Police Officer, Nūhaka
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New Zealand Police

Police Officer

  • Posted 1w ago
  • On Site
  • Full Time

Nūhaka

Job Description

Working at Police (who we are)

New Zealand Police delivers services that ensure people can be safe and feel safe in their homes, on our roads and in their communities. Police operate 24 hours a day in a complex environment actively targeting and preventing crime and harm. With around 16,000 staff, we work from urban and rural stations and larger policing hubs.


We operate on land, sea and in the air, and respond to more than 1.2 million events per year – answering more than 992,000

111 calls and over 650,000 non-emergency calls.


We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long-term change


Values:

Our Values provide a guide to the way New Zealand Police work, operate, and make decisions, and reflect what is important to us and the communities we serve.


  • Professionalism: Taking pride in representing New Zealand Police and making a difference in the communities we serve
  • Respect: Treating everyone with dignity, upholding their individual rights and honouring their freedoms
  • Integrity: Being honest and upholding excellent ethical standards
  • Commitment to Māori and The Treaty: Acting in good faith of, and respecting the principles of Te Tiriti O Waitangi – partnership, protection, and participation
  • Empathy: Seeking understanding of, and considering the experience and perspective of those New Zealand Police serve
  • Valuing Diversity: Recognising the value different perspectives and experiences bring to making us better at what we do

Position Overview (where you’ll be working)

  • The purpose of the District Operations is to deliver Our Business.
  • To support the delivery of District outcomes the General Duties Constable will maintain and enhance public security and
  • welfare through response to incidents requiring police attention and the conduct of relevant enquiries.
  • The purpose of leadership in this role is to deliver (or enable others to deliver) Our Business.


Responsibilities (what you’ll be doing)

The Constable – General Duties will:

1. Be safe and feel safe

  • Understand the hazards in your work area and eliminate or minimise the associated risk.
  • Report all accidents, incidents and near misses in MyPolice in a timely fashion
  • Actively participate in Wellness and Safety initiatives and training

2. Service delivery

Patrolling

  • Undertakes patrols and responds to situations to enforce law and/or maintain public order by the following:
  • Undertaking patrolling in accordance with organisational requirements, principles of non-discrimination and
  • supervisors instructions in a manner that optimises achievement of the patrols goals.
  • Correctly assessing emergent situations and taking appropriate action
  • Establishing, maintaining and utilising knowledge of the local patrol area
  • Responding to incidents, taskings and requests for assistance in accordance with accepted operational procedures
  • Utilising situational problem-solving techniques to resolve issues
  • Assessing situational behaviour of people and determining/implementing appropriate reaction/response strategies
  • Providing first response control/command and/or co-ordination at incidents


Conduct Initial Police Investigation

  • Assesses and preserves crime/incident scenes, and assists in the investigation process when required
  • Collects and analyses information relevant to investigations
  • Identifies, seizes, processes and manages exhibits in accordance with legislative and administrative processes
  • Considers and utilises all organisational avenues of inquiry and investigative procedures in order to identify subjects and persons
  • Conducts searches of persons, property and vehicles with due regard to lawful authority and organisational procedures. Decisions to caution, report or arrest are made at the discretion of the officer and conveyed to the person(s) concerned in accordance with organisational and legal guidelines.
  • Affords rights to suspects and victims of crime by treating them in a fair, equitable and non-discriminatory manner.


Gathers, Collates and Records Information

  • Collects and records information relevant to police issues in accordance with jurisdictional laws, policy and procedures
  • Takes comprehensive statements that contain all details relevant to the matter being examined and are in accordance with jurisdictional laws, policy and procedures
  • Completes the full range of complaint correspondence in a concise and timely manner
  • Completes arrest files, not guilty prosecution files, and other correspondence including notifying of complainants, witnesses and dealing with exhibits
  • Conducts and records interviews in accordance with jurisdictional laws, policy and procedures
  • Carries out access, storage and retrieval of information in accordance with jurisdictional laws and organisational Codes of Ethics/Best Practice.
  • Uses interview and evidence recording equipment in accordance with jurisdictional laws, policy and procedures
  • Identifies and utilises communication linkages within the organisation to exchange/share information


Processes and provides for persons in police care or custody

  • Ensures persons in care or custody are provided for, processed and escorted/transported in accordance with jurisdictional laws, policy and procedures


Fosters a positive organisational image in the community

  • Acts on opportunities to explain and promote the organisations activities in order to encourage community recognition and support
  • Represents the organisations position on particular issues in a way which acknowledges community concerns and
  • promotes community awareness
  • Advises and involves the community in public safety activities


