New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long-term change.

Kaihaumanu – Northland!

• Based at Kaikohe
• Band F
• Police Employee
• Permanent, Full Time
• JR 5023824

Mā te kimi ka kite, Mā te kite ka mōhio, Mā te mōhio ka mārama

Mō te tūnga | About the role
Kia ora! We are looking for a motivated, suitably skilled, and experienced person for the role of Kaihaumanu based in Kerikeri. In this role, you will work closely with local police staff, Te Pae Oranga teams across the Mid and Far North while building meaningful partnerships with the local iwi and hapū.
Te Pae Oranga (TPO) is primarily for people who commit low level offending where it is not in the public interest to prosecute but they do need to be held to account for their offending behaviour. Te Pae Oranga helps people to address their behaviours that are driving offending, thereby assisting to reduce their likelihood of reoffending.

Key Accountabilities:

• Apply the concepts of whanaungatanga and tikanga Māori to problem solve and utilise organisational resources to the best effect.
• Engage in frontline activities where a cultural perspective may assist progress toward resolution.
• Identify innovative approaches to address whanau harm particularly where Māori Youth participate both as offenders and/or victims.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining strong and effective partnerships between stakeholders, whanau, particularly those involving Māori and/or youth.
• Engage in work with young people and whanau to identify and create opportunities for solutions to whanau harm.
• Assess and assist with frontline activities/initiatives to achieve better outcomes for Māori, whanau and communities.

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring.
Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

The successful applicant can expect to be:

• Comfortable building and maintaining strong and effective working relationships with key iwi/Māori, across public service agencies, specific agencies, and providers including Iwi and Hapu networks to help support the kaupapa. and consults with all relevant stakeholders where necessary.
• Capable of working and participating proactively in a kaupapa Māori and a Police environment.
• Have views through a Te Ao Māori lens to assist and contribute to a culture that lifts and accelerates the wellbeing of Māori Every day you will be guided by the values of Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga and Whakamana.

Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements

• It is beneficial that applicants are competent in the use and understanding of Te Reo Māori me ona tikanga.
• Have a basic understanding of the Principles of the Oranga Tamariki Act.

• Hold a clean Full Class 1 NZ Driver License
• A Core Children’s Worker security Check is required.

Please note, this role is a Locally Advertised Position (LAV) and is only open to applicants within Northland District, Kerikeri, Kawakawa, Kaikohe areas.

This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:
https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/09-2019/kaihaumanu_-_prevention_reassurance_advisor.pdf

Mo tātou | About us
New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.
Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.
The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:
Applicant Information Pack (External)

Tono ināianei | Apply now
If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.
For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers
All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

Utu ā-tau | Salary
This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $80K and $83K dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process.

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Friday 22nd November 2024. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact sharleen.peteru@police.govt.nz