Job Title: Health and Safety Technician Apprentice

Location: Middlesbrough College Main Campus, TS2 1AD

Department: Digital & Campus Services

Reporting to: Head of Health and Safety

Salary: £14,565.31 per annum for first 12 months rising to national minimum wage for age

Annual Leave: 30 days per annum, plus statutory bank holidays

Contractual hours: 37 hours

Basis: Full time, Fixed Term, 24 months

Pension: NEST Pension subject to criteria

Join Our Team

We are seeking to recruit a proactive and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Health and Safety Apprentice. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic environment, assisting with risk assessments, inspections, and audits across various departments. Under supervision, you will contribute to the development of safety policies and procedures, while collecting and analysing key HSE data such as accident reports, safety observations, and near misses.

What You’ll Be Doing:

As an Apprentice you will learn to:

• Assist in carrying out risk assessments, inspections, and audits across departments.
• Support the development of safety policies and procedures under supervision.
• Collect and analyse HSE data (accident reports, safety observations, near misses).
• Promote a positive safety culture through campaigns, briefings, and workshops.
• Help investigate incidents and contribute to corrective action planning.
• Learn to interpret and apply relevant legislation, regulations, and standards.

What We’re Looking For:

We seek candidates who hold:

• Five GCSEs including GCSE Maths and English at grade 4/C or equivalent.

• Valid driving license desirable.

What’s in it for you?

The college offers an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Generous Annual Leave (30-45 days per annum (pro rata), depending on role).
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
• Excellent Training and Development Opportunities.
• Contributions to a variety of role-based pensions schemes including Teachers Pension, Local Government Pension Scheme and NEST Pension.
• On site restaurant and food outlets including Costa Coffee.
• Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
   - 24 hour Employee Assistance Programme (free counselling support for staff and their immediate family)
  - Occupational Health
  - Free Flu jabs
  - Free Gym Membership for all staff
  - Discounted hair and beauty salon treatments

To learn more about working at Middlesbrough College, please visit our Work For Us  page.

For further details and to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Sara Marshall, Vice Principal (digital & Campus Services) S.Marshall2@mbro.ac.uk

Ready to Make a Difference? Apply Early!

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we can appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date. We therefore encourage applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.

SAFEGUARDING

At Middlesbrough College, we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.

All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

Middlesbrough College is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to ensuring equality of opportunity, eliminating discrimination, and fostering good relations among all members of its community, and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

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