Principal Instructor - Christchurch Women's Prison About this role
An exciting new key leadership role on site, with direct line management of approximately 10 team members.
Overseeing all internal industries - Kitchen, Laundry, Textiles, Grounds and Asset Maintenance.
Reporting directly to the Deputy General Manager Site Pathways.
Kotahi ano te kaupapa, ko te oranga o te iwi' - 'There is only one purpose to our work: the wellness and wellbeing of our people.
Prison industries provide people in our care valuable work experience and skills, as well as meaningful engagement. They are an important part of working towards reintegration and can increase chances of obtaining successful employment on release. Industries are also critical in providing essential services, such as catering and laundry, for the operation of the prison.
At Christchurch Women's Prison we aspire to better support wahine in a way that incorporates the aspirations of the wahine we manage, their whanau and staff. We see prison industries as playing an integral role for a wahine to reclaim her mana and restore herself to her rightful place in her whanau and society. By doing this, we can help break the cycle of reoffending and improve the wellbeing and safety of wahine, their whanau, and our wider communities, as well as contribute to intergenerational transformation.
We are looking for someone with strong leadership and relationship skills who is able to embrace and facilitate change and create an inclusive environment delivering positive outcomes for staff and wahine in line with the department's Women's Strategy - Wahine - E rere ana ki te pae hou and Hokai Rangi Strategy.
Experience, skills, and knowledge in primary industries, especially regarding catering is advantageous. Your key areas of focus would be to assist the site's industries to transition from a 'shared resourcing' model to a 'stand-alone' model, to provide strong and visible leadership to the team; and to establish a culture of continuous learning and development for both staff and wahine. You will also be responsible for maintaining strong customer relationships with commercial partners.
Key Responsibilities:
Strong leadership skills and experience managing teams.
Excellent relationship skills, including commercial relationships.
Highly developed administration and budget management skills.
Relevant industry experience in primary industries is an advantage.
Experience in an adult learning or training environment.
The ability to think critically, be innovative, embrace and drive change.
Our Industries operate 7 days a week. The hours of work for this role will be Monday to Friday between 6am - 6pm. Public Holidays with the possibility of some overtime or call-outs may be required.
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.
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.
Advertising closes Sunday 6th of October.
If you want to find out more about a career with us, visit careers.corrections.govt.nz
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