Eoi Corrections Officer Auckland Womens Regional Corrections Facility

**With ongoing successful recruitment rounds, we are nearing full capacity for Auckland Region Women's' Correction Facility for Correction Officer roles.**

**As a result, we are accepting Expressions of Interest should you wish to be considered for Corrections Officer roles in the Auckland Region in the coming months of 2025.**

**'**_Kotahi ano te kaupapa, ko te oranga o te iwi' - 'There is only one purpose to our work: the wellness and wellbeing of our people._**

Ask those who work in our organisation about what it's like, they will often say; the passion for making a difference is incredible, the work is highly stimulating, and you're exposed to a wide range of challenges and exciting opportunities. A Corrections Officer is one of those opportunities.

**Ko wai matou | Who we are**

**_ Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility is based in Manukau, South Auckland and is the only Female prison in Auckland. It currently houses over 350 of the nations female prison population. Y_**_ou will join a dedicated and supportive team managing the well-being, health and safety of the women at our site. Our facility caters for those on Remand and Sentenced, at all levels of security classification. We also house a purpose-built 'mothers with babies' unit on-site. We recognise the women we manage have different needs to men and we have set an approach that will give our women the care, treatment, encouragement, counselling, skills and support required to shape better futures for themselves, their children and their families._**

**_ Ara Poutama Aotearoa_** is a name that has been gifted to us and conveys the responsibility for those in our care to reach their potential and our commitment to improving the oranga and safety of the people, whanau, and that of the communities we serve.

**Mo te tunga | About the role**

As a Corrections Officer you will be working in a challenging environment supported by a team of experienced professional colleagues. You will engage with people in a positive way and will have the opportunity to not only change the lives of the people in Prison but also whanau by influencing change through your interactions. You will spend much of your time working within the unit(s) supervising the people in Prison with their daily routines, escorting them around the site to education programmes or other appointments. You will monitor, assess and manage behaviour and safety, help control, and lessen any conflict within the unit(s).

**Nga Korero Mou | About you**

Our team come from a variety of backgrounds and life experiences which all come together to support the fabric of our mahi and our unique purpose.

If you have the following skills and attributes, you could make a great Corrections Officer:

- A positive mindset
- Ability to engage with whanau, iwi and hapu
- Motivated to make a positive impact in your community
- Inspired by having the opportunity to change someone's life
- Be able to work rostered shifts across 24/7 pattern including weekends and public holidays
- Experience within a Kaupapa Maori or Pasifika environment, while not essential is desirable

**Relevant experience within a people focussed role ie Security, Police, Military, Healthcare or similar where you have built an understanding of how to facilitate positive outcomes for others.**

Along with your unique skills and perspective we also need you to have the following:

- You are required to have a full New Zealand driver licence
- Legally able to work fulltime in New Zealand or the ability to meet and obtain visitor visa requirements to attend assessment centre, if shortlisted.

**Pre-employment checks** are also required and include: Drug test, full disclosure criminal conviction check (Clean Slate Act does **not** apply), medical assessment, a physical fitness assessment and reference checks.

We provide **fully paid training,**you will commence training on our CODP (Corrections Officer Development Pathway) which involves an initial week's induction onsite, five weeks at our National Learning Centre in Wellington then six weeks back at your site, before graduating and from there, the learning journey will be ongoing.

**Utu a-Tau | Salary and Benefits**
- Starting salary $65,019, increasing as you achieve National Qualifications Level 3 ($69,697) and Level 4 ($75,213).
- Night Rate (Time and a Quarter)
- Annual shift allowance ($4000)

We offer a professional and progressive environment, continuous learning and development opportunities, access to Regional Staff Welfare Coordinators, Maori & Pasifika support Networks plus much more.

If you're excited about this role and think you have what it takes, but your experience doesn't align 100%, we still want to hear from you and would encourage you to apply.

Our recruitment process is fair, inclusive and free from bias and we encourage our applicants to let us know if we can make it more user friendly for them. We are an equal opportunity employer. We value diverse perspecti