Recruitment Coordinator 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 Coordinator role is one of those opportunities. This role represents an opportunity as we shape a new way of working to really make your mark and own the role all while providing exceptional recruitment support to our newly formed regional team.

On any given day you could be:

• Liaising with and supporting candidates through their application journey
• Booking interviews or assessment centres
• Keeping our records and systems up to date
• Answering general enquiries from internal and external
• Carrying out pre-employment checks including drug testing, criminal conviction checking, or reference checking

He kōrero mōu | About you 

As an experienced Recruitment Coordinator, 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.

Your organisational skills will put others to shame and your ability to communicate both verbally and written will be strong.

We will empower you to make this role your own, all that we ask is that you are able to demonstrate the following:

• Strong attention to detail
• Awesome prioritisation and time management skills
• Proficiency in MS office, and the ability to quickly learn in-house packages.
• Initiative, flexibility and a ‘can do' attitude
• Experience providing efficient administration support, preferably within an HR or recruitment environment
• The ability to establish credible relationships others

We are looking for a great human – first and foremost! You are an enthusiastic, energised 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 $51,006 - $72,008, Appointment and remuneration will reflect skills and experience relevant to the role.

 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.

Applications close 23^rd March 2023

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.