Contributes to the objectives of the Safety Administration Programme S(A)P and the National Road Safety Plan

  • Provides an initial police response to traffic crash events and emergencies
  • Assists in reducing the number of road deaths and enhances the safe and efficient use of roads through:
  • Patrol duties directed at compliance of general traffic law and the promotion of safe driving practices
  • Targeting of alcohol / drug impaired road users
  • Speed control enforcement
  • Promoting and enforcing the use of vehicle restraint devices
  • Providing peak traffic flow supervision
  • Enforcing vehicle maintenance regulations through vehicle checks
  • Issuing Traffic and Infringement Offence Notices
  • Provides assistance/support for:
  • Accident investigation officers
  • Summons service
  • CARD centre


Judicial Processing

  • Prepares and manages evidence, witnesses and offenders for the relevant judicial authority in accordance with jurisdictional laws and organisational policies and procedures by:
  • Managing witnesses
  • Monitoring offenders
  • Liaising with and assisting prosecutions section
  • Undertaking post-court procedures


3. Personal professional performance

Effectively manages personal professional performance in order to ensure public confidence in the police service by:

  • Modelling high standards of personal performance, ethics and integrity
  • Reviewing and monitoring personal performance
  • Developing and maintaining ongoing personal competence
  • Assisting and supporting other personnel
  • Maintaining personal physical and emotional health.


4. Team work

  • Works effectively as a member of a team within the community
  • Co-operates and works with other members of the section in order to achieve team goals
  • Establishes and supports open honest and constructive relationships with colleagues
  • Takes a constructive approach to team efforts and supports other team members where possible


Customer service

  • Ensures all service requests and complaints are met with a professional, customer focused and timely response.
  • Assesses the changing needs of the customer and implements strategies to respond to them.
  • Ensures services are delivered promptly, impartially and safely.
  • Ensures that Policing services are delivered with a quality customer service and Māori Responsiveness focus.
  • Fosters an atmosphere where being responsive to customer needs is a priority.
  • Provides services designed to target general public attitudinal and behavioural change for the purposes of producing safer communities.
  • Provides high quality policing services in conjunction with other members of the team.
  • Ensures that service delivery conduct and performance integrate both Treaty principles and Māori values and principles consistent with the spirit and substance of the Treaty of Waitangi.


6. Relationship management

  • Creates and maintains networks to ensure local examples of best practice are identified and communicated so that duplication of effort is avoided.
  • Establishes and maintains a positive working relationship with other members of police including members of Dog Section, the Criminal Intelligence Branch, Scene of Crime Officers, Police Photographers, Training Service Centre
  • staff and Prosecutions Service Centre staff.
  • Establishes and maintains a positive working relationship with members of the community and other Government and service agencies such as CYPS, WINZ, Victim Support organisations, cultural groups, local government, churches, schools, neighbourhood watch, and community service groups such as Lions, Rotary and Zonta.


7. Universal Responsibilities

All employees of New Zealand Police are expected to:

  • Adhere to New Zealand Police standards of integrity and conduct.
  • Comply with legislative and statutory requirements within area of expertise, including employment and privacylegislation.
  • Model the New Zealand Police Values – Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Commitment to Māori and The
  • Treaty, Empathy and Valuing Diversity.
  • Respect diversity and demonstrate inclusiveness.
  • Understand the hazards in their work area and eliminate or minimise the associated risk.
  • Report all accidents, incidents and near misses in MyPolice in a timely fashion.
  • Actively participate in Wellness and Safety initiatives and training.
  • Perform other duties and participate in projects as required.


Additional information: (what you need to know)

Required Qualifications

For selection purposes, candidate suitability will be considered in relation to:

  • potential to perform well in the position, given a reasonable period of time for familiarisation and/or training.
  • personal attributes and temperament relevant to the position.
  • general health which will allow for the performance of all duties and functions of the position (for constabulary employees a current PCT is an indicator of general health).


Pre-Employment Checks

  • Core children’s worker, safety check required.
  • Drug and alcohol testing, as required, according to guidelines.


Desired Hard Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Physically Fit
  • Relationship Management

Desired Soft Skills

  • Communication
  • Coordination
  • Professionalism

Benefits & Perks

Culture

  • 📈 Professional Development
  • ⏰ Flexible Work
  • 🌈 Rainbow Tick
  • 🌿 Indigenous Rights
  • 💰 Wage Equality
  • 💸 Living Wage
  • 🙌 Community Focused

Job Schedule

  • Rotating Roster
  • Includes Weekends
  • Public Holidays
  • Shift Work

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