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Salvation Army Housing Association April 2019 1

Head of Health and Safety Compliance

Recruitment pack May 2019

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Your application

Thank you very much for your interest in this post. On the following pages, you will find details of the role and the selection process to assist you in completing and tailoring your application. In order to apply you should submit:

• An up-to-date CV which shows your full career history – we recommend that this is no longer than three pages;

• A supporting statement explaining why you are interested in this role, detailing how you are a good candidate for this post and how you fulfil the person specification – we recommend that this is no longer than three pages;

• The declaration form (completion of the equalities section is not mandatory, but is requested for monitoring purposes in line with our commitment to equality and diversity); and

• Indicate on the declaration form if you cannot attend any of the interview dates.

Please note that applications can only be considered if all the documentation is complete. Please send your application, preferably in MS Word format by email to: [email protected].

Applications must be received by Tuesday 28th May 2019 at 12 noon.

Please ensure we receive your application in good time. If you do not receive confirmation of receipt within 24 hours of sending, please call the team on 020 3434 0990. To help avoid your submission being treated as spam, please use a secure email address from which to send your application and refer to the role and organisation in the header.

Please do call me if you wish to have an informal discussion about the role and organisation, or if you have any other questions to help you decide whether to apply.

Kind regards

Denise Kirkham Denise Kirkham Senior Associate Consultant 07833 475 669

mailto:[email protected]

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Contents

Welcome to saha 4

About saha 5

Role profile 7

Person specification 9

Group structure 10

Key terms and conditions 11

Key dates and the selection process 12

The media advertisement 13


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Welcome to saha

Dear candidate,

Thank you for your interest in saha.

Established for 60 years, we are an organisation with a rich heritage, as well as a record of constantly evolving and modernising to better meet the ‘whole needs’ of the people we serve. We have built a strong reputation as a provider of quality social housing and support services, and our customers include homeless people, young mothers, ex-offenders, the elderly and those with mental health issues, as well as other vulnerable groups.

Although we operate as an independent organisation, and serve and employ people of all faiths and none, we are proud to be part of the Salvation Army Group and our strong values and servant leadership ethos remain a strong feature of the organisation. Stemming from these values is saha’s holistic approach and distinctive focus on delivering accommodation and support services which not only meet immediate and urgent need, but also genuinely transform lives.

Since becoming the CEO of saha, I have taken the opportunity to review our structure and approach to leadership. We are an organisation that is facing the challenge of a recent governance downgrade, however, we remain committed to address the Regulator’s concerns and return to the highest rating in the current financial year.

We need highly skilled individuals, who are aligned with our values and behaviours, to support us in our journey to improvement and who will help us rise to the challenges and opportunities ahead, driving change and transformation of the services through our staff and services.

You'll be part of the Leadership Team who drive business development and operations, and you’ll provide strategic advice at all levels of the organisation.

We are seeking for professionals with proven leadership skills and who will be genuinely enthused by the scale of our objectives, the importance of our work and the chance to personally make a real difference to the way we work and the community we serve.

In this pack, you will find additional information on saha, details of the role and how you can apply.

I look forward to receiving your application.

Best wishes,

Nigel Hills

Chief Executive Salvation Army Housing Association


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About saha

saha is a highly distinctive charity and registered provider of social housing, dedicated to transforming lives. Established in 1959, we provide accommodation for a range of different people, young and old. Our support services help people to develop their personal talents, flourish and live independently.

A wholly controlled subsidiary of The Salvation Army, saha operates independently as a Registered Provider of Social Housing. Over a period of almost 60 years, we have grown into a specialist provider of support and accommodation, with approximately 4,500 units of accommodation located across England and we come into contact with over 6,000 service users across 86 local authority areas annually. saha both directly manages its accommodation and also works with managing agents, a demonstration of saha’s commitment to partnership working for the benefit of local communities. Our residents and service users are hugely diverse and include homeless people and families, people recovering from drugs/alcohol issues, young mothers, elderly requiring care, families fleeing domestic violence, ex-offenders and people with learning disabilities or mental health issues.

Following the merger with Chapter 1 in 2017, our services have grown and the organisation now offers an even wider range of support.

Our business activities are spread across three main areas:

• Within our directly managed supported housing, we provide accommodation and support in foyers, sheltered schemes plus projects for young people, young mothers and those with mental health needs and generic floating support services.

• Within our agency managed supported housing, we work with a variety of partners to provide accommodation and support to homeless people and families, people recovering from drugs/alcohol issues, elderly requiring care, families fleeing domestic violence, ex-offenders and people with learning disabilities.

• Within our general needs housing we provide good quality social rented accommodation across the country. Often our stock has developed around our supported housing services providing accessible move on opportunities. We also operate a number of floating support contracts providing housing related support to encourage residents to sustain independent living.

Our accommodation and support services are complemented by a full range of internal services. The association has an established network of offices across the country, comprehensive staffing and an effective governance structure.

Strategic priorities

Our strategic agenda is an ambitious and exciting one. We are currently involved in:

• Taking forward post-merger work around the operational and cultural integration of services, assets and people, and embed an enterprise-wide focus on service-users and on ‘transforming lives’

• Helping shape the future vision for saha and a clear plan for realising it


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• Ensuring a consistent approach to quality and performance across the organisation

• Maintaining and nurturing the strong relationships built with key stakeholders, especially The Salvation Army and the Regulator of Social Housing

For more information

For more information, please visit https://saha.org.uk/

https://saha.org.uk/


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Role profile

Responsible to: Director

Responsible for: All staff within Health and Safety

Overview of the role

As a member of saha’s Senior Management Team, the Head of Health & Safety is responsible for the effective management and delivery of all saha’s statutory and regulatory Health & Safety standards in relation to all property and workplace operations.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

Leadership

• Be the lead Health and Safety professional within saha.

• Develop and sustain excellent working relationships with internal stakeholders, working with

senior staff to identify and manage risks in relation to all Health & Safety functions across the

organisation.

Health, Safety & Compliance

• Lead on the effective development, management and compliance of all environmental and

workplace health & safety standards and functions across the organisation.

• Ensure saha complies with all relevant legislation, statutory instruments, regulations, codes of

practice, and regulatory standards in respect of health and safety.

• Support to develop, identify and manage a robust and effective risk management policy and

framework for all saha’s operations and functions in relation to Health & Safety.

• Review and maintain robust quality control and assurance procedures, and ensure remedial

actions are completed effectively.

• Lead on regularly reviewing and updating saha’s corporate health & safety policies and

procedures, and to manage the organisations Health & Safety Committee.

• Undertake and/or instruct regular Health and Safety compliance inspections, audits and reports

in respect of saha’s operations across the business to ensure quality and standards are

maintained.

• Proactively identify and implement legislative updates, industry best practice and seek

continuous improvement in compliance and service delivery.


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Strategy

• Support the Executive Director of Operations in developing, implementing and maintaining

saha’s governance strategy and supporting activities that meets the requirements of the

regulator and other statutory obligations.

Finance, Budgets and Resources

• Be accountable for the production of contract costs and associated service charge information

for all property and workplace related compliance matters in a timely manner and ensuring that

they are reconciled in liaison with the Finance and Housing teams.

• Ensure effective project management of a range of servicing and maintenance contractors,

consultants and suppliers, including developing project briefs, specifications, cost/quality control

and value for money, in accordance with financial regulations and budgets.

Performance Management and reporting

• Ensure an effective management and reporting framework for all Health & Safety matters across

the business.

• Lead on managing, maintaining and developing saha’s existing suite of compliance management

databases (Inc. Universal Housing/Service-Pro/Asbestos-Pro/FireRisk-Pro and Safety-Pro) to

provide regular, comprehensive reports & KPI’s to the Board, Committees and executive

management team.

People Management

• Manage, motivate and develop the Health and Safety team, together with temporary project

teams or external support required to deliver the transformation programme.

• Encourage staff across saha to develop skills in project management, innovation, and

improvement techniques.

Other

• Ensure all work is aligned to the vision, mission and values of saha.

• Carry out all other duties as may be reasonably assigned from time to time, with the level of this

job description.


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Person specification Qualifications/Education

• Degree level education or professional qualification e.g. IOSH

• Evidence of commitment to continuous personal and professional development

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Health and Safety duties for landlords and corporate organisations, including

legislation and regulations.

• Knowledge of HCA Regulatory Standards.

• knowledge relating to corporate H&S Management and compliance including property and

workplace

Experience

• Experience of managing organisational H&S Compliance.

• Selecting, appointing and management of consultants and contractors.IT skills and experience of

their application to finance

• Communicating, negotiating and influencing a wide range of internal and external stakeholders

and partners

• Providing expert advice and reports to Board, committees and senior colleagues

Personal qualities

• Ability to lead, motivate and develop staff to their full potential, acting as a role model

• Builds strong working relationships internally and externally

• Practical understanding of equal opportunities issues and commitment to valuing diversity

• Embraces innovation and welcomes robust challenge

• Takes a proactive, positive and performance focussed approach

• Thinks strategically, risk aware and able to resolve complex problems

• Committed to the values of saha and the mission of transforming lives

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Group structure

Chief Executive

Director of Housing Care and Support

Head of Customer Services

Head of Housing, Care and Support

Services

Head of Housing Projects

Director of Asset

Management

Head of Property Services

Head of Development and

Capital Projects

Head of Health and Safety

Director of Corporate

Services and Company

Secretary

Head of HR and OD

Head of IT

Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance

Deputy Chief Executive

and Director of Finance

Head of Finance

Vacant roles

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Key terms and conditions

The role


Remuneration

Basic salary up to £57,500 plus car allowance c. £5,900 pa

Pension

Provision details to follow

Working hours

35 hour contract

Annual leave

26 days

Place of work

London or Bolton

Other benefits

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Childcare voucher scheme


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Key dates and the selection process

Closing date: Tuesday 28th May 2019 at 12 noon

We will be in touch with candidates by Wednesday 5th June to advise on outcome of application.

First interviews: Thursday 13th and Monday 17th June 2019

Longlisted candidates will be invited to an interview with a Campbell Tickell panel. This will take place at Campbell Tickell’s office in Wembley.

Final interviews: Thursday 4th July (afternoon) or Friday 5th July 2019 (all day)

The final stage of the process will be a panel interview and presentation. The panel will include Line Manager, Chief Executive and a CT Representative. This will take place at the saha office in London.

If you are unable to attend on any of the identified dates for interview, please do speak to Campbell Tickell before making an application.


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Media advertisement


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Telephone 020 8830 6777 Recruitment 020 3434 0990

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