**About the Job**:

- **Combine your passion for empowering others with your farming skills and expertise**:

- **Share your knowledge and make a difference.**

**Ngā kawenga |** **About the role**

Offender Employment (OE) is all about giving prisoners the opportunity to gain skills and work experience to increase their chances of obtaining employment after release.

Farm Instructors are involved in all aspects of the day to day running of the property, assisted by work parties of tane from within the prison. It is a diverse role involving custodial responsibilities, industry based responsibilities and training responsibilities.

While working on the farms, prisoners work towards a level two certificate in agriculture (dairy farming thread) through the Primary ITO.

Instructors are expected to hold, or to be willing to gain, unit standard 4098 in adult education, or equivalent.

Farm Instructors work a 10 hour day on a 5 days on 3 days off roster (50 hours over 5 days), reporting to a Principal Instructor. Working Public Holidays with the possibility of some overtime or call-outs may be required.

Instructors have the same classification as Corrections Officers and, as such, complete the same initial 11 week training course. This will involve on-site training as well as residential training at our National Learning Centre in Upper Hutt, Wellington, to focus on the custodial elements of the position.

**Utu ā-tau | Salary**

The starting salary for the Dairy Instructor role is $67,460. Appointment and remuneration will reflect skills and experience relevant to the role.

**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 values.