Head of Health & Safety

Adecco's specialist Property Services Division are proud to have been commissioned to partner exclusively with Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) to assist them in recruiting a permanent Head of Health & Safety for their Asset Management division on to work out of their offices located in York.

JRHT is a provider of housing and care, managing around 2,500 homes across York, North Yorkshire, and parts of the Northeast.

Together with their parent company The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), they are a charity that strives to inspire the delivery of social change, they form the JRF-JRHT Group with a proud history and heritage stretching back more than 100 years.

Job purpose

• Take the lead role developing and maintaining JRHT's approach to Health and Safety and compliance.
• To be JRHT's Competent Person in respect of Health and Safety matters.
• To develop and maintain a positive organisational culture in respect of Health and Safety including through effective training, relationships and promotion of the benefits of good practice.
• Provide the Board and any sub-committees with ongoing assurance (from a variety of sources) that Health and Safety risks are being managed well.

Candidate Requirements

• Provide the Board and any sub-committees with ongoing assurance (from a variety of sources) that Health and Safety risks are being managed well.
• Fully qualified membership of IOSH.
• At least 10 years' experience leading health and safety at strategic level in an organisation of comparable size and scope and similar levels of risk and regulation with a deep and evolving knowledge of developments in health, safety and wellbeing.
• Highly developed abilities in the management of risk and development of corporate, long-term solutions and governance structures.
• Considerable experience of reporting to, and working with, directors and senior managers with evidenced ability to persuade key stakeholders of the need for and the merits of improvement and change.
• A proven track record of delivering significant improvement.
• Evidence of successfully working with key stakeholders such as the HSE and local authority regulatory officers
• Experience of identifying and assessing the business need for, and leading on the delivery of, change programmes.
• Approachable with demonstrable coaching and mentoring skills.
• Customer-focussed and committed to providing a high-quality service.
• Proven leadership and team building skills with an inclusive, collaborative style.

Benefits of working here

We strive to make everyone feel able to be themselves at work, feel supported and enjoy a healthy work life balance.

• £63,572 per annum
• Excellent defined contribution pension scheme with employer contributions of 6%
• Real living wage employer
• 33 days holidays (incl. bank holidays) - plus option to buy or sell more
• Discount packages with over 800 retailers e.g. shopping, utilities and leisure
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Health care cash plan
• Low cost employee loans & saving accounts with Leeds Credit Union
• Cycle to work schemes
• Employee Assistance programme (giving completely confidential care, support and advice when you need it 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.)
• Season Ticket Travel Loan
• Give as you earn scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Free onsite parking
• Excellent training and development

Recruitment Timeline

• Final CV Submissions Friday 10th May
• Applications Feedback Thursday 16th May
• In Person Stakeholder Session Friday 24th May
• In Person Competency Interview Thursday 30th May
• Interview Feedback Friday 31st May

To discuss the finer points of this fantastic opportunity please don't hesitate to contact me directly on or email to book in a conversation.