General Instructor - Grounds & Maintenance

About this role

General Instructor – Grounds and Maintenance – Hawkes Bay Regional Prison

Are you looking for a challenging position within an environment that will stretch your skills, offer you opportunities for development and growth, and provide personal satisfaction?

 

Mō te tūnga | About the role

In this varied role as a Grounds Maintenance/Horticulture Instructor, you will be working with and providing direct supervision and practical training to the men in our care within the prison environment. The Grounds and Maintenance (G&M) teams are spread across two zones. Zone one looks after the internal grounds of the facility, and zone two is for the external grounds and surrounding farm area.

The horticulture sector operates on a standard 40-hour workweek, operating between the hours of 0700 and 1600. Horticulture and G&M provide prisoners with employment opportunities, work experience, and qualifications training. This aligns with the Department's mission of reintegrating prisoners through constructive educational endeavours.

At Hawkes Bay Regional Prison, our G&M and Horticulture teams main focus is on maintaining the facility's gardens, lawns, and related areas, ensuring their upkeep and aesthetic appeal. Through this nature of work, skills and qualifications in the primary sector are able to be delivered. Community and sustainability projects with local stakeholders and Iwi are also undertaken.

A commercial approach to employment training is embraced to ensure effectiveness, covering basic work attendance skills, on-the-job training, and, when feasible, nationally recognized certification of attained skill levels.

Join us in this rewarding role and make a difference in the lives of those in our care while advancing your own career. 

A comprehensive Frontline Introduction into Corrections and extensive initial training is provided for the successful applicant. This will involve onsite training as well as well as residential training at our College just outside of Wellington to focus on the custodial elements of our position. 

  

Mōu | About you 

We are looking for a person with experience in the horticultural industry and holds a relevant qualification.

You will also need to have great people skills and the motivation to want to manage and develop men in Prison – this is a role with unique challenges and rewards.

Our Industries Team are all about supporting the men in Prison to improve their work habits, work experiences and skills so that they can increase their chances of obtaining sustainable and legitimate work on their release.  By providing this foundation to success, we reduce reoffending and keep our communities safer.

The training you provide will enable others to achieve NZQA qualifications linked to the Primary Industry Training Organisation. In providing a platform of good working habits to take forward to the future, you will further support rehabilitation and reintegration practices. The role also provides support to the wider Offender Employment operation on occasion as part of the wider Internal Services Team.

This rewarding position demands someone who possesses:

• 5 years proven experience in the horticultural/agricultural industry.
• Horticulture qualifications at NZQA L4 or above (Turf Management/Horticulture/Agriculture).
• Adult training experience with an emphasis on horticulture, particularly in the Nursery production field and turf management is an advantage, but not essential.
• Accreditation and/or similar Adult training/teaching qualification an advantage.
• Growsafe Assesor would be advantageous, but not essential.
• Outstanding H&S practices.
• Exceptional people management & communication skills.
• The ability to motivate and develop people within a team environment.
• General maintenance and building experience preferred but not essential.

 

Utu aa-tau | Salary

The salary range for this role is $70,014 - $87,691. Appointment and remuneration will reflect skills and experience relevant to the role. 

 

Mō mātou | 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, whānau, 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 whānau (relationships) to shape how we work and deliver the outcomes in our strategy - Hōkai Rangi (https://arapoutama.page.link/Eit5).

 

Tono ināianei | Apply Now

To apply, please submit a tailored CV and a cover letter (PDF) 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. 

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 whānau.  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.