Health & Safety Business Partner

Te Roopu Taurima is the largest kaupapa Māori disability support provider supporting tāngata of all ethnicities with intellectual and physical impairments. Guided by tikanga Māori, we uphold the mana and unique identity of every individual we support, creating culturally safe, inclusive, and empowering environments for tāngata to live their best lives.

We’re looking for an experienced Health & Safety Business Partner to help shape how health, safety, and wellbeing is led across our organisation. You’ll work alongside senior leaders and managers, influence decision-making, and support the embedding of health and safety into everyday practice.

Location: Te Roopu Taurima Support Office, 650 Great South Road, Ellerslie 1051
Hours of work: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 0830-1700

Note: Work visa support is not available for this role.

About the role:

As our Health & Safety Business Partner, you’ll work across all parts of the organisation to support practical, consistent approaches to health, safety, and wellbeing.

You’ll provide trusted advice on risk and safety matters, support sound decision-making, and help ensure health and safety is embedded in planning and service delivery. You’ll also play a key role in incident response, system improvement, and ongoing learning across the organisation.

Duties include:

• Partner with leaders to embed health, safety, and wellbeing into planning, decision-making, and everyday practice


• Provide trusted advice on complex risks and serious incidents, including supporting investigations and identifying practical improvements


• Use data and insight to identify trends, highlight emerging risks, and support informed decision-making


• Support and strengthen health and safety systems, processes, reporting, audits, and engagement with regulators such as WorkSafe and ACC


• Build capability across leaders and Health and Safety representatives, providing guidance, reporting, and clear escalation of serious risk where needed

About you:

You’re confident partnering at all levels of the organisation and comfortable having courageous conversations when safety matters. You take a practical, grounded approach and focus on people and workable solutions.

You’ll bring:

• Experience in health and safety roles in complex, multi-site environments


• Confidence working alongside senior leaders and influencing decision-making


• Strong understanding of NZ health and safety legislation and good practice


• Experience supporting or leading incident investigations and risk management


• Ability to turn information into practical, meaningful action


• Calm and steady approach in serious or sensitive situations


• Strong communication skills and ability to build trusted relationships


• Commitment to working in a way that reflects tikanga Māori and our organisational values

What you’ll gain as part of our whānau:

• A values-based, inclusive workplace where your mahi matters and can make a real difference


• Five weeks annual leave


• Free staff carpark


• Regular team events and opportunities to grow and develop


• Free life and trauma insurance cover


• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) support


• Access to staff discounts across 50+ well-known NZ brands via our benefits app

If you’re committed to supporting safe practice and want a role where your work makes a real difference every day, we’d love to hear from you.

At Te Roopu Taurima, we are committed to equity, inclusion and diversity across our workforce. We provide fair employment opportunities, support career development, and maintain a safe and healthy environment for all kaimahi. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, and value the contribution each person brings to our kaupapa and the tāngata we support.

Rangatiratanga mō tātou kātoa i runga i ngā tikanga o tēnā o tēnā o tēnā

Ensuring empowerment and self-determination regardless of disability, age, gender, race, or status