Job Title: QHSE Administrator Apprentice
Contract Type: Apprentice
Salary: £10.00 per hour for candidates under the age of 21 (£12.21 per hour for candidates 21 age and over)
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday
Location: Arlington, London
If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a current CV and covering letter. At Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience, so we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the essential criteria on the job description.
The difference you will make as a QHSE Administrator Apprentice
As an Apprentice QHSE Administrator you will work closely with the QHSE team to support all QHSE processes and drive continual improvement. You will work collaboratively across the team and maintain the processes to support the service delivery.
About you
We are looking for someone with
- Proven attention to detail.
- Proven organisation skills and experience.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong IT Skills.
Why Riverside?
At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives.
We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.
Working with us, you’ll enjoy:
- Competitive pay & generous pension
- 28 days holidays plus bank holidays
- Flexible working options available
- Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
- A wide range of benefits
Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside:
We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues.
Riverside is a Disability Confident Employer and operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicant who declares they have a disability. If the applicant meets the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Role Profile
- Learn to maintain and organise QHSE-related documents such as risk assessments, compliance certifications and safety records.
- Learn to support the QHSE team with monitoring of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in line with targets, including incident, near miss, training, face fit testing, risk assessment compliance, asbestos compliance and lone worker safety device usage.
- Learning how to collate data, update reports and produce management reports.
- Assist in managing the day to day running and monitoring of the team’s channels and mailbox.
- Learning how to provide administrative support during investigations and follow-up actions.
- Help to manage the QHSE team SharePoint site – monitor team members file documents correctly.
- Assist in the maintaining of the certification of ISO 9001, ISO14001, ISO45001 and PAS99
- Learn how to take accurate minutes of meetings
- Support with maintaining a record of all monthly QHSE communications – this may include KPI reports, changes to Safe Systems of Work, safety alerts etc
- Collating monthly QHSE communications in readiness to communicate to the business – This may include KPI reports, changes to Safe Systems of Work, safety alerts etc.
- Maintain excellent levels of attendance at college/tutor sessions and successfully achieve a level 3 qualification.
- Learn how to onboard new contractors, and how to manage the safety compliance once onboarded.
- Learn how to coordinate diaries for QHSE Advisors.
This role will be predominantly on site with some flexibility for home working
- The role will be exposed to sensitive information; therefore, the role holder is expected to maintain levels of confidentiality at all times.
- To fulfil the requirements of this role, you will be required to work flexibly during the hours of operation.
- The role holder is expected to be committed to equal opportunities and to promote non-discriminatory practices in all aspects of work undertaken.
- You will undertake regular training to enable you to deliver your role safely. From time to time, you may be required to undertake additional duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature, in consultation with your Line Manager.
Person specification
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Proven attention to detail.
- Proven organisation skills and experience.
- Excellent communication skills. Strong IT Skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Suite (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
Desirable
- Minimum 2 GCSE’s grade 4-9 including math’s and English.
- Level 1 computer applications or equivalent.
- Experience with the maintenance of integrated management systems.
- Experience in administration of QA (Quality Assurance) systems.
