SHEQ Training Officer

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours 

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £33,673 (Level one) rising to £36,581 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part time) 

Location: Eastcroft Depot, London Road, Nottingham NG2 3AH 

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? 

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

Are you an experienced and confident trainer with a commitment to  helping frontline colleagues work safely, effectively and to a high standard?  Nottingham City Council is seeking a SHEQ Training Officer to support Resident Services by delivering professional training, competency assessments and development support across operational teams. 

As a SHEQ Training Officer, you will deliver training and competency assessments for frontline staff within Resident Services, helping to ensure colleagues have the skills, knowledge and confident to carry out their roles safely and effectively.  The role will work closely with the SHEQ Team, Resident Services teams, the Corporate Safety Advisory Team and Development and Change colleagues to identify training needs and deliver high quality, value for money training.  

About You

You will be experienced with:-

·        Delivering training sessions to frontline staff using a range of styles and methods.

·         Designing, delivering and evaluating training activities and outcomes.

·         Carrying out competency assessments in line with organisational requirements.

·         Communicating effectively with people at different levels and motivating others.

.         Using IT systems including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and database packages.

.         Building positive working relationships with colleagues, partners and service teams. 

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Jenny Knight, Divisional SHEQ Manager by email at [email protected]

Closing Date: 13th October 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits. 

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)  + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.