Health and Safety Associate - Contract

Markel; Croydon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Job description

Markel Care Health and Safety Associate – Contractor
UK Wide Covering South/Central and North England

Are you looking for a new challenge?

Help Markel Care in promoting Health and Safety standards including through advice, change, and improvements across a range of commercial and principally care organisations such as children’s homes, care homes, older care homes, residential units, mental health practices, learning disability services, nurseries, and schools.

The Opportunity:

The role of the Markel Care Health and Safety Associate is based within the Markel Care Practitioners who are a health and social care consultancy; providing tailored, specialist support to our policyholders reporting directly to our Practice Manager to support our advice both internally to Markel and to its customers externally.

What you’ll be doing:

1. Advising on safe operational practices necessary to minimize risk of workplace accidents.
2. Conducting risk assessments and site inspections to identify work areas that pose concern and threats to life and property.
3. Carrying out investigations on incidents, complaints, and recurrent health and safety compliance concerns to identify and provide solutions to workplace situations.
4. Advising and developing health and safety policies/strategies necessary for optimized work processes.
5. Preparing reports useful in taking strategic and operational safety decisions.

Our must haves:

1. A reliable point of expertise and advice who maintains an up-to-date knowledge of new HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) legislation as well as other developments that can impact.
2. Qualified/Experienced Health and Safety professional able to make recommendations on property and operations concerning environmental and fire safety regulations.
3. Registered with a Professional Standards Body.
4. A recognised H&S qualification.
5. Experience delivering training and support.
6. No objection to being able to travel around the region, or visiting clients on site.

Who we are:

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further

About Markel Care Practitioners:

Markel UK is a specialist insurance company combined with unique support services for contractors, consultants, professionals, charities, and community groups. Our specialist insurance cover has been created by Markel's team of care and charity experts to protect the risks faced by Providers and practitioners within the industry.

Markel Care Practitioners are a health and social care consultancy, providing tailored, specialist support to our policyholders. We have a proven track record of introducing effective and integrated tailored solutions whether as part of an improvement journey, managing risk, responding to incidents, or providing training, advice, or professional support.

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Are you ready to play your part?

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Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role, then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer which means you'll have a positive experience applying for a role at Markel and are able to perform at your best. If there are any adjustments we can reasonably make to ensure that the process is accessible for you at every stage, please let us know.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.