Adviser Health & Safety

Mo te tunga | 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.

Nga pukenga me nga 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.

Nga 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.

Mo matou | About us

Join Ara Poutama Aotearoa - Department of Corrections, where your work will contribute to improving public safety, reducing re-offending, and address the overrepresentation of Maori in correctional facilities.

As a values-led organisation, we use the principles of rangatira (leadership), manaaki (respect), wairua (spirituality), kaitiaki (guardianship), and whanau (relationships) to guide our work and achieve the goals of our Hokai Rangi strategy.

We value inclusion and diversity 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 inaianei | 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

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