Community Work Supervisor - Manukau at Ara Poutama Aotearoa (Department of Corrections), Auckland (Tamaki Makaurau)

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Do you want to make a real difference in your community?
• Keen to share your life experience with others?
• Do you enjoy mentoring and coaching people?

'Kotahi anō te kaupapa, ko te oranga o te iwi' – ‘There is only one purpose to our work:  the wellness and wellbeing of our people.

Mō te tūnga | About the role

We are all about changing lives and creating pathways through meaningful Community Work projects.  As a 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 - whatever the community needs.

With a natural style to work collaboratively and top notch relationship management skills you will be someone who recognises the importance of the work Ara Poutama Aoteroa does and as we enter into a new and exciting era with Hokai Rangi, bring new ways of thinking to what is already a complex, dynamic and fast paced environment.

Based in Otara, this is a permanent position to work full time Wednesday to Sunday. There may be an opportunity for further casual hours to be picked up.

The hours of work for this position are 7.00am to 4.00pm with a starting hourly rate of $23.63.

Mōu | About you

An exciting opportunity to join a team committed to making a change in our community. We seek a dynamic person able to guide and motivate people in our care to complete their community work hours. Practical handy person skills and ability to communicate with individuals and groups.   

If you are a positive role model with a firm-but-fair management style and you can motivate and work with a variety of people in a variety of situations, then apply now. We will give you the training and support you need to become part of our team working to make communities safer. A full NZ drivers licence including the ability to drive a manual vehicle is essential, ideally with experience reversing a trailer. Please note you will need to complete a criminal history check and undertake a pre-employment drug test.

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

Mō mātou | About us 

Ara Poutama Aotearoa is a name that has been gifted to us by Iwi and conveys the responsibility we have to support and guide those in our care to reach their potential.  Our strategy, Hōkai Rangi (https://arapoutama.page.link/Eit5), provides a clear direction of travel - one that builds on the good things that are already happening, and, most importantly, how we can innovate to find new ways of doing things to achieve better outcomes for Māori, whānau and communities. 

It is an exciting time 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.

For reporting and transparency, it is important that all applications are submitted through our careers site.  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