (Child Protection and Staff Behaviour) Policy’. Please note, it is an offence to apply for this position if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All employees are subject to pre-employment checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.