Explore our work
It takes a village to do what we do. Explore different areas of our work to learn more about the roles within Ara Poutama Aotearoa.
Custodial
Health (Pae Ora)
Rehabilitation
Education, employment and trades
Community and reintegration
Supporting services
Custodial
In our custodial roles, you will be aiming to positively motivate and support people during a prison sentence, as well as ensure safety
Health (Pae Ora)
Working in an interdisciplinary team of health practitioners, we offer a range of services, including general health, psychology and mental health
Rehabilitation
Working with individuals, community organisations and whānau, our roles with a rehabilitation focus help people to make positive changes in their lives and address the root causes of offending.
Education, employment and trades
Our education, employment & trades focused roles help people in prison to gain skills, experience, and qualifications. Across a range of roles, their work spans from trades training to education and employment support.
Community and reintegration
Our community teams help to manage community-based sentences and orders. Usually this involves working directly with people on sentences or orders, as well as community organisations, and in some cases the wider justice system and whānau.
Supporting services
From programme designers to IT specialists, we have a range of corporate roles available, as well as opportunities to volunteer and intern.
Recent stories
There are plenty of reasons to join our whānau. Meet some of the team here to learn their story.
Helping feed vulnerable families in Southland
125 years on from opening as a borstal for young offenders, Invercargill Prison continues to offer horticulture as part of its rehabilitation programme, growing and gifting plants and produce.
Hikitia - a new mental health and addictions service
What is Hikitia? A breakdown of the service From May through to October, we will be hiring staff for a new mental health and addiction service, Hikitia.
Role Insights - What's it like being a Probation Officer?
In the second of our Role Insights series, where we look at some of our roles at Corrections and help to break them down for jobseekers, we look at the…
Corrections Careers - Kai and Korero Auckland South
Join us for our upcoming Kai and Kōrero evening to explore career opportunities in custodial and community roles with Corrections across the Auckland region.