Physical Education Officer

Career Opportunities: Physical Education Officer (4818466)

Requisition ID 4818466- Posted -  Auckland -  Permanent FT

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Mō te tūnga | About the role

New Zealand Police have an advanced health, fitness, and wellbeing program for our staff, and are seeking a dynamic health and fitness professional to join our team.

As a Physical Education Officer you will work as part of the PEO team in leading the physical fitness, health promotion and wellness initiatives for New Zealand Police within your District. The role requires out of office exercise and fitness assessments, and office-based activities to plan and lead the activities to keep our people fit for work and fit for life. You manage stakeholder relations and involve an element of planning and coordination.

In this role, you will be enabling our people by enhancing their hauora. You will demonstrate a high level of professionalism, empathy, and resilience to help support people to achieve their goals.

Key Accountabilities:

• Deliver through fitness testing for employment processes
• Develop and deliver work related strength and conditioning programs for our high performing people.
• Identify risks, trends and opportunities through health and lifestyle interventions.
• Collaborate and engage with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Demonstrate Whakamana – enhancing the Mana and waiora (well-being) of others, so that we can all be safe and feel safe.

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.

• Must have a Full Class 1 NZ Driver License and driving a trailer is required.
• A tertiary qualification in exercise science, human movement, sport science, fitness & health, physical education, or related fields exercise & sport fields.
• Professional experience in fitness and sports is desirable.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Current First Aid Certificate

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

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 of 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:

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.

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.

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $87,306 and $91,353 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 for the next stage of the recruitment process.

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Thursday 27th June 2024. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.