Purpose of this post: Cork Simon is currently seeking a Health & Safety & Compliance Officer to join our team on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Head of HR, Governance and Compliance, you will be the go-to expert for health and safety matters across Cork Simon and South East Simon. This is a strategic and operational role with real impact—leading initiatives to promote a strong safety culture, supporting teams in meeting compliance obligations, and contributing to continuous quality improvement

Some of the key duties of the role include:

• Health & Safety Leadership: Promote safe working practices, conduct audits, ensure up-to-date safety statements, risk assessments, and fire safety measures.
• Training & Oversight: Organize health and safety training, lead quarterly H&S meetings, and support accident reporting and follow-up.
• Compliance Support: Assist with GDPR and NQSF compliance, maintain risk registers, and handle subject access requests (DSARs).
• Quality Assurance: Support implementation and monitoring of quality standards (e.g., NQSF, HACCP), assist with audits and policy development.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Partner with management, HR, property, and finance teams to ensure organisation-wide compliance.
• Governance: Contribute to reviewing policies, risk registers, and compliance metrics.

The ideal candidate for this post will have:

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a health and safety or compliance role, ideally in social care, health, or service delivery environments.
• Experience supporting quality frameworks and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications:

• Third-level qualification in Health & Safety Management (Level 8 preferred).
• Full clean driver’s license and access to own transport.

Skills and Attributes:

• Strong project management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across departments.
• Detail-oriented with strong IT and organisational skills.
• Committed, flexible, and motivated by social justice and safety excellence.

Closing date for receipt of CVs and Cover Letter: 5:00pm on Wednesday, 7th May 2025. To apply, send your CV to recruit@corksimon.ie

For informal enquiries about the role please contact Ursula Galvin, Head of HR, Governance & Compliance on 087 2120141.

For more information about the role please download our Recruitment Pack: