Governance, health and safety
Ensure compliance and best practice is adhered to across the business
Looking for an enriching and important role?
As a charity committed to enriching the lives of all, especially young people of limited means, YHA’s governance starts at grass roots level with our members. Our democratic structure means members can influence and help develop policy through joining YHA and sharing ideas on how they think we can continue to improve our work and broaden our horizons.
Working in health and safety is also an incredibly enriching and important role here at YHA. We liaise with third parties and enforcement agencies, developing effective partnership working and ensuring positive regulatory relationships to protect YHA from risk. We cover a wide range of safety and issues, and no day is ever the same.Â
What you could be doing
Governance
The governance team is responsible for managing and coordinating all governance work within YHA. This includes providing support to the Board of Trustees, the CEO and the Executive Team in all matters relating to governance and in particular for Board and Committee meetings.
It also encompasses the tasks of ensuring transactional activities are completed within specified timeframes, coordinating all sub committees of the YHA Board, and advising on and implementing good governance practice.
Health and safety
You could be managing incidents or accidents, conducting fire risk assessments, safety audits, safety inductions, supporting risk assessments and offering safety advice and guidance to hostels.
Our team support people in identifying and managing risk within their specific areas, helping to manage significant accidents, incidents and dangerous occurrences with investigations and reviews, recommending appropriate actions. We liaise with third parties and enforcement agencies, developing effective partnerships and ensuring positive regulatory relationships to protect YHA from risk.
Benefits of governance, health and safety
Remote/hybrid working
The roles are generally a hybrid of home and field-based working
Further development
There may be options to study for further professional qualifications
Team meetings
We hold regular weekly virtual meetings and in-person meetings in the network
Getting out in the network
Opportunity to travel to hostels across the network, with some overnights
What YHA will do for you
What you do at YHA really counts – that’s why we offer our employees lots of great benefits.
Financial benefits
Our salaries are benchmarked and you’ll have access to a pension scheme, sick pay, life assurance and more
Health and wellbeing support
We offer a health cash plan, 24/7 employee assistance plus maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Allowances and discounts
You’ll be able to enjoy free hostel stays, cashback rewards, volunteering days and free YHA membership
Recognition and reward
We recognise our employees for the work they do because we know that feeling appreciated is important
Ready to join the team?
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