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Team Leader – Return to Work!

• Based at PNHQ
• Band I
• Police Employee
• Permanent – Full Time
• NAV
• JR 5231462

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 Safer People – Team Leader - Return-to-Work, you will be responsible for supporting all injury and illness recovery activities alongside our Third-Party Administrator and ACC. You will also engage with relevant stakeholders for Injury and Illness management and return-to-work activities. Reducing barriers for return to work, ensuring all legislative obligations are completed whilst ensuring our people understand the injury management recovery journey and expected return to work activities is key. Ensuring District Leadership Teams are kept informed of deployment impacts and utilising District teams for successful return to work outcomes. You will be responsible for the Return to Work Advisors ensuring a consistent approach with the Return-to-Work Team and wider Safer People group to support our people back to work after injury or illness in a safe, timely and sustainable way.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead all Return-to-Work policies, processes and activities for the Team
• Build strong relationships across all parts of the business
• Build capability in Return-to-Work management
• Commitment to excellence and working as a high performing team
• Be courageous and curious in supporting our people.

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.

Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements
This role is set at Team Leader/Manager, this means your key purpose is “Te lead the activities for Our Business and enable our people to deliver them”.

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:
https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/04-2025/team_leader_-_return_to_work.pdf

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.

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:

Applicant Information Pack (External) : https://www.newcops.govt.nz/sites/default/files/applicant_information_pack_2023_external.pdf

Tono ināianei | Apply now
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.

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers

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.

Utu ā-tau | Salary
This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $102,808 and $108,894 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 in the next stage of the recruitment process.

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on 27th April 2025. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

Interviews are tentatively scheduled for 12th May.
If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact aimee.bridgford@police.govt.nz