Gareth Roberts

Experience

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  Wirral Borough Council Health and Safety Team

  Feb 2006 - Feb 2015

  Health & Safety Officer

  Health, safety and environmental auditing, developing policies and procedures, developing and implementing safety management systems, producing risk, fire, COSHH assessments, designing and delivering training courses. Deputy Sports Ground Safety Officer, coordinating and managing volunteers. Contract and procurement exercises.

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  Lifeways Group

  Feb 2015 - now

  Executive Leader that promotes, embeds and sustains a culture that thrives on delivering excellent person centred care and support. Quality, risk management, business continuity, emergency preparedness, fire risk and regulation remain central to the role but with the added benefit and ability to influence organisational direction and strategy. Ensuring digitisation and technology is embraced to help navigate the current regulatory climate in England, Scotland and Wales. Passionate about implementing innovative ideas and initiatives that harvest creativity within the workplace and enable colleagues to focus on what matters. A champion for developing and enabling people and organisations to learn, evolve and grow. Show less Providing strategic advice and direction to the Executive Team in relation to Lifeways’ approach to Health and Safety; implement and review Lifeways’ Health and Safety Strategy, policy and procedures and to deliver proactive and professional support and advice to operational managers and their teams; implement the Company HSE Policy and safe systems of works. Manage ISO14001, 18001 management systems. Responsible for all risk management including claims experience, accident and incident trend analysis and reduction (25% reduction in year 1 and a 75% reduction in claims costs over 4 years). Monitor and report on compliance with policy, procedures, systems and providing support to the operational teams where necessary, reporting into the Exec Team; regularly review policies, procedures, systems and processes in line with legislative requirements; embed a strong HSE culture within all staff and individuals working on behalf of Lifeways Group. Responsible for developing all health and safety training for the group. Providing the executive leadership team with regular reports on overall health and safety performance. Lead on fire safety management across the portfolio (MIFSM). Lead Officer on environmental management, business continuity and emergency preparedness. Show less - Responsible for providing health and safety support for over 100 residential care homes supporting people with complex needs - Working with the acquisition team, completing due diligence visits, baseline audits and working with new acquisitions to ensure high standards of safety are implemented and maintained- Updating the acquisition team on progress and identifying high risk areas that require additional support- Developing safety reports for the senior management team- Lead Officer for developing, reviewing and revising company policies in line with legislative requirements and industry best practice- Investigating and collating accidents and incidents, identifying trends- Undertaking health and safety audits and working with managers to address actions- Undertaking fire risk assessments- Liaising with enforcement bodies such as the HSE, local authorities, fire service and Care Quality Commission- Developing and delivering health and safety training- Promote a positive health and safety culture NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and SafetyNEBOSH Level 3 General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (Merit Award)NEBOSH Level 3 National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety (Distinction)Fire Risk Assessment Course - CS Todd City and Guilds Level 3 Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong SectorInstitute of Leadership and Management Level 3 AwardEnvironmental Management System ISO14001 Internal Quality AuditorAccessibility Auditor Chartered Institute Environmental Health Level 3 Show less Working with the acquisition team, completing due diligence visits, baseline audits and working with new acquisitions to ensure high standards of safety are implemented and maintained- Updating the acquisition team on progress and identifying high risk areas that require additional support- Developing safety reports for the senior management team- Lead Officer for developing, reviewing and revising company policies in line with legislative requirements and industry best practice- Investigating and collating accidents and incidents, identifying trends- Undertaking health and safety audits and working with managers to address actions- Undertaking fire risk assessments- Liaising with enforcement bodies such as the HSE, local authorities, fire service and Care Quality Commission- Developing and delivering health and safety training- Promote a positive health and safety culture Show less

  • Director of Quality

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Group Head of Quality, Health and Safety

    Jan 2019 - Oct 2022

  • Group Head of Health and Safety

    Mar 2015 - Dec 2018

  • Complex Care and Autism Division Health and Safety Manager

    Feb 2016 - Sept 2016

  • Acquisitions Team Health and Safety Advisor

    Feb 2015 - Jan 2016
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  Housing Initiatives UK Ltd

  Aug 2021 - Feb 2024

  Member Board of Trustees

  A board member for a charity that manages a housing portfolio in the Northwest of England. Housing Initiatives is part of the Expect Group, a charity that provides care and support to adults with learning disabilities in the Northwest of England and Wales. Housing Initiatives was set up as a voluntary not for profit company in July 2001, with the aim of providing tenancies to people with learning disabilities, to enable them to become established in the community, in their own homes and with regular support to enable them to do so. The organisation operates as a social enterprise and is a registered charity.Housing Initiatives provides additional/intensive housing management functions and tasks that would not be provided in general needs accommodation where no additional needs exist. Show less