Case Manager - Canterbury Prisons

We are currently looking for a Case Manager to join our dedicated team. As a Case Manager, you will provide specialist, end-to-end management of people serving sentences as they work through programmes aimed at addressing rehabilitation and reintegration needs. This includes initial assessment, needs identification, case planning, and partnering with whanau and external agencies to support rehabilitation. Case Managers also prepare reports and recommendations for the Parole Board, which means there is a significant amount of report writing in the role.

Our Case Managers meet directly with people in prison and seek to understand what is required to support their rehabilitation and reintegration. This is a rewarding but also challenging aspect of the role as you will encounter a diverse range of offending, such as violence or offending against children, and this can be confronting for some people. While you will have a supportive team and a solid training pathway to help you build your skills, high levels of resilience are required.

Case Managers lead rehabilitation and reintegration using a person-centric approach. By focusing on the wellbeing of the person, you will help reduce the chances of them returning to past behaviour and support them to make better choices for the future.

This is a full-time, permanent position based in Canterbury, working Monday to Friday.

We are looking for people who:

Have experience in case management and/or rehabilitation and reintegration practices. Are passionate about their current role and can demonstrate how their skills translate to this opportunity. Have strong written skills, including the ability to prepare written reports. Are effective communicators and relationship builders. Can motivate and support people to make positive changes. Can operate effectively in a Maori cultural setting and have an understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (or a willingness to learn). Operate with high levels of integrity. Hold a full, clean New Zealand driver licence.