E tῡ ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e ngā ngaru o te wā.
Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face

Mō te tūnga | About the role
An exciting opportunity has opened up for an experienced educator to join the Museum’s education team. You will be comfortable teaching all age groups and will have a flair for developing and presenting hands-on programmes about all things Police. This job changes lives!

The education team also has responsibility for the Museum's front of house, shop, and our online presence. It also includes a supporting role in developing exhibition content as the audience advocate.

Key Accountabilities:

• Plans, develops, promotes and delivers education programmes to the correct level and with the agreed learning outcomes requested by classroom teachers
• Develops, implements, delivers and manages public programmes (including school holiday programmes) and tours for the public and Police staff
• Delivers outreach programmes

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring
Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

To be successful in this role, the Education Officer will:

• Have teaching and/or curriculum-based museum education programme delivery experience
• Support bi-cultural practice within the museum and uphold the principles of true partnership within Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Understand the Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories Te Takanga o Te Wā curriculum and implement programmes that work within the curriculum
• Have experience in the supervision of volunteers
• Effectively communicate with our people, partners and community,
• Know how to identify and manage risk to personal safety and trust and confidence
• Know and understand the diverse cultures within our communities.
• Have experience in engaging with partners and stakeholders
• Have the experience to apply creative and diverse thinking and show initiative.
• Have the experience to manage own health, waiora (well-being) and resilience.
• Enhance the mana and waiora (well-being) of others, so that we can all be safe and feel safe.
• Represent New Zealand Police with the highest standard of presentation: appearance and delivery.

Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements
Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate Degree in a relevant discipline, such as education, forensic science, Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Full Drivers Licence
• General health which will allow for the performance of all duties and functions of the position

Preferred Qualifications:
Post Graduate qualification in relevant discipline, preferrable but not a requirement
Fluency in te reo Māori

Pre-Employment Checks:
Non - Core Children’s Act vetting required
Drug and alcohol testing, as required, according to guidelines

Work Environment:

• Location: The Royal New Zealand Police College, Porirua
• Flexibility options: this position requires willingness and flexibility to work evenings and weekends when required. Availability over school holidays is essential

This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:

https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/06-2023/education_officer.pdf

Mo tātou | About us
New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:

Applicant Information Pack (External)

Tono ināianei | Apply now
If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

Utu ā-tau | Salary
This position is covered by a collective agreement and annual full-time salary will commence between $87,306 and $91,353 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process.

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Friday, 31 January. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Sian.Weber@police.govt.nz