H&S Compliance Officer – Part Time/Term Time

Northamptonshire                                    

£32,654 - £36,124 (FTE) (NJC scp 22 – 26)-

(Actual salary will be pro rata the Full Time Equivalent salary- FTE)

Permanent, Part Time (22.5 hours per week), Term Time (40 weeks worked during term times but paid for 46 weeks per year)

 Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust is a large Catholic Multi Academy Trust situated in the northern half of the Catholic Diocese of Northampton. The Trust currently leads and manages ten Catholic primary schools located across the geographical area of Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire and, two Catholic secondary schools, Thomas Becket in Northampton and St Thomas More, Bedford. 

 The Trust is seeking an experienced H&S Compliance Officer, to be part of a central Operations team of 3 supporting the Trust’s schools located in Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire.  

Reporting to the Head of Operations, the role will be responsible for ensuring all our schools are compliant with all Health and Safety regulations, legal and regulatory compliance requirements as well as internal policies and procedures. The post will develop and manage compliance programs, audit schools’ procedures, identify and manage risk, design internal controls where needed and inform the Head of Operations regarding new developments in Health and Safety legislation.   The post will provide administrative support to the Head of Operations liaising both within OLICAT and externally with regulatory bodies and statutory frameworks.

You should thrive working part of a team, have pride in your own work with high standards and be keen to obtain the best learning environment for our pupils with limited resources. The role will involve regular travel between school sites throughout Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire  and the role will be based at the Northampton Trust offices located at the Good Shepherd Primary School.  

You would be joining a nurturing and caring working environment underpinned by a Catholic ethos and educational focus, whose aim is for every pupil to leave with a strong moral purpose, high aspirations, and immense pride in what they have achieved during their time in our schools. 

If you wish to discuss this role in more detail, please contact the Head of Operations by email: NYoung@olicatschools.org.     Closing Date is no later than 12 noon on Friday 31^st January 2025

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if there are sufficient applications.  All our appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check in line with our Safer Recruitment Policy.