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Operations Adviser

Our Operations Advisers are part of a 24/7 team who assist frontline staff in the management of electronically monitored offenders and defendants around NZ.

You can expect to be challenged, but also to leave each shift with a sense of satisfaction that comes from making an important contribution towards keeping our community safe.

The role

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Support the wider justice system

As an operations adviser, you'll use modern GPS technology and software to make important decisions and support frontline teams to carry out their work.

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Solve different challenges

Working as an Operations Adviser is a busy role with each day bringing different scenarios to work through. In your day-to day you could be responding to alerts, liaising with frontline staff, or providing advice and support to people on electronic monitoring related to the conditions of their sentence or orders.

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Communicate and collaborate

Being able to build relationships and communicate with people will be central to your work – whether it’s by working with Police to coordinate a welfare check or arrest, assisting a Probation Officer in the management of a case, or problem-solving over the phone with a person on electronic monitoring facing a difficult and stressful situation.

What you need to know

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Time off

169 rostered days off per year, with 5 weeks annual leave

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Salary

Salary range of $67,500 up to $79,393
$2,000 allowance annually for working shifts

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Hours of work

6 days on 4 days off, 24/7 rotational roster including public holidays, averaging 40 hours per week over the roster cycle

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Career development and training

Six weeks paid training
Progression opportunities to Senior Operations Adviser and Team Leader

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Skills and experience

A tertiary qualification beneficial but not essential
Good relationship management skills, resilience and ability to problem-solve

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Environment

Working in our offices based in Penrose, Upper Hutt, Dunedin or Christchurch

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