Custody Officer

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long-term change.

**Wairarapa Custody Unit - Authorised Officer**
- **Based at Masterton Police Station**:

- **Police Employee**:

- **Permanent Full Time**:

- **JR5023749**

**E tῡ ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e ngā ngaru o te wā.**
- Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face _

**Mō te tūnga | About the role**

Our Custody Unit team are seeking motivated individuals to work in the Custody Unit.

The role of a Custody Officer within NZ Police is pivotal, Custody Officers are responsible for providing care for detainees whilst they are in our custody and during transit.

You will be responsible for ensuring the health and safety of the detainee, monitoring behaviour and state providing appropriate care and ensuring professional standards are continuously met. This role is not for the faint hearted and will require someone who is confident, open-minded with attention to detail and willing to follow stringent safety procedures.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
- Resilience, perseverance with the ability to de-escalate situations in a calm and professional manner.
- Strong attention to detail. Accurate and precise, the ability to record and prepare information such as statements for court.
- Duty of care, understanding the welfare, health, safety and level of care required for detainees.
- Strong team player, reliable, trustworthy, flexible to work shifts, weekends, public holidays.
- Decisive, cool, calm and collected, you can think on your feet, using your initiative and work well under pressure.
- Good computer skills are comfortable learning new systems, you will be required to input and update data accurately in Police systems, accurate typing abilities are essential.

**He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring**

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

**Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements**
- Applicants must be NZ Citizen or Permanent Resident of NZ

This role is set at **Individual Contributor level**, this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.

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To be eligible for this role, you **must** **be able to obtain and maintain** a** TOP SECRET SPECIAL** national security clearance.

The minimum criteria for this level of national security clearance is:
NZ Citizen who has resided continuously in NZ for the last **15** years, or:

- A Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in NZ for the last **15** years, or
- A citizen of or has resided continuously in one or more of the following countries **for the last 15** **years**: Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, or United States of America, and has a background that can be verified by the NZSIS.

Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for a security clearance. Please note that this tool is not part of the formal security clearance process:
**Mo tātou | About us**

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

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