Job Responsibilities
- Undertake independent reviews and audits of health & safety practices at various school sites, adhering to an agreed schedule.
- Assess the school’s practices against the agreed health & safety policies and frameworks, taking local contexts into account.
- Deliver clear, professional verbal feedback to school leadership following each site review.
- Produce high-quality, evidence-based reports that detail findings, including areas of strength and any risks or concerns.
- Identify and document effective health & safety practices that can be shared across the organisation.
- Escalate risks and/or concerns, providing a written account of all relevant information and evidence.
- Circulate reports directly to key stakeholders, including the Head of School and the Regional Team, on time.
Role-Specific Capabilities:
- Support schools in evaluating and improving health & safety practices.
- Be knowledgeable of regional policies and the specific context of each school.
- Use evidence to assess and report findings transparently.
- Maintaining transparency in all communications and avoiding a “no surprises” approach.
- Balance reporting with school-specific contexts and published safety criteria.
- Ask questions to gather full evidence and actively listen to staff.
- Provide clear, evidence-based feedback with “no surprises”.
- Creating a comfortable environment to get the best responses from staff.
- Adopt an open-minded, culturally aware approach and be prepared to challenge practices and deliver constructive, sometimes difficult, feedback
