First Aid Instructor

Casual role

Red Cross is the world's largest humanitarian organisation, working together towards our mission to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilising the power of humanity and enhancing community resilience.

New Zealand Red Cross is a New Zealand wide organisation with over 14,500 members and 500 staff.

We welcome and encourage diversity in our workforce and adhere to best practice equal employment opportunity principles in all aspects of our recruitment and our ways of working.

Teach our public vital life-saving skills. Build your client’s capabilities and instil in them calm, confidence and competence so they can cope in real life emergencies.

Enjoy sharing your first aid knowledge with your participants using Red Cross’ flag ship nationally recognised First Aid programme. Have fun interacting with your classroom participants from diverse backgrounds and enjoy receiving great feedback that comes teaching a well-known and well-respected first aid curriculum.

Skills and experience:

• You will have many of the following attributes and background:
• The confidence to interact with a cross-section of our community;
• Availability for weekend and evening work when required;
• Excellent communication skills;
• The ability to work unsupervised;
• Full clean NZ Driver’s License;
• A background in emergency care services or related health field and/or experience in a teaching environment is welcomed.
• The successful applicant must be physically capable to instruct in first aid and be ready to work alongside, and within, a passionate team of Red Cross first aid instructors in rostered shifts across seven days.

Benefits:

• Full training and ongoing support will be provided;
• Learn pre-hospital emergency care skills;
• Be part of a passionate and growing team of professional first aid instructors;
• Get out and see the beautiful region; some travel is required

All applications MUST be submitted online which requires uploading the below details

• A recent copy of CV/Resume
• Cover Letter
• Passport
• Right to Work (If Not NZ Citizen)

You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to be considered for this job. Applications close at 5.00pm on 15 January 2023.

If you wish to discuss this opportunity or for further information, please contact Carol Gardiner at carol.gardiner@redcross.org.nz

Note: We reserve the right to close applications before the closing date, so please register your interest early.