Senior Community Work Supervisor - Opotiki

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

Nga 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 detention or 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 based in Opotiki.

Utu a-tau | Salary

The salary ranges from $68,027 to $74,673.

Appointment and remuneration will reflect skills and experience relevant to the role.

Nga pukenga me nga 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.

You must work with high integrity and demonstrate the Departmental values within your work : Wairua, Whanau, 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.

You'll also need a Full New Zealand Driver Licence and the legal right to work in Aotearoa without restriction for a minimum of 24 months.

Please note that the later stages of the recruitment process include pre-employment drug testing and police vetting.

This criminal history check is exempt from the Clean Slate Act so please ensure you declare any offences (even those outside of 7 years) in your application.

Ko wai matou | 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, whanau, 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 whanau (relationships) to shape how we work and deliver the outcomes in our strategy - Hokai Rangi ().

Tono inaianei | 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 whanau.

All applications must be submitted through our careers site to ensure transparency.

Applications received via email will not be considered.

Applications close :

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