Electronic Monitoring Team Leader - Upper Hutt About this role Key leadership role to further advance your career Drive performance, mentor colleagues, and develop a team Full time, permanent position located National Operations - Upper Hutt Nga kawenga | About the Role Working at Ara Poutama Department of Corrections is a big responsibility.
You will be part of a team of people who on a daily basis are helping to manage and monitor those subject to electronic monitoring within the community, ensuring their safety, and our peoples.
Our Team Leaders lead and manage a team of Operations Advisers and Seniors, who are responsible for providing electronic monitoring services 24/7 for individuals who might be on bail or subject to a community-based sentence throughout New Zealand.
The team electronically monitors approximately 7,000 people across Aotearoa, using GPS and RF monitoring technologies and software.
We have multiple sites across Aotearoa in order to ensure we have the best coverage and to find the best people – that's you!
The Team Leader for Electronic Monitoring is a pivotal role, key to supporting the development and growth of our Operations and Senior Operations Advisers.
You will lead a team of highly talented individuals; we will look to you to bring out the best in them, using your leadership skills to create a high-performing and driven team.
The role is varied; on any given day you could be guiding, training, and mentoring to ensure that each team member has the necessary skills and knowledge to deliver effective monitoring services, and that they are making good decisions and feel confident in their abilities.
The role operates 24/7 on a rotating roster.
You would be on an 8-week rotating shift pattern which includes 3-shift types: morning, afternoon, and nights.
You'll be required to work all three shift types during the 8-week pattern.
This can take some time to get used to, and it's important for you to think about your commitments outside of work before applying.
Please ensure you review the Job Description attached to this vacancy which includes more information on how a typical roster would look.
To ensure your success, we would look to you to demonstrate some or all of the following skills, experience, and attributes: Experience leading and developing others to ensure growth and a high-performing team Experience setting KPIs, driving performance, and delivering successful outcomes Sound judgement, problem-solving, and decision-making in dynamic, complex, high-risk, or sensitive situations Resilience to deal with shift work, challenging situations, and people with difficult behaviours Excellent verbal and written communication skills for a variety of audiences A great team player and process innovator Hold a current full NZ driver's licence The starting salary for this role is $88,060.
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 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.
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 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 .
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.
This role is not covered by the Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2014; therefore, please disclose any offences with the law, even if they are outside 7 years.
Applicants who have lived overseas in the last 10 years will also be required to provide an overseas police clearance if they are successful in gaining employment with us.
Applications close on: 1st of November 2024 All applications must be submitted through our careers site to ensure transparency.
Applications received via email will not be considered.
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