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Stories from the inside

Stories From The Inside takes you into our organisation to find out what life is like for the Corrections staff working every day to make New Zealand safer.

Is caring your calling?

Join our Nursing team

If caring is your calling join our nursing whānau and be a part of our holistic vision for healthcare.

Supporting positive outcomes

Become a Psychologist

Assess and treat individuals who have complex needs in prison and in the community.

Latest jobs

We have vacancies across the motu in a range of careers. Explore the current vacancies and start your journey with us today!



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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

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

Corrections  Officer sits at a wooden desk in a trades workshop smiling at the camera

There are plenty of reasons to join our whānau. Meet some of the team here to learn their story.

The different settings that you could work in as a psychologist at Corrections

As a psychologist at Corrections, you could be working in a range of settings – from working in specialist therapeutic units with a small group of people, to providing strategic…

Cam’s story – finding his way as a Case Manager

When starting out at Corrections, Case Manager Cam was no stranger to the job title, having previously worked as a Case Manager at the Ministry of Social Development (MSD).

Moving across different roles at Corrections

With hundreds of different roles across the country, it’s not uncommon for staff at Corrections to start in one role and move across to another.

Supporting Trauma Informed Care

Trauma-informed training is supporting staff to have a better understanding of trauma and be more confident working with those affected.