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Lead Health & Safety Advisor
| Posting date: | 19 May 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 June 2026 |
| Location: | Leeds, Not recorded, LS27 0LZ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 895c1c35-4869-45fe-9d96-bbb87643c63e |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The GORSE Academies Trust is seeking to recruit an exceptional and inspirational Lead Health & Safety Advisor to join our team. This role is pivotal to our ongoing success, ensuring our academies are safe, compliant and thriving environments where both students and staff can achieve their very best.
As our Lead Health & Safety Advisor, you will play a key strategic and operational role, supporting the Health & Safety Manager to drive excellence across the trust. You will provide expert advice, lead on compliance and audit activities, and champion a proactive health and safety culture across all academies. From analysing data and managing incidents to influencing policy and delivering training, your impact will be felt at every level of our organisation.
Who we’re looking for:
We are looking for a motivated and highly skilled professional who:
• Holds a NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) and has strong practical knowledge of health and safety legislation.
• Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and support a wide range of stakeholders.
• Has strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with experience of interpreting data and producing clear, impactful reports.
What the school offers its staff
What we offer you:
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
• Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.
The GORSE Academies Trust is seeking to recruit an exceptional and inspirational Lead Health & Safety Advisor to join our team. This role is pivotal to our ongoing success, ensuring our academies are safe, compliant and thriving environments where both students and staff can achieve their very best.
As our Lead Health & Safety Advisor, you will play a key strategic and operational role, supporting the Health & Safety Manager to drive excellence across the trust. You will provide expert advice, lead on compliance and audit activities, and champion a proactive health and safety culture across all academies. From analysing data and managing incidents to influencing policy and delivering training, your impact will be felt at every level of our organisation.
Who we’re looking for:
We are looking for a motivated and highly skilled professional who:
• Holds a NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) and has strong practical knowledge of health and safety legislation.
• Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and support a wide range of stakeholders.
• Has strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with experience of interpreting data and producing clear, impactful reports.
What the school offers its staff
What we offer you:
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
• Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.