Health & Safety Advisor

We’re growing our Health & Safety team and are looking for an experienced Health & Safety professional to join us at Plymouth Community Homes.

About the role

As a Health & Safety Advisor, you will provide clear, consistent and professional health and safety advice across all departments and at all levels of our diverse organisation. You will play a key role in supporting managers and teams to manage risk effectively while enabling good decision‑making and positive safety outcomes.

Health and safety at PCH is not just about compliance, it is about how we care for, support and engage our colleagues, and how we embed safety into everyday decision making across the business. The Health & Safety Team will be driving, supporting and embedding a human‑focused safety culture model, strengthening engagement, trust and learning across the organisation,

Your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

• Advising line managers and colleagues on day to day health and safety topics,
• Developing, reviewing and embedding risk assessments and safe systems of work,
• Undertaking workplace inspections
• Investigating accidents and incidents, including reporting where the RIDDOR criteria is met,
• Identifying areas for improvement and working collaboratively with managers to develop practical solutions,
• Supporting compliance with statutory and non‑statutory health and safety requirements,
• Assisting the Health & Safety Manager with corporate and departmental strategies, projects and continuous improvement,
• Contributing to the ongoing development and maintenance of PCH’s safety management system.

About you

You must be a confident and capable health and safety professional who is comfortable working both operationally, strategically, and who values collaboration, engagement and is a dynamic confident team player.

You must have:

• A NEBOSH Diploma, NVQ Level 6, or equivalent qualification in Occupational Safety and Health,
• Experience providing health and safety advice within a complex or multi‑disciplinary organisation,
• A proactive, solution focused approach with strong communication and influencing skills,
• An interest in progressive, human centred approaches to health and safety and cultural improvement
• Full UK Driving Licence

About Plymouth Community Homes

We are the city’s largest social housing association, with over 16,000 properties providing homes for more than 35,000 people, and we’re aiming to grow, to provide more people with high-quality, affordable homes to rent and buy.

With a great workforce and a focus on people, we deliver good quality, well-managed and well-maintained homes.

What we can offer you:

• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time and hybrid working
• Excellent pension scheme with a high level of employer contributions
• Free, fully equipped onsite gym and changing facilities.
• The opportunity to carry out volunteer work for 3 days a year through our Make a Difference scheme
• Annual leave of 25 days (rising to 30 days) plus Bank Holidays and holiday trading option
• Free Employee Assistance programme, including free counselling
• Free annual flu vaccination
• Cycle to Work scheme
• It's fun to work here- we have dress down Fridays, company quizzes, and lots of charity events throughout the year
• Our modern and spacious offices are right on a bus route, and just three miles from the city centre
• We get a daily visit from a local food van, and within walking distance to local Crownhill shops, Warrens, M&S Foodhall, Co-op, Starbucks and Tim Hortons.

**We do not accept unsolicited applications or contact from recruitment agencies**

To Apply:

If you are interested in this fantastic opportunity please select apply and complete our form, making reference to the person specification to demonstrate how you consider that your knowledge, skills and experience meet the requirements of the job.

This post is not suitable for job share.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Keith Harris, Health & Safety Manager on 07876 396994

Short listing date: 18th - 19th May 2026

Interview Date: 3rd - 4th June 2026

We are a committed Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from suitably talented people from any community and background.