• Full Time
• Application Closes 26 Nov 2024
• Manawatu - Palmerston North
• Healthcare Practitioner or Technical Worker

The role

Drive a health and Saftey culture across our organisation. With our current Senior Safety and Wellbeing Advisor retiring at the end of the year we are looking for someone to continue the great work and practices we have here in Horizons Regional Council, you will:

• Continue our existing continuous improvement approach to safety and wellbeing across the organisation and our culture.
• Lead the development and implementation of our safety and wellbeing strategies, policies, procedures and systems
• Provide expert specialist advice to management, staff, the Safety and Wellbeing Committee and Elected Members.
• Ensure Horizons has sound and relevant health and safety practices, processes and policies in place.
• Drive our Safety and Wellbeing Committee with our staff reps and senior management.
• You will play a vital role in ensuring that our organisation meets and exceeds the requirements outlined in the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and our statutory obligations are upheld to the highest standards.

This role is base from our Palmerston North offices and reports to the People & Capability Manager, and works alongside the People & Capability team. Internally this role is known as Senior Safety and Wellbeing Advisor. 

About you 

We're open to a range of backgrounds and experience in this role, but you will have the relevant direct or transferable experience all things health, safety and wellbeing related. Such as risk management, health and safety systems and processes, safety auditing, contractor pre-qualification processes. we are looking for someone with:

• Experience in health and safety management;
• Experience in and knowledge of the relevant NZ health and safety legislation, codes of practice, guidelines and standards;
• To be able to communicate effectively with a wide demographic and have a high standard of written work;
• To be able to build relationships and trust both within and outside the organisation;
• To be pragmatic and practical in your thinking and problem solving;
• You will have a relevant tertiary qualification with a focus on health and safety management or a related field;
• The confidence to present in front of a group of people;
• To demonstrate high levels of emotional intelligence and empathy in all situations;
• You'll have a high level of digital capability especially with Microsoft 365, database applications and reporting tools.
• Ideally a working knowledge of H&S in a local or central governement environement, or working with a board would be useful.

Why should you apply?

When you join us, you can look forward to a rewarding career full of opportunities to develop a positive and supportive work environment. We do this through: 

• Positive focus on employee health, wellness and wellbeing. 
• Providing you with your birthday off, and an extra week leave after 2 years of service
• Flexible family friendly work environment
• Ongoing professional and functional development and opportunities across the organisation to grow, specialise or diversify your skills. 
• A supportive and social work environment across the organisation
• Life insurance plus other wellbeing benefits for all permanent staff

Applications close 5pm Tuesday 26 November 2024

About us 

The Horizons region extends over 22,200km2 – from Ruapehu in the north and Horowhenua in the south, to Whanganui in the west and Tararua in the east. Our purpose is to work with and for our community in the use and protection of our environment, managing our precious resources of land, air and water; as well as public transport and a key role in emergency management. At Horizons Regional Council we work to make our region a healthy environment where people are thriving, including our staff.

Horizons are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to ensuring we have a diverse and inclusive workplace so our people reflect the diversity of our region.