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I am being made redundant at the end of the year and therefore I have started looking for a new position. I have worked for the same company, which is the largest mineral extraction and processing company in the country for 11 years. I have held numerous supervisory positions and I am currently delivering health and safety training across the business. I have the NEBOSH general and construction cert and I am a member of IOSH. I have never worked as a dedicated safety advisor but would very much like to. I have been offered two such roles with my current employer but they required relocation so I was unable to take them. My question is what is the best way to break into this seemingly impenetrable job market. I have a lot of practical h&s experience and have recently been involved with some audits. I would appreciate any thoughts or advice on this matter.
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I would start by updating your CV asnd pulling together a list of your strengths. As others have been advised finding any voluntary work can be a good way to gain additional/wider experience. A good place to start is looking at some of the larger institutions such as local government and education. They often have H&S teams and you may be able to get a position where you can work as a part of a team and learn from others to develop.
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Dave, good luck in your quest. Playing devils advocate. Why not take one of the roles that you have been offered as a means to an end? Take the role get some experience etc etc take the money and while you are doing so search like mad for a role closer to home. You will be with an organisation that obviously wants to retain you, you know them,and how they work - yes it may mean being from home during the week but this would hopefully only be short term. I am obviously not aware nor need to know your personal circumstances but sometimes it is better the devil you know than the one you dont - been there done that got the T shirt. As you are acutely aware it is difficult to get into the H&S field with lots of experienced and highly qualified people looking for work - who may well take the roles you have been offered; so my advice would be to look at what you have been offered and see if there is any possible way you could make it work in the short term so that you gain valuable experience. Good luck in whatever you decide to do. Stuart
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Dave,
I have to agree with Stuart; If you want a role in H&S then take one of the jobs offered. If nothing else it will add to your safety credentials and CV while you keep a weather eye open for opportunities that better suit your personal circumstances,
Jim
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Another agreeing with Stuart You might be surprised at how many of the UK workforce work away from home
You don't say where home is but despite what the chancellor might say the jobs market in most of the country is blighted and will remain so for a long while (IMHO).
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Working away from home may be an answer but in my own situation I would not consider it for myself. You may be able to and as others have said, many do work away and some even internationally.
Consider drawing up a list of all the skills you have gained in other roles and show prospective employers how they relate to the job you are after. Your employer will most likely provide a consultant that can help you with this. Also, as part of redundancy your employer may be prepared to assist with extra training to say NEBOSH Diploma which should help a lot. It has to be woth an ask.
Whatever happens, good luck.
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Thanks for the feed back guys. I agonised over the relocation, but despite the many benefits and valuable experience it didn't fit with my personal circumstances. I am in Wigan, so ideally I am after a north west based role. My current role requires national travel which I don't mind but it is fully expensed and I am not away from home more than 1-2 nights at a time, so I would be willing to take a role that involves travel. I have been doing some voluntary work which I have found very interesting and I am more than willing to do more but eventually it needs to be paid work.
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