Health and Safety Associate

What we look for

Our exceptional and motivated employees are our greatest strength. Our employees provide the highest level of customer service and help maintain our position as a leader in the global marketplace.

Markel Style

The Markel Style is what makes us stand out from our competitors. It’s our core value which should underpin how we do business, while influencing our behavior and performance. We are looking for people who have potential and share our passion to live the Markel Style, which is described in more detail below.

If you think you have these core attributes we want to hear from you.

Job Summary:

Markel Care Health and Safety Associate – Contractor

UK Wide Covering South/Central and North England

£ Very competitive

Are you looking for a new challenge?

Help Markel in promoting Health and Safety standards including through advise change and improvements across a range of commercial and principally care organisations such as children’s homes, care homes, older care homes, residential units, mental health practices, learning disability services, nurseries and schools.

The role of the Markel Care Health and Safety Associate is based within the Markel Care Practitioners who are a health and social care consultancy; providing tailored, specialist support to our policyholders reporting directly to our Practice Manager to support our advices both internally to Markel and to its customers externally.

What you’ll be doing:

• Advising on safe operational practices necessary to minimize risk of workplace accidents.
• Conducting risk assessments and site inspections to identify work areas that pose concern and threats to life and property.
• Carrying out investigations on incidents, complaints, and recurrent health and safety compliance concerns to identify and provide solutions to workplace situations.
• Advising and developing health and safety policies/strategies necessary for optimized work processes
• Preparing reports useful in taking strategic and operational safety decisions.

What we’re looking for:

• A reliable point of expertise and advices who maintains an up-to-date knowledge of new HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) legislation as well as other developments that can impact
• Qualified/Experienced Health and Safety professional able to make recommendations on property and operations concerning environmental and fire safety regulations
• Registered with a Professional Standards Body
• A recognised H&S qualification.
• Experience delivering training and support.
• No objection to being able to travel around the region, or visiting clients on site.

About Markel Care Practitioners:

Markel UK is a specialist insurance company combined with unique support services for contractors, consultants, professionals, charities and community groups. Our specialist insurance cover has been created by Markel’s team of care and charity experts to protect the risks faced by Providers and practitioners within the industry.

Markel Care Practitioners are a health and social care consultancy, providing tailored, specialist support to our policyholders. We have a proven track record of introducing effective and integrated tailored solutions whether as part of an improvement journey, managing risk, responding to incidents or providing training, advice or professional support.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic.

Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce, which includes service provision from independent consultants and which brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this consultancy opportunity then we want to hear from you.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer which means we want to ensure that you have a positive experience applying for a role at Markel and are able to perform at your best. If there are any adjustments we can reasonably make to ensure that the process is accessible for you at every stage please email us at rec@markel.com.

“Why work for us?”

Diversity and inclusion

Markel is truly a global and diverse company. We believe that diversity makes us better business partners and that embracing people’s differences can bring amazing results and fuel innovation. We have a portfolio of businesses and product lines that operate around the world.

Community involvement

Markel has a rich heritage of supporting communities across the world where our customers and employees live and work. Giving back is part of our history and our future. Our employees share in this philosophy through volunteering, mentoring and fundraising.

Commitment to open doors

Markel is committed to creating the best work environment. Our open-door policy is essential in recognizing business issues as they rise and to address the changing needs of our diverse and global workforce. Challenging management is a component of the Markel Style—some of our best ideas start from a conversation between a manager and an employee.

Entrepreneurial spirit

As the Markel Style states, we pursue excellence, strive for a better way, and share the success of others. Markel associates proactively seek new business opportunities, bringing further success to Markel.

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