Health and Safety Technical Assistant (2 Posts)

Vacancy reference

ECR000584 / ECR000567

Salary

Grade 7/8 , £32,578 to £38,510 per annum

Progression to Grade 8 on achieving NEBOSH National General Certificate

Hours

37 hours a week

Contract

Permanent

Location

Kutton Lane Depot, Newcastle-under-Lyme

About the job

Sustainable Environment Directorate Health and Safety Technical Assistants (x2) Vacancy

Streetscene Health and Safety Technical Assistant and Recycling and Waste Health and Safety Technical Assistant

Exciting opportunities are available for two vacancies across our Sustainable Environment and Wider Council services, for individuals who have a keen health and safety interest and wide, practical, health and safety application experience, preferably with hands on experience in Recycling and Waste services and Streetscene services.

Practical experience and understanding of Waste and Recycling operations and Streetscene activities, including grounds maintenance, environmental cleanliness, arboriculture and cemeteries functions is essential in addition to understanding activity within a depot operational site environment with frequent large vehicle movements, waste management or experience of office and leisure services-based health and safety.

You will drive safer working practices, support compliance, use insight to improve performance, and promote a positive safety culture across the services.

You will work as part of a team of health and safety technical assistants within a ‘specialist’ service either: Recycling and Waste or Streetscene

You will have

Five years’ experience of in-depth health and safety application in a service delivery or operational environment

Project planning, management and delivery experience and aptitude A positive ‘can do’ attitude with strong interpersonal skills and problem-solving acumen

An ability to communicate clearly, succinctly and accurately with operational colleagues and managers.

Excellence in developing and presenting health and safety information skills to a variety of audiences.

Accurate identification, recall and interpretation of information skills in relation to incident investigations.

The post will be offered conditionally on achieving NEBOSH National General Certificate within 18 months of starting the role.

You will need to be flexible in your working times to reflect the service area assigned which will include some early morning starts, from 6am, in Recycling and Waste and Streetscene assigned roles

Why work for us?

Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough with big ambitions. We’ve already started our transformation, however, we still need to find better ways of doing things because we are determined to do the very best we can for our communities.

If our vision is to be the best, then we need the best people working for us. Our people are at the heart of what we do and have the freedom to innovate, grow and develop. We recruit people who share our vision and values; people who have the drive to deliver our ambitious Council plan.

Our historic borough is a place of marked contrasts. We are the home of a world class University at Keele, a leading light known internationally for its research and sustainability record, which stands side by side with former mining communities including some which register amongst the most deprived areas in the country. Our Borough is also a mixture of urban centres, affected by some of the same social issues facing our neighbouring city, Stoke-on-Trent, but also outstanding rural landscapes in our less populated villages. Our plans and priorities aim to address the needs of all our communities.

Our People Offer

We reward our people with a competitive range of benefits including;

access to the local government pension scheme

minimum 24 days annual leave plus 5 extra days after 5 years' service

flexible working options and family friendly policies

local and national high street discounts

free car parking

wellbeing support including £12.50 per month Jubilee2 membership

green travel scheme including cycle to work and electric car salary sacrifice

free employee 24 hour employee assistance and counselling services, flu vaccination service and health checks

development and training opportunities

Contact

Should you wish to have an informal discussion in relation to this opportunity contact, Darren Green or Julie Copestake on 717717.

Closing date

5pm on Sunday, 8 November 2026

Should we receive a large number of applications, then this post could close sooner than the date stated.

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted within two weeks of the closing date.

Interview date

Anticipated week commencing 16th November 2026

While we value diverse backgrounds and experiences, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Applicants must be able to prove they have the Right to Work in the U.K.