Government House Guard

2 days ago


Upper Hutt, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

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.

**Government House Guard**
- **Based at Wellington**:

- **Police Employee - Authorised Officicer**:

- **Permanent
- Full Time**:

- **JR 5043985**

**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**

As a Government House Guard, you will contribute to the security and wellbeing of the Governor General of New Zealand, their family, and to Government House staff and visitors.

You will be responsible for monitoring internal and external security cameras at Government House, as well as controlling and restricting entry to authorised vehicles and personnel. Patrolling the grounds on foot is a great way to monitor the perimeter security fence, and to take in the sights of the immaculate Government House grounds.

You will also assist VIP and guest access to Government House for functions and events, and liaise with Close Protection Teams.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong team player, reliable, trustworthy.
- Decisive, cool, calm and collected, you can think on your feet, using your initiative and work well under pressure.
- Good computer skills are comfortable learning new systems,
- Good level of health and fitness.
- The ability to work shifts, weekends and public holidays.

**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.
- Ability to follow established safety and security procedures
- Operate with the highest level of integrity in managing sensitive and private information
- Take great pride in your presentation.
- Ability to maintain calm under pressure, and assist with coordinating a response in an emergency situation.
- Friendly manner for interacting with members of public, as well as Government house staff and guests.

**Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements**

To be able to commence duties in this position, you will need to obtain, and maintain, certification in:

- Police Integrated Tactical Training (PITT),
- First Aid

You will be required to undertake and successfully complete a short period of training upon commencement to enable you to be issued with the Authorised Officer warrant. This includes 1 week of training based at the Royal New Zealand Police College, Porirua. Additional training will be required from time to time to maintain the warrant

**Minimum requirements**
- Full (clean) NZ Driver’s License
- New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Residency.
- Pass a pre-employment drug test and health checks.
- Good command of the English language.
- Level of fitness - you will be required to meet the standards of our Physical Assessment.
- A Non-Core Childrens Worker safety check is required

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**:
**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.

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