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Health and Safety Manager

AFC Wimbledon
Organisation
AFC Wimbledon
Salary
32,000-38,000
Location
Wimbledon
Contract type
Permanent (Part time)
Closing date
22 June 2025
Job Description
AFC Wimbledon is a professional football club based in South West London playing its home games in a new state of the art stadium, the Cherry Red Records Stadium, opened in August 2021.

The move to the new stadium marked a pivotal point in the club’s history as it returned to its spiritual home at Plough Lane and provides the club with the ability to deliver top level facilities for both matchday and non-matchday events.

AFC Wimbledon is looking to recruit a Health & Safety Manager who will ensure that AFC Wimbledon, its employees, contractors and volunteers comply with all relevant regulations and specifications with regards to the operations within the club. This includes health and safety, legal and quality standards.

The role involves working with a team to promote a positive Health & Safety culture and present the Club facilities to the highest standards.
Key Responsibilities:

• Lead on all Health & Safety matters
• Carry out regular inspections of the stadium, training ground, and club premises to ensure safe conditions for staff, players, and the public and check operational policies and procedures are being properly implemented on a daily basis
• Carry out risk assessments and associated method statements on all business functions.
• Ensure working practices at the Club are safe and comply with legislation.
• Provide regular reports to senior management on health and safety performance, KPIs, and areas for improvement.
• Coordinate the training and understanding of Health & Safety amongst the staff team.
• Maintain accident and incident reporting and statistical analysis. Ensuring investigations are undertaken and recommendations are implemented as necessary.
• Create, implement, and regularly review comprehensive health and safety policies in line with legal requirements and industry best practices.
• Liaise with relevant interested parties with regard to the Health & Safety at the Club.
• Schedule and prioritise work tasks to ensure that all planned maintenance works are carried out on time. Working with the Facilities Team to ensure compliance and an improving workplace.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of the stadium to enable efficient working practices.
• Undertake ad-hoc requests and demonstrate operational flexibility.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The role will report directly into the Head of Operations and will be a key member of the Operations Team with responsibility across both the Stadium and Training Ground. The applicant must be a self-motivated individual with a can-do attitude and have initiative with flexible analytical and problem-solving skills.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• IOSH Managing Safely Qualification
• National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety is desirable but not essential.
• Proficiency in compliance management software and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and standards related to facilities management and Health and Safety
• Permanent UK resident or a foreign national with legal authorization to work in the UK.

ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED
• Genuine interest in Health and Safety Management.
• Strong computer skills, able to manage data, input, and report on schedules.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent communication and intrapersonal skills.
• Able to work under pressure, and to tight deadlines.
• ‘Can do’ and proactive attitude
• Hard working with the willingness to work as part of a small team
• High level of attention to detail and pride in work
• Someone who will understand and deliver our club values of togetherness, resilience and constant improvement, at all times.
The role will be offered on a part-time basis working 22.5 hours per week.

Due to the role being 22.5 hours per week, the annual pro-rata salary will be between £19,200 to £22,800, subject to qualifications and experience.

The full time equivalent salary for this role is between £32,000 to £38,000.

We are open to discussion if the ideal candidate would like to exceed the advertised 22.5 hours.



How to apply
Closing date: 22 June 2025 How to apply: email your CV and cover note to HR@AFCWimbledon.ltd.uk
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