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In line with the Exception Order to the Rehabilitation Act, for all roles which involve regulated activity and an Enhanced DBS check, applicants are required to declare both spent and unspent convictions. If the role requires a Basic DBS check applicants are required to declare unspent convictions. The Applicant pack will detail which DBS check is required for each role. Please see our Recruitment and Selection Policy.

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We may on occasion consider internal applicants on a secondment basis for fixed term roles at The Scouts. This is where we appoint you for a fixed term role and keep your substantive post open for you to return to when your secondment is finished. We may have to back fill your substantive post on a fixed term basis until you return and this may leave teams short staffed, either for a short time while we recruit, or for a long time should we not recruit someone to back fill the role. Given this,

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Job Details

Job Title: Safety Officer
Job Reference: AS1698966GilSO
Location: Gilwell Park, Essex, United Kingdom
Salary: £40694.00 to £40694.00

Safety Officer

Salary: £40,694 per annum (Band F, Level 3, Inclusive of Outer London Weighting)

Location: Gilwell Park / Hybrid

Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Working Hours: 35 hours per week

We’re looking for someone who can help keep young people safe across Scouting, working with volunteers and colleagues to make sure our safety policies and guidance are being followed in practice.

You’ll provide advice and support on safety and adventure, carry out local audits and use what you find to help improve standards and good practice across the movement.

Key responsibilities as our Safety Officer:

Provide specialist safety, outdoor activities and adventure advice and support to volunteers and colleagues.
Help develop and update safety policies, rules and guidance, keeping these in line with legislation, Government guidance and industry best practice.
Carry out safety and compliance audits, use data and insights to identify improvements, and work with volunteers to address any issues.
Support safety-related incidents, training and resources, working with internal and external stakeholders to promote safe Scouting.

What we're looking for:

Experience and knowledge of health and safety, including relevant legislation, risk assessment and outdoor and adventurous activities.
Experience of providing health and safety advice, carrying out audits and identifying and managing risks.
Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to work sensitively with volunteers and support them to meet safety requirements.
Able to understand and summarise information and data, identify key issues and use this to make recommendations and improvements.
Organised and able to prioritise your workload, meet deadlines, use your initiative and find practical solutions to problems.
A Level 3 IOSH/NEBOSH qualification, a full UK driving licence and the ability to produce clear written guidance and reports.

Benefits

We are an award-winning Charity of the Year (Charity Times Awards 2022) with over 400 employees across multiple locations across the country.
A supportive, inclusive, and collaborative team environment
Flexible working options to suit you, your role, and your team
A double-matched pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution
A family-friendly approach, with generous family leave policies

For a full list of our benefits, click here.

Closing date: 11.59pm Friday 23rd October 2026

Interviews will be held virtually w/c 2nd November 2026

The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

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