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First Aid Instructor

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Health promoters support whānau and communities to have better health and wellbeing. They work with health agencies to develop and deliver programmes and policies.

Most common salary $60k – $98k
Upper salary up to $124k
Training 0-3 years

Description

Designs, plans, implements and evaluates the delivery of first aid and staff development programmes and manages educational resources.

Typical work tasks

Researches, plans, develops and implements first aid curriculum; facilitates practical experience; evaluates ongoing and changing educational needs and monitors course outcomes; participates in developing and implementing policies affecting first aid.

Typical work environment

  • Works indoors in offices and administration areas in public and private hospitals and training facilities.
  • Works in adequately lit, heated, ventilated and clean, well maintained workspaces.

Typical physical and mental demands

  • Sedentary to light demand levels.
  • Sits at office desks, in meetings or when carrying out administrative tasks.
  • Stands and walks frequently around the office, wider premises and training facilities to evaluate ongoing and changing educational needs.
  • There is an occasional requirement for lifting within a light physical demand range.
  • Repetitive hand and arm movements are required when using computers and when demonstrating some first aid procedures.
  • There is occasional to frequent use of office machines, including telephones, faxes, computers and printers.
  • Driving of cars may be required occasionally to attend meetings and facilitate practical experience but is not typically a significant component of the job.
  • Mental skills necessary include a high level of cognitive functioning with nursing, financial, administrative, planning, communication, interpersonal, organisational, problem solving and decision-making capabilities.
Entry signal Model estimate

Enter via a short course or licence (days to weeks).

Entry barrier Short course or licence
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 3
Next-day ready No

Unverified — this label is model-generated and not yet clinician-reviewed. Confirm against the WTDS before relying on it.

How this was determined (model-generated): First Aid Instructor: needs current first-aid cert + train-the-trainer/assessor credential in practice (a short certificate gateway, not a tertiary degree); no regulatory licence. Proposal stands.

Entry Requirements

A relevant tertiary qualification or at least five years applicable experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 3). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required.

Further Comments

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.