Physical Education Officer

7 months ago


Waikato, 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.

Physical Education Officer, it starts with you
- Must be based in Hamilton
- Police Employee
- Full time, Permanent

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 (PEO) you will work independently leading the physical fitness, health promotion and wellness initiatives for New Zealand Police within your district. The PEO team is made up of district PEOs spread throughout Aotearoa and fits in a wider Safer People team within NZ Police. PEOs support Safer People’s objective of keeping our people “Fit for work, fit for life” by delivering the key accountabilities below.

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 practical physical fitness testing for employment processes
- Set up and deliver the Physical Competency Test (PCT) for Sworn Police staff (Google “NZ Police PCT” for videos of the PCT)
- Deliver fitness testing for recruit applicants
- Travel within Waikato district, occasionally overnight, to deliver testing and engage with staff
- Develop and deliver work related strength and conditioning programs
- Promote healthy lifestyle information within the Waikato district and nationally
- Identify risks, trends and opportunities through health and lifestyle interventions
- Collaborate and engage with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
- Deliver Te Whare Tapa Whā to our people
- Demonstrate Whakamana - enhancing the Mana and waiora (well-being) of others, so that we can all be safe and feel safe.

What you’ll bring

Being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe. Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police. 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.
- A tertiary qualification in exercise science, human movement, sport science, fitness & health, physical education, or related field
- Professional experience in exercise and health related fields in desirable
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Current First Aid Certificate
- Full drivers license (ability to drive a trailer)

We will ask you questions based on “How we will deliver Our Business - Core Competencies” and the appropriate role level, i.e. Individual Contributor.

These questions will be unique and specific to the role, focusing on the aspects the hiring manager believes are most important for that position at the time.

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About us

Our mission is to be the safest country by delivering services that ensure New Zealand communities are confident, safe and secure.

Working Flexibly

Your wellbeing inside and outside of work is important to us. We’re open to discussing flexible working options that work for both you and the business.

Salary

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $ $79,948 and $92,919 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

Applications close on Monday 4th September



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