Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor

Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor

Ngā Tamariki Puāwai o Tāmaki | Auckland Kindergarten Association (AKA)

Support Services | People & Capability Team

Are you an experienced Health, Safety and Wellbeing professional who enjoys providing practical, people-focused advice?

Me mahi tahi tātou mō te oranga o te katoa.

Working in collaboration benefits the collective

At Ngā Tamariki Puāwai o Tāmaki | Auckland Kindergarten Association (AKA), we support tamariki, whānau and kaimahi across our kindergartens, KiNZ centres and support services throughout Tāmaki Makaurau, prioritising health, safety and wellbeing while enabling high-quality early learning outcomes. We are looking for a Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor to help strengthen safe, healthy and supportive workplaces across our network and embed a proactive health, safety and wellbeing culture.

Working closely with the Health, Safety & Wellbeing Lead Partner, you will provide advice to leaders, support incident and risk management, contribute to wellbeing initiatives, and help improve our health and safety systems, reporting and processes.

About the role

You will:

• Provide practical H&S and wellbeing advice to leaders
• Support incident management, investigations and corrective actions
• Maintain H&S systems, risk registers and reporting
• Analyse trends and recommend preventative actions
• Support wellbeing, early intervention and return-to-work processes
• Contribute to H&S projects and continuous improvement

What we are looking for

You will bring:

• Experience in a health and safety advisory or specialist role
• Strong knowledge of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
• Experience with workplace H&S systems and reporting
• Confidence working with leaders across a multi-site organisation
• Strong communication, relationship-building and influencing skills
• A practical, calm and solutions-focused approach
• A clean, valid driver’s licence

Experience in education or early childhood would be an advantage but is not essential.

This is a great opportunity to join a values-led not-for-profit organisation and contribute to the safety and wellbeing of our people, tamariki and whānau.

Applications close Monday, 22 nd June. We encourage you to apply early, as applications may be reviewed as they are received.

Applicants must hold valid New Zealand work rights. Ngā Tamariki Puāwai o Tāmaki | Auckland Kindergarten Association (AKA) is not an accredited employer and is therefore unable to support employer-assisted work visa applications.

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Job Details

Reference #

24779

Posted on

03 Jun 2026

Closes on

22 Jun 2026 12:00

Location(s)

Auckland Central

Expertise

Health, Safety & Wellbeing

Job level(s)

Experienced 5 years +

Work type(s)

Permanent