New Zealand Department of Corrections Careers and Employment
About us
Corrections staff strive for excellence in all that we do. We are accountable and disciplined in our planning, courageous in our decision making and passionate in our belief that we can change lives.
Today the Department of Corrections is a high performing organisation, a position we have worked diligently to achieve. We are united in our focus – more... on reducing reoffending.
We are able to offer a diverse range of careers. Nationwide we have staff in community and prison-based roles, working directly with offenders across disciplines, some of which encompass psychology, case management, nursing, and probation. Within National Office, we are focused on supporting those in the field and, in addition to the standard corporate service roles, we can offer opportunities across a multitude of areas such as policy, service design and implementation, offender rehabilitation and reintegration, training and education, and offender monitoring.
To view additional information on the Department of Corrections please refer to www.corrections.govt.nz – less
Today the Department of Corrections is a high performing organisation, a position we have worked diligently to achieve. We are united in our focus – more... on reducing reoffending.
We are able to offer a diverse range of careers. Nationwide we have staff in community and prison-based roles, working directly with offenders across disciplines, some of which encompass psychology, case management, nursing, and probation. Within National Office, we are focused on supporting those in the field and, in addition to the standard corporate service roles, we can offer opportunities across a multitude of areas such as policy, service design and implementation, offender rehabilitation and reintegration, training and education, and offender monitoring.
To view additional information on the Department of Corrections please refer to www.corrections.govt.nz – less
Headquarters
National Office, Mayfair House, 44 -52 The Terrace, Wellington, Wellington 6140, NZ
Employees
10,000+
Industry
A good job but management needs improvement
I worked in the public safety/justice sectors here and overseas for over 20 years so I know what I'm talking about. Probation in NZ is primarily adminstrative social work and is easy if you are not in a service centre with an large case load. At times.the work is slow.
Probation Officers are expected to do social work and offender compliance which - more...
Probation Officers are expected to do social work and offender compliance which - more...
Pros
Work hours, flexiblity of work
Cons
management, role conflict, offenders
What are people saying about the leadership at New Zealand Department of Corrections?
76%
of employees approve of CEO’s performance
CEO Approval is based on 21 ratings
Seeing people achieve .
Busy with requests and projects
Learnt to manage people and form good relationships . Communication is a key factor when dealing with management and when dealing with trainees.
Culture comes in many forms, people, age and health . Each department within a company will display a difference in there daily working culture and still meet the operational - more...
Learnt to manage people and form good relationships . Communication is a key factor when dealing with management and when dealing with trainees.
Culture comes in many forms, people, age and health . Each department within a company will display a difference in there daily working culture and still meet the operational - more...
Pros
Uniform
Cons
Lack of clear commication
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