your worksafe questions answered.

Randstad and WorkSafe have been working together to recruit health and safety inspectors since 2016 and have recruited 10 cohorts over that time. Randstad manages applications from when you apply, all the way through to the Assessment Centre. At this point, you will get to meet with WorkSafe. Following the Assessment Centre, Randstad will complete your references (if you are successful) and other pre-employment checks. Randstad will also provide you with your outcome.

Randstad’s role is to support you through your recruitment journey and be your point of contact. If you have any questions specific to WorkSafe, we can answer these for you or get the information that you require. In the first instance, please email us at worksafenz@randstad.co.nz or call our team on 09 336 0345.

After you have applied for the role you will receive an email from Randstad within three working days. Please ensure that you check your junk inbox as sometimes our emails can end up there. Through the recruitment process, it is normally a good idea to check your emails regularly as our recruitment process has a number of different stages and often short time-frames to complete each stage.

Working for WorkSafe is of interest to a lot of people, which is why we receive a very large number of applications (usually 500 - 1000+ applications each cohort). The recruitment process is designed to ensure that we consider all applications and are able to find the right candidates for these positions. Each stage of the process is designed to assess important skills which are required for the role at WorkSafe.

As you can see from the recruitment timeline which has been provided to you, there are a number of stages which make up the recruitment process. This is to ensure that the process moves smoothly for candidates and that you receive outcomes on dates advised. Therefore, it is really important to complete tasks in the process in the timeframe provided so as to not delay the process.

However, we do understand that there can be things out of your control. If you are unable to complete any of the stages due to unexpected circumstances, please let us know as soon as possible (ideally before the cut off of that stage) by emailing us at worksafenz@randstad.co.nz.

WorkSafe provides full training in the classroom, online and in the field, as well as mentoring. The career pathway is the same for every trainee, regardless of prior experience. Every trainee does the same training towards being appointed as a Health and Safety Inspector and obtaining an Identity Card under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA).

The training is very structured and all trainees are expected to start training at the same time. The training will be run over a twelve week period between Wellington and your home site (refer to the training schedule), and include workshops, e-learning modules, exams and ongoing manager facilitated structured practice. Therefore, you need to be able to commit to the start date and training dates advised as they can not be made flexible due to the nature of the training required for this role.

The Assessment Centre for WorkSafe involves an interview, roleplay, written activity and a roleplay. The Assessment Centre is planned months in advance to ensure that all candidates are assessed fairly on the day with the same assessors. Therefore, it is not possible for you to complete an interview or an Assessment Centre on a different day. If you are unable to attend the Assessment Centre dates specified, we will be unable to progress with your application for this cohort, however you would be welcome to apply again in the future.

- Full NZ driver licence

- Physical Requirements

This position carries a number of physical requirements, including but not limited to:

• Being able to stand for long periods of time
• Being able to walk uphill or downhill for extended periods of time, on terrain that may be paved or unpaved and in potential wet, dry, and slippery conditions
• Must be able to use personal protective devices such as respiratory protective equipment
• Be able to work in hot or cold environments (ie outside in the summer or winter, or within refrigerated or heated environments)
• Must be able to drive for long periods of time, often up to 1.5 hours one way and with short notice
• Must be able to work alone and sometimes in remote locations
• Must be able to kneel, crouch / squat, bend, climb stairs, and reach above your head

- Psychological Requirements

• Robust mental ability to be able to deal with traumatic scenes, information, and people in the grief cycle

The roles that we recruit for at WorkSafe are all full-time roles, so you would be unable to work part-time. WorkSafe does however offer flexible hours to enable work-life balance. However, if you are not able to commit to working 40 hours a week, with occasional on-call hours, then this role may not be suited to you.

To keep this process fair and equitable, and to allow us to effectively benchmark you against other candidates you will need to complete each step of the recruitment process again, even if you have done these recently. While recruitment activities may seem very similar, we have made some small changes which mean we cannot use your previous scores.

As a trainee with WorkSafe, you are unable to negotiate the salary. It is a set salary of $73,872. A role with WorkSafe offers growth and development opportunities for the future, but you are unable to negotiate your starting salary.

While a background in Health and Safety or industry experience in construction, agriculture, farming, mining, manufacturing may be highly advantageous to working for WorkSafe, it is not essential. WorkSafe provides their staff with full training and development.

If this applies to you then please let us know as soon as possible via email (worksafenz@randstad.co.nz) as you would be considered an internal applicant and you won’t be required to complete the early stages of the recruitment process.

The majority of the steps in the process are done virtually (virtual interview, written test, psychometric testing), apart from the Assessment Centre which you will have to attend in-person.

If you are feeling unwell (with covid or otherwise ill) then please let us know as soon as possible via email (worksafenz@randstad.co.nz). We will try to accommodate your application by organising a virtual panel interview.