Nottingham Trent University

Safety and Resilience Adviser at London South Bank University

Currently responsible for the provision of Health & Safety, Emergency Planning and Business Continuity arrangements for London South Bank University. 

Role involves developing emergency preparedness through the development of a strong culture of safety and resilience, and ensuring operational management of these disciplines from a tactical level.

London South Bank University

Safety and Resilience Adviser

Role involved meeting the Councils’ statutory obligations under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, through the development and maintenance of the councils’ emergency planning and business continuity arrangements, taking responsibility for several contingency plans.

Additional responsibilities:

Development and maintenance of two borough risk registers, maintenance of the emergency planning pages on each council website, participation in the 24 hour on call rota and liaision with internal and external partners through the joint Borough Resilience Forum, South West Sub-Regional Resilience Forum, Resilience Planning Group and various Safety Advisory Groups in Richmond & Wandsworth.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils

Emergency Planning

Managed the British Red Cross Emergency Response Service in the South & Channel Islands region. Was responsible for the management of volunteers providing humanitarian assistance to those affected by major incidents or emergencies , ranging from domestic fires to anti-human trafficking operations.

This role involved managing multi-layered responses to a variety of incidents, assuming the position of bronze/silver leader from an incident ground or control room environment. It involved liaison with numerous partner agencies, primarily category 1 and 2 responders, in order to develop and implement the capabilities that the British Red Cross can provide. Delivering this service to a high standard ensured that people in crisis could be supported at any time, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

As a trainer and emergency response tutor for the Thames Valley area, I was also responsible for the recruitment and development of all emergency response staff and volunteers in these regions, through the facilitation of courses and workshops with an emergency response focus.

British Red Cross

Senior Emergency Response Officer

Coordinated the British Red Cross Emergency Response Service in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Milton Keynes areas. I was responsible for the management of over 100 volunteers, providing humanitarian assistance to those affected by major incidents or emergencies in the South & Channel Islands region. 

Additional Responsibilities:
24 Hrs Duty Officer cover of the South & Channel Islands Region
Social Media Account Management

Emergency Response Officer

Coordinated the British Red Cross Emergency Response service in both the Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire regions, managing teams of volunteers that provided humanitarian assistance to those affected by major incidents or emergencies in the UK, ranging from domestic fires to anti-human trafficking operations. 

Additional Experience:
Emergency Response Trainer & Tutor
Social Media Account Management

Jack Newing