H&S Coordinator

Health and Safety Coordinator

Salary:  Grade 13- ranging from £25,989 to £28,142 per annum

Closing date: 16/08/2026

Are you passionate about creating safer workplaces and making a real difference to the wellbeing of others?

 This is a fantastic opportunity to join Somerset Council as a Health and Safety Coordinator, supporting health and safety arrangements that help protect thousands of employees, volunteers, schools and communities across Somerset.

Working alongside experienced health and safety professionals, you'll play an important role in coordinating training, managing information, supporting incident reporting and helping ensure the Council meets its health and safety responsibilities. You'll have the opportunity to work with a wide range of services and colleagues, gaining insight into how health and safety supports everything from offices and schools to operational front-line services.

Whether you're an experienced administrator looking for a varied and meaningful role, or someone interested in developing their knowledge and experience in health and safety, this position offers excellent opportunities to learn, contribute and grow within a supportive and inclusive team environment.

Role Summary

As the Health and Safety Coordinator you will provide essential operational and administrative support to Somerset Council's Health and Safety Service, ensuring health and safety processes, systems and reporting run effectively across the organisation. The role helps promote a strong culture of safety by supporting incident management, compliance monitoring, training coordination and the delivery of health and safety initiatives that protect employees, volunteers, elected members and service users.

What you'll do - Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support health and safety administration, reporting processes, meetings, training activities and performance monitoring.
• Manage and analyse health and safety data, incident reports and compliance information to support informed decision-making.
• Act as a first point of contact for health and safety enquiries, providing guidance and triaging reported incidents and assessments.
• Support accident investigations, compliance audits, policy implementation and the monitoring of corrective actions.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Council to embed health and safety best practice and support organisational objectives.

What We're Looking For

• Experience working in an administrative, business support or office-based role.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accurate records.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to deal with a range of stakeholders.
• Experience using Microsoft 365 applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook and SharePoint.
• Experience handling data and producing accurate information and reports.
• High attention to detail and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• GCSEs (including English and Maths) or an equivalent qualification in Business Administration or Health and Safety.
• Willingness to work towards a NEBOSH General Certificate and IOSH Managing Safely qualification if not already held

Additional Information

• 28 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Permanent role, 37 hours per week.
• Generous benefits package supporting your wellbeing, work-life balance and development.
• A varied role requiring attention to detail, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• Occasional exposure to sensitive incident reports as part of supporting health and safety across the Council.
• Job description:  TR0012 Health and Safety Coordinator .pdf 

Regretfully, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Daniel Thomas, Head of Health and Safety at daniel.thomas@somerset.gov.uk

Please review the attached Job Description for full details of the role, responsibilities and requirements.