Health & Safety Advisor

people2people; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver

Flexible hours

Work from home option

Care home locations option

Wellbeing vouchers

Family wellbeing support

Job summary

People2People is recruiting for a Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor to support a not-for-profit network of care homes across New Zealand. The role focuses on ACC and injury management, incident analysis, risk assessments and building H&S capability across multiple sites.

You will partner with managers, Health & Safety Representatives and leaders to implement practical improvements, deliver timely reporting and stay compliant with NZ legislation.

Qualifications

• Solid health and safety advisory experience, including risk management and corrective actions.
• Working knowledge of New Zealand health and safety legislation and WorkSafe guidance.
• Understanding of ACC and workplace injury management processes.
• Experience analysing health and safety data and trends to inform practical improvements.
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Multi-site experience is valuable; healthcare or aged-care exposure is an advantage but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support ACC cases, injury management and safe, sustainable return-to-work plans.
• Partner with managers to identify, assess and manage workplace health and safety risks.
• Strengthen incident and near-miss reporting, investigations and corrective actions.
• Analyse injury, incident and health and safety trends to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support Health & Safety Representatives and managers to build capability and confidence.
• Coordinate wellbeing initiatives and support ongoing wellbeing activities.
• Keep up to date with health and safety legislation and support appropriate policy and system updates.
• Provide meaningful health, safety and wellbeing reporting and insights to leaders and governance groups.

Skills

Health & Safety advisory

Risk management

Data interpretation

Stakeholder engagement

ACC and injury management

Multi-site experience

Job description

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Join a values-led, not-for-profit organisation supporting older New Zealanders across a network of care homes. This newly created role is an opportunity to strengthen health, safety and wellbeing practices, build capability and help create safer outcomes for employees, residents and contractors.

Kōrero mō te tūranga | About the Role

Sitting within the People & Culture team, you’ll provide practical health, safety and wellbeing advice and support across a multi-site environment. A key focus will be ACC and injury management, alongside incident and near-miss management, risk management, wellbeing initiatives and reporting. You’ll use data and trends to identify opportunities for improvement, working closely with managers and Health & Safety Representatives to turn insights into practical action. As the role develops, you’ll also spend time across care homes, building capability and supporting consistent health and safety practices.

Ngā kawenga | Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support ACC cases, injury management and safe, sustainable return-to-work plans
• Partner with managers to identify, assess and manage workplace health and safety risks
• Strengthen incident and near-miss reporting, investigations and corrective actions
• Analyse injury, incident and health and safety trends to identify opportunities for improvement
• Support Health & Safety Representatives and managers to build capability and confidence
• Coordinate wellbeing initiatives and support ongoing wellbeing activities
• Keep up to date with health and safety legislation and support appropriate policy and system updates
• Provide meaningful health, safety and wellbeing reporting and insights to leaders and governance groups

He aha koe e whiwhi ai? | What’s in it for you?

You’ll join a supportive, values-led organisation in a newly created role where you can make a practical contribution across health, safety and wellbeing.

• $85,000–$100,000 + KiwiSaver
• Flexible start and finish times
• Potential to work from home once established in the role
• Option to work from care home locations
• Wellbeing and living costs vouchers
• Wellbeing support for employees and their families

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills & Experience

• Solid health and safety advisory experience, including risk management, corrective actions and improving health and safety systems
• Working knowledge of New Zealand health and safety legislation and WorkSafe guidance
• Understanding of ACC and workplace injury management processes
• Experience analysing health and safety data and trends to inform practical improvements
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively across different stakeholder groups
• Multi-site experience is valuable; healthcare or aged-care exposure is an advantage but not essential