Department of Corrections Looking for Critical H&S Risk Adviser at New Zealand Full Time

About the Job

• Permanent opportunity
• Flexible working supported

Ngā kawenga | About the role

Ara Poutama Aotearoa is striving to achieve positive health and safety outcomes for its people and others by applying special attention to its critical health and safety risks and applying a strategic and considered approach to the management of these risks.

This role’s key focus is supporting the Principal Adviser Critical H&S Risks in the development of our Critical Health and Safety Risk framework. This will involve researching potential control approaches, drafting collateral and building relationships across the Department to gain stakeholder input and buy-in.

This role operates in a challenging environment but one which is highly supportive and part of a valued team. The role will allow you to showcase your impressive written and verbal communication skills where you can clearly articulate ideas and H&S requirements, as well as your engaging workstyle which sees you easily build effective and collaborative working relationships.

Other key accountabilities of this role are:

• Supporting the wider Strategy and Systems team in the development and continuous improvement of our Health and Safety Management System (HSMS) with particular focus on Critical H&S Risk operational policies, protocols and processes.
• Working across the Department to test H&S processes and systems, enabling alignment of H&S activities with the business, ensuring they meet the needs of end users and the organisation.
• Working across the Department to support the development and implementation of HSMS and Critical Risk collateral.
• Identifying, researching and analysing HSMS issues including engaging with key stakeholders to help inform conclusions.

He kōrero mōu | About you

We are after someone already working in the H&S field who wants to further their H&S expertise. Someone who gets things done with energy and drive and who wants to make a tangible difference to our people.

• You have plenty of experience developing high quality and clear health and safety communications for multiple audiences.
• You are a confident communicator, and you are not afraid to forge new working relationships and lead engagement activities to help inform your work.
• You have experience supporting line managers and a wider team and can prioritise tasks easily.
• You have worked with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and associated legislation and you have a good working knowledge applying these to your work.

It is desirable but not essential that you have knowledge of and have worked with a critical health and safety risk framework.

Ideally you have a relevant tertiary qualification in health and safety, or you are working towards a H&S qualification

Utu ā-tau | Salary

The full range (85%-120%) is $66,411 – $93,756. Appointment and remuneration will reflect skills and experience relevant to the role.

Kano ārai mate KOWHEORI-19 | COVID-19 vaccinations

As part of our COVID-19 response, all people working at Ara Poutama Aotearoa are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access our workplaces. This is to ensure we continue to do all we can to keep everyone safe from the impacts of COVID-19, now and into the future.

Ko wai mātou | About us

Ara Poutama Aotearoa is a name that has been gifted to us and is our commitment to improving the oranga and safety of the people, whānau, and that of the communities we serve across the motu.

As a values-led organisation, we use the principles of rangatira (leadership), manaaki (respect), wairua (spirituality), kaitiaki (guardianship) and whānau (relationships) to shape how we work and deliver the outcomes in our strategy – Hōkai Rangi (https://careers.corrections.govt.nz/strategy).

Tono ināianei | Apply Now

To apply, please submit a tailored CV and a cover letter describing your motivation for joining the department highlighting relevant skills and experience. Alignment to our kaupapa is critical to our success – we ask that you provide examples which reflect and demonstrate our organisation values.

It is an exciting time to join us and we continue to seek out talented individuals who are committed to an inclusive, vibrant workplace. We recognise and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals, and that of the collective talent in our whānau. All applications must be submitted through our careers site to ensure transparency. Applications received via email will not be considered.

If you want to find out more about a career with us, visit careers.corrections.govt.nz or email our team at [email protected].