Senior Community Work Supervisor

Corrections; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 69,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks annual leave (increasing to 5)

Induction and on-the-job training

On-site 40-hour week

Job summary

Corrections is seeking a Senior Community Work Supervisor to lead assessment of community work projects, mentor staff and help identify new opportunities across the motu.

You will supervise people on a community work sentence, coordinating with churches, marae, schools and other sites to support hours completion and safety.

This role offers a 40-hour week, with conditions including 4 weeks annual leave (increasing after six years) and on-site induction and training.

Qualifications

• Good relationship management skills and ability to mentor others.
• Able to deal with immediate safety risks.
• Full New Zealand Driver Licence and able to drive a manual vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor community work supervisors and oversee projects.
• Supervise people on the community work sentence and support hours completion.
• Identify and secure new project opportunities within the community.
• Build and maintain relationships with partners such as churches, marae, and schools.
• Provide induction and on-the-job training.

Skills

Relationship management

Mentoring

Safety risk awareness

Driver licence

Manual transmission driving

Job description

As well as supervising people on a community work sentence, our senior community work supervisors (Kaitirotiro Mahi Hapori Pāhake) lead the assessment of community work projects, mentor community work supervisors and help find new projects in the community.

Projects are diverse - on any given day, senior community work supervisors could be at churches, marae, schools, or anywhere that the community needs.

Senior community work supervisors, along with community work supervisors, oversee and manage people undertaking their community work sentence. They work with people from the time they are inducted into their community work sentence and provide support to engage them in completing their hours.

Lead and mentor

Alongside supporting and managing people on a community work sentence, senior community work supervisors provide project oversight and mentor community work supervisors.

Build community connections

Senior community work supervisors find new project opportunities in the community and manage key relationships with partners.

What you need to know

Time off

4 weeks annual leave,increasing to 5 weeks after completing six years continuous service

Salary between $68,887 - $75,533

40 hour working week, Monday - Friday or Tuesday - Saturday

Training

Induction in Upper Hutt, then on the job training

Skills and experience

• Good relationship management skills and ability to mentor others
• Able to deal with immediate safety risks
• Full New Zealand Driver Licence and able to drive a manual vehicle

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