Senior Community Work Supervisor, North Shore

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

An exciting opportunity to join a team committed to making a change in our community.  

Ngā Kawenga | The Role

We are all about changing lives and creating pathways through meaningful Community Work projects.  As a Senior Community Work Supervisor, you will oversee and manage community workers serving community work sentences on meaningful projects at schools, reserves, community groups, Marae and churches. You will also provide leadership to a small team of Community Work Supervisors.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing people in our care who have been sentenced to community work
• Managing community work projects
• Monitoring sentence compliance
• Building work relationships with community agencies
• Mentoring and coaching Community Work Supervisors

This is a full-time 40 hours per week role working Tuesday to Saturday at our North Shore Community Work Centre.

Utu ā-tau | Salary

The starting salary for this role is $67,182 and the midpoint of the salary range is $69,476. Appointment and remuneration will reflect skills and experience relevant to the role.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

We are seeking a positive role model with a firm-but-fair management style able to motivate and work with a variety of people in a variety of situations.  A dynamic people-person, able to provide manaaki to our people on sentence and be the kaitiaki of our community work centre. 

Your practical handy person skills and ability to communicate with individuals and groups will greatly support your success in this role.  IT skills are essential.

You must work with high integrity and demonstrate the Departmental values within your work: Wairua, Whānau, Manaaki, Kaitiaki and Rangatira.

We will give you the training and support you need to become part of our team working to make communities safer. Please note you will need to complete a criminal history check and undertake a pre-employment drug test.You must also hold a Full NZ Licence.

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. 

As a values-led organisation, we use the principles of rangatira (leadership), manaaki (respect), wairua (spirituality), kaitiaki (guardianship) and whānau (relationships) to shape how we work and deliver the outcomes in our strategy - Hōkai Rangi (https://careers.corrections.govt.nz/strategy).

 Tono ināianei | Apply Now

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. 

It is an exciting time to join us and we continue to seek out talented individuals who are committed to an inclusive, vibrant workplace. We recognise and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals, and that of the collective talent in our whānau.  All applications must be submitted through our careers site to ensure transparency. Applications received via email will not be considered.

If you want to find out more about a career with us, visit careers.corrections.govt.nz or email our team at careers@corrections.govt.nz.