Administration Support Officer

6 months ago


Manawatu District ManawatuWanganui, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Permanent Full-time position
- Based in Whanganui Prison
- Working Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week

Bring your enthusiasm, dedication and skills to our administrative team in Whanganui

About the role | Mō te tūnga
This is a varied role with a wide range of duties. Your key responsibility will be required to provide administration support to the Teams within the Prison. Other duties will include telephone support, filing, arranging AVLs, checking of incoming and outgoing prisoner mail, data entry and general administration tasks.
You will be someone who enjoys working collaboratively with your colleagues in a challenging and fast paced environment, you'll be able to multitask, follow and adhere to strict policies and procedures, and have sound judgement in prioritising tasks and activities to meet deadlines. To succeed in this role, you will need to be a good all-round administrator, have a mature attitude, a sense of humour and be willing to cross train into all roles within the office.

Skills & Experience | Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako
If you have a genuine interest in our kaupapa and if you are motivated to support others in a team environment, then we want to hear from you
- Sound computer skills and experience including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Previous Administrative experience
- Excellent written & oral communications skills
- High attention to detail
- Excellent time management
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
- Able to work in a team environment as well as autonomously
- Lastly, a “can do” attitude

You will need a full New Zealand driver licence and the ability to drive a manual vehicle for this role. Please note this role is based inside the Prison.
The salary range for this role is $59,717 - $63,434 per annum. The work profile for this position is Monday to Friday, working a 40-hour week.

To apply, please submit a tailored CV and a cover letter describing your motivation for joining the department highlighting relevant skills and experience. Alignment to our kaupapa is critical to our success - we ask that you provide examples which reflect and demonstrate our organisation values.



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