This is your opportunity to commence or continue your career in the exciting field of Occupational Health
Must love to travel and enjoy facilitating training in a group setting and undertaking 1to1 health screening
Part time, minimum 64 hours per fortnight, extra hours as available and car for business use

Kick-start your occupational health career! Deliver first aid training, provide health screening in the South Island based in Christchurch, and thrive in a fun, supportive team making a real impact.

About the role:

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an outstanding health professional to join us in the role of Occupational Health Technician and begin or continue your career in occupational health. In this supported but autonomous role, you will be delivering first aid training courses and health screening services in the South Island based in Christchurch.

You will be working a guaranteed minimum 64 hours per fortnight with additional hours as available. Ideally you are flexible in hours and days of work across the week. Time and half is paid after 80 hours worked per fortnight.

You don't necessarily have to have occupational health experience as we provide paid comprehensive training, but you must have a health-related degree e.g. Health Science, Paramedicine, Sports Science. We are open to new graduates.

Key responsibilities:

Deliver first aid training courses in a group setting
Deliver occupational health screening services (pre-employment, annual checks, drug and alcohol testing)
Ensure compliance with external and internal processes
Data entry - must be tech savvy
Travel across the region to worksites with the occasional night away

The successful candidate will have the following:

The right to work in New Zealand – no visa sponsorship available
A current New Zealand Driver's Licence
A tertiary health or sport and exercise-related qualification
A passion for people and preventative health care
The ability to deliver health education in a manner that is engaging and interactive
The ability to work at a fast pace and keep to schedule
Strong tech savviness as we are highly reliant on technology
Flexibility across the working fortnight, able to do early starts and late finishes at times, stay overnight if required and work the odd Saturday

Benefits:

High job satisfaction
Overtime at time and a half after 80 hours worked per fortnight
Employee Assistance Program (EAP), staff discounts and annual wellness benefit
Company car for work and commuting purposes
Mobile phone and laptop/tablet
A positive, fun, and passionate work environment where we want our people to thrive through support and development

About the Company:

LifeCare provides first aid training and occupational health screening services to clients across New Zealand. We started for one simple reason, to make a difference in people’s lives.

You will work within a friendly, high-performance culture focused on our people and their development.

LifeCare provides equal opportunity and advancement in employment regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, cultural background, caring responsibilities, disability, or socioeconomic background. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds who share our workplace values.

For a copy of the Position Description email Sharon - sharon.mcdonald@lifecare.co.nz or phone 0274036323 for a confidential chat including further information about remuneration.

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