Health and Safety Facilities Assistant

Health, Safety and Facilities Assistant Location: Digbeth, Birmingham Temp Salary: £13.15 PAYE or £17.40 umbrella Contract: Temporary sickness cover initially two months, with the possibility of extension Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am 5pm Working arrangement: Fully site-based at Head Office The Role We are recruiting for a Health, Safety and Facilities Assistant to provide temporary sickness cover for an established homelessness charity and supported-housing provider. Based at the organisation s Head Office in Digbeth, you will provide practical and administrative support across health and safety, facilities management and property compliance. You will help maintain accurate compliance records, coordinate maintenance and contractors, undertake routine workplace checks and monitor identified actions through to completion. You will also support fire-safety documentation, incident records, facilities supplies and the day-to-day administration of the Health, Safety and Facilities function. This is a varied role requiring strong organisation, accurate record keeping and the confidence to identify and escalate safety or maintenance concerns appropriately. Key Responsibilities Support routine workplace, facilities and health and safety inspections. Identify, record and escalate hazards, building defects and maintenance requirements. Maintain accurate fire-safety, statutory-compliance and facilities records. Monitor actions arising from inspections, audits and Fire Risk Assessments through to completion. Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance, contractors, servicing and repairs. Assist with risk assessments, COSHH records and accident or incident documentation. Maintain electronic compliance systems, reports, spreadsheets and action trackers. Monitor PPE, cleaning products and facilities supplies, ensuring safe storage where required. Process and track invoices, purchase orders, work orders and co