Team Leader (Health & Safety)

Directorate: Assurance & Public Protection Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 36 Salary: Grade J £49,590 - £54,927 Location: Colindale Closing Date: Sunday October 18th 2026 Important Information for Current Barnet Council Employees Where possible, employees who have access to Oracle are encouraged to apply via the Opportunity Marketplace (Internal Career Site). This helps to ensure applications are correctly identified as internal and avoids potential delays during the recruitment process. Protect People. Support Businesses. Lead Positive Change. Salary: Grade J £49,590 - £54,927 Are you an experienced health and safety professional looking for an opportunity to lead a high-performing regulatory service and make a real difference? Barnet Council is seeking a motivated and experienced Team Leader – Health and Safety to join our ambitious Environmental Health & Public Protection team. Working within one of London's largest and most diverse boroughs, you will lead the delivery of health and safety enforcement activities across a wide range of businesses and workplaces whilst supporting and developing a dedicated team of officers. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of the service, influence positive outcomes for workers and businesses, and play a key role in protecting public health, safety and wellbeing across Barnet. Why Barnet? Barnet is one of London's largest boroughs, serving a diverse and growing population across thriving town centres, vibrant communities and extensive green spaces. We're ambitious for our residents, businesses and our workforce. As a council, we're investing in our people, modernising our services and creating an environment where talented professionals can thrive. Our values guide everything we do: Caring | Learning to Improve | Inclusive | Collaborate About the Service Environmental Health & Public Protection sits within the Assurance and Public Protection Directorate and delivers a wide range of regulatory services that help create safer, healthier and more prosperous communities. Our Health and Safety Team plays a vital role in protecting workers, residents and visitors through: Health and safety inspections and interventions Accident and incident investigations Complaint investigation and business engagement Enforcement and compliance activity Partnership working with key agencies and stakeholders Advice, guidance and support for businesses Service improvement and public protection initiatives Working within this team offers exposure to a diverse range of regulatory challenges alongside opportunities to influence service delivery and develop professionally. About the Role As Team Leader – Health and Safety , you will be responsible for leading and developing the Council's health and safety service, ensuring the effective delivery of statutory functions and high-quality regulatory outcomes. You will manage a small team of professional officers, oversee complex investigations and enforcement activities, and help shape service priorities and improvement initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced practitioner looking to combine operational expertise with leadership responsibilities in a challenging and rewarding role. Please click here to download the Job description for this role. (Right-click and select “Open in new tab” so you can keep the job description open while completing your application) What You'll Be Doing Lead and oversee the Council's health and safety enforcement functions. Manage, support and develop a small team of officers. Carry out and oversee inspections, investigations and interventions. Investigate workplace accidents, complaints and serious incidents. Take proportionate and effective enforcement action where required. Provide advice and guidance to businesses, duty holders and stakeholders. Work collaboratively with internal and external partners. Contribute to service improvement projects, policies and operational best practice. Ensure the ser