Adviser Health & Safety

## About this role

• Join a team committed to innovation, wellbeing, and continuous improvement.
• Fixed term / secondment opportunity available until the 30th of April 2027.
• Based in our newly refurbished National Office in Wellington.
• Mō te tūnga | About the role
• As the Adviser Health & Safety, you will play a key role in supporting safer workplaces and helping leaders embed health and safety into everyday operations. You will provide expert health and safety advice across our Infrastructure and Digital Assets and Pae Ora business groups, as well as National Office operations.In this role, you will support leaders and their teams to improve health and safety performance by mentoring, coaching and guiding them to plan effectively, apply relevant policies and procedures and strengthen their safety leadership capability. You will lead and support risk assessments, assurance activities, and learning reviews, including those involving contractors and partners.You will also contribute to national health and safety programmes, support the National Office HSW committee, and help share safety strategies that improve health and wellbeing outcomes across the organisation.
• Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience
• To be successful in this secondment, you will need :
• Proven experience providing health and safety advice and guidance, ideally with large and complex organisations.
• Strong technical understanding of health and safety risks, assurance and learning review practices.
• Ability to build strong, credible relationships with senior managers and people leaders, influencing effectively at all levels.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, with a fresh and objective approach to complex challenges.
• High level of cultural capability and awareness, with the ability to work effectively with diverse groups of people.
• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in health and safety.
• Ngā painga | The benefits
• The midpoint of the salary range is $104,897 per annum and the full range (85%-120%) is $89,163 - $125,877 per annum. Appointment and remuneration will reflect skills and experience relevant to the role.Join Ara Poutama Aotearoa - Department of Corrections, where your work will contribute to improving public safety, reducing re-offending, and address the overrepresentation of Māori in correctional facilities. As a values-led organisation, we use the principles of rangatira (leadership), manaaki (respect), wairua (spirituality), kaitiaki (guardianship), and whānau (relationships) to guide our work and achieve the goals of our strategy.We value in our workforce, and as a Public Service organisation we are committed to building a workforce that reflects the public we serve. We strive to make our recruitment process fair, and we encourage you to discuss reasonable accommodations with us if required.
• Tono ināianei | Apply Now
• To submit an application and view the position description, click the apply link. All applications must be submitted through our careers site to ensure transparency – applications received via email will not be considered.When applying, submit a tailored
• CV and a cover letter
• describing your motivation for joining the department highlighting relevant skills and experience and the alignment to our work.
• Applications close on : Sunday the 30th of November.
• If you have any questions or want to learn more about a career with us, contact , or visit
• careers.corrections.govt.nz.
• | Location : | Wellington (Te Whanganui a Tara) || Attachments : | (PDF, 320KB) Position Description |

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