Corrections Officer

**About the Job**:
**Join our Frontline Whānau**
- **Start your career at Ara Poutama Aotearoa now**:

- **24/7 **Operation, you will be required to work shifts and weekends**:

- **Free onsite parking & ongoing development to ensure your success**

**He kōrero mōu | About you**
- Are passionate about helping others
- Who want to work in a people related role
- Are good role models within their community
- Understand and demonstrate the Departmental values of the Department
- Whanau, Kaitiaki, Rangatira, Manaaki and Wairua
- Possess skills and experience relevant to working in a varied and challenging environment
- Demonstrate strong integrity and safety awareness

**Ngā kawenga | About the role**

The role of a Corrections Officer is about influencing offenders to make the right choices, take the right action at the right time and support their pathway towards an offence-free lifestyle. Our Corrections Officers, both men and women, come from all walks of life and bring a wide range of attributes and life experiences with them. In this job your contribution counts, you can have a positive effect on the lives of others and public safety. It's more challenging, more interesting and more rewarding than you can imagine.

To be eligible you need:

- A current full New Zealand Drivers Licence (assistance can be provided for you to sit your full test if you are on a Restricted Licence)
- The legal right to work in New Zealand (feel free to discuss your situation with us if you require assistance to gain eligibility to work in NZ)
- The ability to pass a full drug test and medical assessment
- Approval of any declared convictions or conflicts of interest in accordance with the Corrections delegations policy

**Utu ā-tau | Salary**

Starting salary $59,519, increasing as you achieve national qualifications level 3 ($64,197) and Level 4 ($69,363).

**Kano ārai mate KOWHEORI-19 | COVID-19 vaccinations**

As part of our COVID-19 response, all people working at Ara Poutama Aotearoa are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access our workplaces. This is to ensure we continue to do all we can to keep everyone safe from the impacts of COVID-19, now and into the future.

**Ko wai mātou | About us**

Ara Poutama Aotearoa is a name that has been gifted to us and is our commitment to improving the oranga and safety of the people, whānau, and that of the communities we serve across the motu.

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's values.