Wellness Advisor at NZ Police, Wellington - Hutt Valley;Wellington - Porirua;Wellington - Tawa;Wellington - Upper Hutt;Wellington

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long-term change.

Wellness Advisor

• Based at RNZPC Porirua, reporting to PNHQ
• Band H
• Police Employee
• Fixed term 12 months – Full Time
• JR 5278606

E tῡ ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e ngā ngaru o te wā.

Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face

Mō te tūnga | About the role

NZ Police provide Wellness Support Services to Police staff throughout NZ. Our Wellness Advisors provide a variety of services including activities and interventions to minimize the impact of trauma and build resilience.

We are expanding our Wellness Service by 1 fixed term Wellness Advisor based at the Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC). This is specifically to accommodate supporting the additional 500 recruits Police expect to train over the next 12 months.

If you are a Registered Social Worker, Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Counsellor with relevant professional body membership, experience in mental health and are looking for a change that would suit this fixed term opportunity then we are keen to hear from you.  

The role is specific to the support of recruits during their initial training and includes:

• Wellbeing screening, providing brief mental health and psychosocial interventions.  
• Enabling recruits to access internal/ external resources.
• Providing advice to Recruit trainers on a range of topics related to managing Recruit wellbeing.
• Building resilience and promoting wellbeing through education to adults as individuals and groups

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

Being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe. Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police. Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge, and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

You are:

• Able to confidently assess adults for wellbeing and mental health risks.
• Confident in providing psychoeducation to adults/groups. 
• Skilled in brief psychologically informed interventions.
• Calm under pressure with an organised and flexible approach that can accommodate a range of tasks despite unexpected demands.
• Confident in working autonomously and still be a team player.
• Self-assured but approachable in style with a sense of humour that will mean you find it easy to establish and maintain relationships.

Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements

• Professional qualification (Social Work, Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Counselling) 
• Must have current registration and practicing certificate and /or professional body membership where required.
• Must have a minimum of 3 years post grad experience in mental health assessment.

 Additional Information:

• Must reside in the Wellington District and work on site at Porirua.
• Full time, 40 hours per week
• NZ Police pays for your annual practicing certificate, an allowance for being on call should it be required, allowances if travelling overnight and monthly external professional supervision. 
• Occasional overnight travel may be required should an additional training complex be established.  
• An orientation will be provided along with ongoing Team Leader and Peer support.
• Your Team is located across the Lower North and South Island, so it is essential that you comfortable with using technology to join with meetings (or being willing to learn) and confident working in supported isolation.
• Applicants must be a NZ or Australian citizen, or a Permanent NZ resident to apply for this position.

This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser: https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/06-2021/wellness_advisor.pdf

Please also see the fixed term role appendix here for further information: https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/04-2025/rnzpc_wa_fixed_term_role_appendix_2025_final_.pdf

Mo tātou | About us

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:

Applicant Information Pack (External)

Tono ināianei | Apply now

If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing  and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.  

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers 

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.  

Utu ā-tau | Salary 

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $95,057 and $100,626 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.  

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process. 

Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Sunday May 18th 2025. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Recruitment Manager emma.meates@police.govt.nz