Join us at one of our upcoming information sessions and discover more about a career as a Probation Officer with our Canterbury team.

We need people with skill – absolutely. But the ones who truly make an impact? They bring skill and heart. That’s what sets our corrections officers apart.

Programme facilitators run group sessions to help people understand their offending and develop strategies for change.

We asked our staff to share real stories, insights and advice on what it’s like working at the Department of Corrections.

It was a cold night in Karaka, but the whare at Ngāti Tamaoho Trust was packed. Around 150 people came through the doors on Monday 21 July for Manukau region’s first Kai & Kōrero recruitment hui of the year.

For this article, we’re focusing on community work supervisors, our team members who spend their days at maraes, schools, and a range of other places around the community, supervising groups…