Senior Health and Safety Advisor (Accessible Properties)

at  IHC New Zealand

• Our preference is for candidates to be located in Wellington, but we are also considering applications from Auckland and Tauranga.
• Permanent, full-time position!

MŌ MĀTOU | ABOUT US

Accessible Properties is one of the largest non-governments, registered social and disability housing providers in Aotearoa, New Zealand, currently managing more than 2,700 properties throughout the country.
We’re committed to growing so we can provide more New Zealanders warm, dry, safe, and accessible homes, giving them and the foundation from which they can fully participate in society. This brings enormous benefits for residents and their whānau, as well as for property owners and the wider community. We are a profit-for-purpose, charitable organisation, wholly owned by the IHC Group which has been in housing for more than 60 years.

As a Senior Health and Safety Advisor reporting to the IHC Group GM Health and Safety, you will be embedded in the Accessible Properties (AP) team and play a pivotal role in providing specialist health, safety, and risk advice to the senor leadership team, managers, and workers at Accessible Properties. Your responsibilities will include coaching and mentoring managers and workers to foster a positive safety culture, providing specialist contractor management support, participating in health and safety initiatives, and contributing to the development of health and safety policies and systems. You will also assist in the delivery of management and governance reports and support health and safety related audits and assessments.