Health & Safety Manager Review

by Optivo

Rating

10/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • To support and assist the Director of Health & Safety in all aspects of Health & Safety compliance across Optivo; To lead in establishing, managing and monitoring the H & S Management System and the continual improvement of H&S across Optivo; To provide line management and support for the H & S Advisors, and lead on ensuring policies & procedures are consistently applied in line with the principles of sensible risk management and to promote a culture where managing and being accountable for risk is recognised as an essential part of business as usual

    10/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • I have most definitely learnt new skills (such as emotional awareness/project management/dealing with challenging conversations) and also continued to build on existing skills which i already knew. Also gave me an opportunity to revisit my CPD and PDP.

    10/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • Although it was tough and a lot of work, the support i had from my tutor was invaluable and i couldn't have got through it without her. I really enjoyed the classroom sessions and feel i got the most benefit from them. The self learning was difficult at times but overall I really enjoyed the variety of the whole programme

    10/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Really well structured, it was clear from the start what was expected from us and the timelines, having the portal to work from (BUD) was fantastic as you could see what stage you were at and could monitor each piece of work. The regular catch ups and reviews with my tutor were also extremely beneficial

    10/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • I had great support from my L&OD team and my Line Manager

    10/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • 100% support - they were so great at everything, I cannot thank them enough.

    10/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • It really underpins all we do as Managers and to have a formal qualification really helps to perform better as it gives you the confidence that you do know what to do in certain situations and ho to be the bets manager for your team

    10/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • Not since COVID bur prior to that any fundraising activities for our charity and professional networking events for my H&S industry

    10/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Optivo to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Great supportive company that really cares for its people

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Optivo?

    • Be yourself

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Construction

Croydon, Greater London

March 2021

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