Prison Director

**About the Job**:
**Prison Director - **Rimutaka Prison**
- Permanent position
- Senior leadership opportunity
- Play a key role in delivering to the Hōkai Rangi Strategy
- Drive and lead best practice
- ‘Kotahi anō te kaupapa, ko te oranga o te iwi' - ‘There is only one purpose to our work: the wellness and wellbeing of our people.'_

**About the role | Mō te tūnga**

The primary purpose of the Prison Director is to ensure the professional delivery of all prison related services, delivering continuous improvement initiatives, while balancing care, security, health, education and rehabilitation imperatives for the people we manage.

This role is responsible for the leadership and safety of our kaimahi and all people we manage. It is also responsible for the optimal delivery of the day to day operational functions and always pro-actively identifying and managing risk across all facets of the operation.

The journey of a person we manage does not stop at the prison gates so a focus on ensuring they can reach their potential on release is also a key aspect of the Director's role. This will be achieved by developing strong and effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders (Community Corrections leaders, iwi and other partners) and by emphasising teamwork and co-operation between all parties.

**About you | Mōu**

You will be a visible and experienced leader. You will have the courage, passion and determination to ensure your kaimahi deliver outstanding results and raise the bar for quality practice. Importantly you will have a deep understanding, appreciation for, and genuine interest in the issues the men we manage face. This is essential for success.

As a key member of the Regional Leadership Team, reporting to the Regional Commissioner, you will need to demonstrate significant experience at a senior level with exemplary relationship skills that have enabled you to build partnerships with agencies and other key stakeholders to ensure delivery of optimum results.

**We would like to hear from you if you are an experienced senior leader with the following**:

- Proven capability at both a strategic and operational level.
- Exceptional communication and relationship skills with an ability to influence outcomes
- A focus on lifting cultural capability, driving innovation & continuous improvement initiatives
- Demonstrated cultural capability including an ability to foresee how well services and policies will work for Māori individuals and their whānau
- An in-depth understanding of the factors impacting on rehabilitation & reintegration for people who have committed offences.
- The commitment to develop a strong leadership team dedicated to achieving outcomes & displaying our core values
- A high level of understanding and anticipation of political and reputational risk
- An in-depth knowledge of risk management processes and compliance requirements

**COVID-19 vaccination requirements**:
All people working with people in our care are required to be fully vaccinated as part of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021. People in prison are some of the most vulnerable to COVID-19 and due to the ease of transmission, extending the Vaccination Order supports the safety and wellbeing of our staff and people in prison.

**About us | Mō mātou**
- It is an exciting time and we continue to seek out talented individuals who are committed to an inclusive, vibrant workplace. We recognise and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals, and that of the collective talent in our whānau._