Health and Wellbeing
Hauora me te oranga
Working in an interdisciplinary team of health practitioners, we provide a range of health and wellbeing screening, assessments and treatments from the time offenders are received into prison and into the community.
Skills we look for
Here's a snapshot of some of the key skills and attributes that we look for in our whānau.
Why a career at Corrections?
A highlight for me is seeing how even the smallest amount of change can make a significant difference to offenders.
Careers with this team
Nursing
Work in an interdisciplinary team to provide a range of screening, assessments, and treatments from the time offenders arrive at the prison until they are released.
Psychology
Provide quality psychological services, including clinical and risk assessment and treatment services to offenders and referral to appropriate agencies where necessary.
Counselling & Social Work
Provide care, advice, and support to offenders with personal or social problems, and help with community and social issues.
Case Management
Work with offenders to develop plans and ensure access to the treatments and programmes they need at the right level, at the right time.
Health Leadership & Management
Lead the day-to-day operation and ongoing development of health services that are delivered inside of our prisons.
Programme Facilitation
Run therapeutic programmes to help offenders understand the factors that led to their offending, take responsibility and motivate the change of their thoughts and behaviours.
Safety and Wellbeing
Drive and enable outstanding safety, and wellbeing outcomes through a people-based continuous improvement operating model of "plan, do, learn and improve".