About the job

Job summary

The Ministry of Defence employs over 217,000 MOD personnel (both military and civilian). Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 123,000 people located at over 300 locations in the UK and overseas. The Army Aviation Centre (AACen) has a vacancy within it's Headquarters for a Safety, Health and Environment Officer. This is an exciting opportunity to become a member of the team at Middle Wallop, where the Army trains all its pilots and groundcrew! As well as teaching over 900 students per year we have around 350 Military and Civil Service personnel and over 400 contractors. As an MOD Civil Servant you will work alongside other civilians and military personnel and be part of the crew that keeps the British Army in the air. We are passionate about Smarter Working and believe that a combination of flexible working practices, digital technology and modern workspaces will give you the opportunity to enjoy a healthy work-life balance, while ensuing you deliver your outcomes effectively and efficiently – we expect you to know where to be to have the most impact, balancing your individual needs with that of your team and the organisation.  However, recognising the benefits of face to face working, especially for new joiners, there is an expectation that you would be in the office at least 60% of the time (3 days a week). This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Assist the Safety Health and Environmental Advisor (SHEA) in the promotion of a safe and healthy workplace through good advice, effective planning and the implementation of the Station SHEA & sustainable development (SD) management systems.

Assist the Station Security Officer (SSO) to ensure the safety and security of the infrastructure and the site.

Deputise for the SHEA during periods of absence or as required.

Assist in the administration, preparation and conduct of SHE &SD audits of the site.

Reporting and recording of accidents, incidents and near misses from service personnel, MOD civilians and contractors on site.

Manage and maintain records of energy use and waste management and promoting good practice.

Communication of internal and external safety notices/alerts across the site.

Produce and review documents including: policies, procedures, risk assessments, security and business continuity plans.

Assist in collecting of information and planning of Health and Safety training courses for Service Personnel and MOD Civil Servants.

To carry out training to become the AACen HQ Building Custodian.

To enrol and attend any Health and Safety training courses that will assist in the promotion of a safe place of work.

Develop and maintain registers of Building Custodians (BCs), Emergency Fire Evacuation Drills and Dog Registration.

Promote and organise the training of BCs and carry out inspections of workplace, Single Living Accommodation and Messes.

Assist event organisers with documentation ie: Risk Assessments and Safety Certificates.

To assist in preparation for Station level SHE committees, to take minutes and prepare Records of Decisions.

Any other reasonable duties that are within the capabilities of the applicant as directed by the line management.

Person specification

Do you hold one or more of the following qualifications:

We are looking for a good communicator, approachable, and willing to help others to maintain and improve SHE matters in their work areas and across AACen.

• Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) - Managing Safely
• Unit Safety Advisor / Unit Safety Manager training, or similar military safety and environmental training,
• City & Guilds NVQ Level 3 in Occupational Health and Safety
• IOSH Level 3 in Safety and Health for Business

Then this could be the role for you? If so, we would love to hear from you!

 We are advertising this vacancy at 37 hours per week.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £28,300, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,641 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

At application you will be assessed against the following:

Behaviours

Leadership

Changing and Improving

Experience

CV

Please provide information of the following: job history, qualification details and previous skill and experience

Personal Statement (500 words) to include why you are best suited to the position

 

At Interview you will be assessed against the following:

Technical:

Management of Health, Safety and Environmental Protection in Defence -  Practitioner – HS&EP 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 - Level 2

Health and Safety - Practitioner – HS&EP 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7 - Level 2

Environmental Protection - Practitioner – HS&EP 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 - Level 2

Experience:

CV

Personal Statement

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk 

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.