Senior Community Work Supervisor - Timaru

Opportunity to stand up and serve your community
Supportive team environment
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At Corrections we support those in our care to live offence free lifestyles.

Nga kawenga | About the role

The purpose of this position is to manage offenders who are sentenced to community work and/or community detention. We are seeking a future-focussed, dynamic people-person who can traverse Te Ao Maori comfortably, providing manaaki of our people on sentence and kaitiaki of our community work centre as Senior Community Work Supervisor.

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.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Managing people in our care who have been sentenced to community work
Managing community work projects
Monitoring sentence compliance
Building work relationships with community agencies
Mentoring and coaching Community Work Supervisors
A full drivers licence including the ability to drive a manual vehicle is essential. This positon is based in Timaru.

For more information please click here for more information https://careers.corrections.govt.nz/roles/senior-community-work-supervisor/

He korero mou | About you

An exciting opportunity to join a team committed to making a change in our community. We seek a dynamic person able to guide and motivate people in our care to complete their community work hours. Practical handy person skills and ability to communicate with individuals and groups.

If you are a positive role model with a firm-but-fair management style and you can motivate and work with a variety of people in a variety of situations, then apply now. We will give you the training and support you need to become part of our team working to make communities safer. Please note you will need to complete a criminal history check and undertake a pre-employment drug test.

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

This is further advertising for the role advertised earlier this year - if you have already applied for this role you do not need to submit another application.

Utu a-tau | Salary

The starting salary range is $67,182 to $6+,476 - appointment and remuneration will reflect skills and experience relevant to the role. Once in the role there is opportunity to increase your salary up to $73,828.

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 (https://corr.nz/hr).

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.

We welcome applications from disabled and neurodiverse communities, all cultures, faiths, and rainbow communities, as we appreciate the richness of experience that diversity brings to our organisation. We strive to make our recruitment process fair and inclusive, and we encourage applicants to discuss reasonable accommodation with us if required at southernrecruitment@corrections.govt.nz.

Tono inaianei | Apply Now

If you have any questions please contact: southernrecruitment@corrections.govt.nz

To view the job description, click 'apply' and you will be taken through to our careers site, where you can view this.

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.

Applications close on: Monday 23 June 2025

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. Read more