Recruitment Adviser at Ara Poutama Aotearoa (Department of Corrections), Waikato

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

“Kotahi anō te kaupapa, ko te oranga o te Tangata”.

“There is only one purpose to our work; the wellness and wellbeing of the person”.

Ngā kawenga | About the role

Ask those who work for Ara Poutama Aotearoa 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.

The Recruitment Advisor role is one of those opportunities. This role represents an opportunity to shape a new way of working while providing exceptional recruitment support across the region with a specific focus on attraction and retention in our Frontline space.

We want to throw out the rule book when it comes to recruitment, obviously there are policies and processes to follow but how can we do things differently? It's a tough environment to be recruiting in at the moment so we need people who can engage with all our stakeholders with confidence, passion and empathy.

He kōrero mōu | About you 

As an experienced Recruitment professional, you will relish the opportunity to work in an environment where the work is both varied and complex.  You will have experience working within an organisation where compliance with both policy and process is essential and have the ability to deliver operational recruitment effectively and efficiently.

 All those ideas you have around attraction, retention, doing things differently are welcomed along with demonstrated experience with the following:

• Ability to build trusted relationships across an organisation
• Knowledge of Springboard ATS – Not essential but an understanding of how an ATS runs effectively
• Work with competency profiles and psychometric assessments to identify ‘potential' in candidates who come from all walks of life. We use Talegent for our psychometrics across the organisation
• Facilitation of assessment centres

We are looking for a great human – first and foremost! You are a competent team-player who can show an understanding (or an openness to developing an understanding) of the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its application to the work of government departments.

Utu ā-tau | Salary

The salary range for this position is $66,411-$93,756, Appointment and remuneration will reflect skills and experience relevant to the role.

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's nation-wide strategy Hōkai Rangi, expresses our organisation's intention to transform the way we operate to ensure that the people in our care, and their whānau, are supported to reduce recidivism and improve the humanising and healing aspects of the work we do.

Our region offers cohesiveness, diversity, variety of work, challenge, solution focus, development, innovation and most of all a people centric approach to all we do – we are guided by our values of rangatira (leadership), manaaki (respect), wairua (spirituality), kaitiaki (guardianship) and whānau (relationships) and everything we do aligns with our strategy Hōkai Rangi and our regional leadership and people development plan Ira Tangata. Within the recruitment team we continually look to improve our processes to ensure our candidates have every opportunity to demonstrate their suitability to work at Ara Poutama Aotearoa.

Tono ināianei | Apply Now

Alignment to our kaupapa is critical to our success we would love to hear about your motivation for applying for a role with us, your passion for recruitment and your WHY for wanting to join our Team.  

It is an exciting time to join us as 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.

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.

Applications close when the right people are found – apply today to start making a difference with us.