Health & Safety Coordinator GLS

Location: South East England (Covering, London, Kent, Surry, & Sussex) - Field Based

Contract: Permanent Full Time 39 hours per week Hybrid ( 4 days on site/sites & 1 day from home)

We are seeking a dedicated Health and Safety Coordinator to join our team, supporting operational sites across the region in driving a positive health and safety culture.

Join a team that is more than just a group of colleagues - we work together as a supportive and driven family, ensuring every site we support operates safely and to the highest standards.

As the Facilities Maintenance Team, we keep our sites running like a self-contained city - it takes hundreds of people, systems, and processes to function safely, and health and safety sits at the heart of everything we do. Every decision we make impacts every employee, prisoner, visitor, and the wider community they return to.

As a Health and Safety Coordinator, you will work alongside the Regional Health and Safety Manager and a wide range of operational teams, from site managers to trade specialists, all committed to promoting a "one team approach" to keeping our people safe.

We are a Ministry of Justice business and provide critical and time-bound services to HMPPS, and are looking for a Health and Safety Coordinator with a combination of:

• NEBOSH Certificate
• Methodical, organised approach with excellent attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills across all levels
• Full UK Driving Licence
• TFM industry experience (desirable)
• Minimum 2 years of experience

Welcome to careers at Gov Facilities Services Limited (GFSL). Joining us is your chance to help ensure prisons are secure and safe for prisoners and prison staff alike, and to play your part in helping prisoners reintegrate into society.

• Holidays are 25 days per year plus Bank Holidays
• Death in Service at 4x salary
• access to private GP consultations
• Employee Assistance Programme that offers counselling and information services for preventative care and to help employees in a crisis.
• financial reward mechanisms and access to retailer discounts.

You will find a strong focus on safety, a supportive, inclusive workplace, a competitive benefits package, and real opportunity to build your skills and progress.

Pride In People.

We're passionate about promoting greater diversity and creating a workplace and culture where all of our employees have a voice that is heard, feel a sense of belonging and are empowered to be their true selves.

We recognise the value that every single employee brings to the organisation. Everyone's needs at work are different and we are committed to doing our best to satisfy these differences whilst ensuring consistency and fairness for all. We promise to champion diversity and inclusion with ongoing learning and training, as well as career progression opportunities for everyone.

Future Plans.

GFSL has been notified by its shareholder (MOJ) that the provision of FM Services will in future be delivered by the private sector. This means that following a successful procurement process, GFSL's services will complete transfer to a private sector provider/providers no sooner than August 2027.

Pride in People - Do the Right Thing - One Team