Occupational Health Lead - Wellington at Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities , Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Bring your occupational health experience to this exciting and unique role
• Are you over shift work and want to be the 6^th member of our awesome team?
• Full-time, permanent role with a salary of $131,227 + 5wks annual leave, plus kiwisaver and a suite of insurance benefits.

 Mō mātou - Our Organisation

At Kāinga Ora, ours is the important responsibility of transforming New Zealand's housing choices, outcomes and the entire housing sector by creating homes and communities that allow New Zealanders to thrive.

What is exciting about working for Kāinga Ora is getting the chance to make a real and positive impact on New Zealanders' lives. With skills, planning and purposeful action, our people are creating the homes and neighbourhoods that will build Aotearoa's future.

We are passionate about transforming New Zealand for the better. That includes being a trusted partner for Māori and iwi, protecting and enabling their rights, interests and aspirations under the guidance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Ko tā mātou mahi - Our Role

We are currently recruiting for an Occupational Health Lead based in either our Wellington or Auckland National offices. In this role you will be responsible for developing and implementing workplace initiatives that mitigate and reduce work-related health (physical and psychological) risks to Kāinga Ora employees.  You will help ensure our business delivery aligns with legislative compliance and medical advice by translating this for a workplace context. This role provides advice and develops guidance for People Leaders, People Partners and the wider business so they have a kete (basket) of resources to manage and prevent injury and illness for our people. This includes case management, Return to Work plans, and linking people with appropriate support.

The Occupational Health Lead is involved with a range of activities across the business to contribute to our culture of health and wellbeing, with a focus on equity and prevention. Part of this is providing subject matter expertise to projects, education, policy review and supporting the implementation of the Safety and Workplace Services work programme.  

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu - What you will bring

• Registered Nursing, Occupational Therapy or similar health practitioner qualification
• Case management experience, particularly in mental health
• Experience working in large complex organisations with customer facing employees
• An ability to translate occupational health legislation and medical advice to workplace settings
• Experience in 'return to work' situations and ACC knowledge would be great
• Adapting the workspace to enable our teams to be comfortable and reduce risk of injury due to work
• Sound negotiation and diplomacy skills

 Nōu te rourou - What's in it for you?  

We offer competitive salaries, five weeks' annual leave and a benefits package including a range of insurances, flexible working arrangements and career development. These benefits are described in more detail here https://careers.kaingaora.govt.nz/a-great-place-to-work/benefits. 

As a Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities employee, we want to make sure that you have all the tools and support you need. We want to ensure you are healthy and have work-life balance. We also want to support and grow your personal and career development through on-the-job learning, training courses, secondments and study opportunities. 

Ō Tātou Uara - Our Values

Our values were developed by us, for us. They unite us as an organisation and guide how we work every day. Our values are:

• Manaakitanga - People at the Heart
• Mahi Tahi - Better Together
• Whanake - Be Bold

Tūhono mai - Join us

To view the position description and apply for this role, please follow the online process via http://careers.kaingaora.govt.nz. Please note: all applicants, including existing employees, need to follow this process.

If you have any questions, please contact Lynda Francis, lynda.francis@kaingaora.govt.nz

Applications close at 11.55pm on Sunday 8 September 2024.

We value diversity and are committed to working with each other and our customers in an inclusive and respectful way. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and appreciate the richness of experience that your point of difference brings to the organisation.