Posted By stevie potts Ok guys,who is hiding all the H&S vacancies? I cant seem to find any vacancies in the North East of England.I have my NEBOSH General Cert and IOSH Managing Safely,as well as a few years experience,yet nothing is happening.Surely somebody out there needs a keen and hard working individual who wants to learn more and progress in the H&S field.I am not afraid to travel as this is only to be expected.If anyone has something please get in touch at sppotts22@blueyonder.co.uk. Cheers ( and hurry up! )

Posted By cfraser Stevie, It is difficult to get that first break in H&S, I have been trying for quite some time just dont give up, keep applying to positions. Would youre current employer pay for further education/courses in H&S or would you be able to pay for others yourself? It is unfortunate that you live in the grim north the same as I, where opportunities seem very thin on the ground!!! Keep your chin up and dont get dis-heartened keep applying to as many positions as you can, good luck, regards, Colin

Posted By JAI First you need to be working towards chartered status All vacancies ask for this now Plus trawl through the internet Just seen 4 jobs for health and safety in the north east 2 x council 1 x nexus 1 x fire brigade Try typing in sector 1 in google and search health and safety

Posted By phil Has anyone answered the question you asked steve?

Posted By Bill Bircham Steve, A question for you, do you get involved in local IOSH / other Org Safety Groups? These are great for getting the inside track on many jobs that, for a variety of reasons don’t get advertised. Secondly, often well established H&S Peeps get asked by Agencies for recommendations. It costs nothing but your time, keeps you up to date (helps for CPD) , keeps your enthusiasm levels high, and you just never know. . . . Good luck Bill

Posted By JAI Steve you say there are no jobs in the north east If you look you will see two councils are recruiting, or does the issue lie with your qualifications as these jobs ask that you are chartered or working towards it Jai

Posted By Baron Munchausen Hi Steve The work is out there!!! You just have to be seen to be counted and have the audacity to say I can do that!!! From what I have seen within the H&S industry as long as you can walk the walk and talk the talk you can go far even without CMISOH or Tech IOSH – I know of “consultants” on £30k + salaries with the same qualifications that you have, not even, with previous experience. Follow Descarte’s Advice -The Baron-

Posted By Descarte Another point you could look in to is doing a bit of extra corricular activity, by which I mean COSHH, DSE, Manual handling assessor training. The first can be done for 75 quid on a half day course and others are a bit more expensive, obviously costs more for IOSH certified courses, even the environmental management diploma only costs 650 quid. I actually started in the environmental consultancy side of things, which demand a lot lower set of qualifications than a H+S consultancy would even in a junior role, from there I branched in to occupational health/hygiene due to similiarities in monitoring and techniques for various dusts, gases, fumes, noise light etc. Be brave, apply for every job, when I first started after uni I could apply for 50 positions, get 3 interviews and out of those 3 I would like and hopefully get 1.

Posted By JAI Steve go to jobcentre plus and search North East Health and Safety Consultant required £20 per hour 12-20 hours per week it's a start and gets you foot in the door Jai

Posted By Salus jai, is there a reference number for this role?