Eoi - Corrections Officer Auckland Region Women'S Corrections Facility

## About this role

• Manukau Location
• '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.
• Ko wai matou | Who we are
• 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.
• Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility is based in Manukau, South Auckland and is the only womens prison in Auckland.
• You 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.

As part of your training you will learn how to keep yourself safe within a custodial environment.

You will engage with people in a positive way and will have the opportunity to influence change in the lives of whanau.

Using your highly effective communication and relationship building skills, you will assist and influence the women we manage, empowering them to make better choices, take the right actions at the right times and support their individual pathways towards living offence-free lives.

Once in the role there are opportunities to increase your salary as you achieve national qualifications (Level 3 at $74,697, and Level 4 at $80,213).

We are also able to offer :

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We value diverse perspectives and the contribution every one of our people makes to our culture.

Put simply - you can be yourself here.To apply, please submit your application online, including

We will call you to have a chat with you about your preferred location.

Just so you know, we handle all applications for Correction Officers roles ourselves and don't use third-party agents.

Please note that applications sent via email will not be considered.We encourage you to view our careers site

If you have any questions please email our team at

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