SAM Facilitator New Zealand Police location Auckland. Salary starting from $94,854.00.

Company description New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

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.

About the role being part of the Whangaia Nga Pa Harakeke family harm team, you will be working in a multi-agency approach. This ensures families experiencing family harm get the support and assistance they need from both government agencies and local community services. Two multi-agency safety assessment meetings (SAM) are held Monday to Friday risk and safety assessing police attended family harm episodes for the previous 24 hours. Over the weekend and public holidays there is one meeting each day focusing on episodes assessed as high risk. This is not a Monday to Friday position, your working week will start on Saturday.

You will be using your knowledge to complete the risk and safety assessments from a police perspective prior to facilitating the meeting. On weekends and public holidays, you will lead the collective and connected decision making to ensure effective responses are discussed and planned. On other days your role is flexible according to the needs of our business. You may assist with risk assessment, leave coverage and special project / portfolio work as required to help keep our families safe.

Key accountabilities building and maintaining strong collaborative relationships at all levels. Facilitate information sharing, risk assessment and taskings in the safety assessment meeting. Ensuring appropriate compliance with information sharing and privacy processes. Identify gaps in service delivery and report appropriately. Identify and report on emerging family violence trends which may affect our practice or response.

What you'll bring being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe. Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police. 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.

We are looking for a person who has a good understanding of the drivers of family violence in New Zealand. Can demonstrate effective facilitation of multi-agency environments. Innovative problem solving in a group setting. Building consensus across different professions and viewpoints.

Can work flexibly across different disciplines and teams. Is able to complete objective and structured risk assessments. Recognises the difference of working on symptoms versus working to identify the primary cause of a problem. Exercises sound judgement, and discretion when working under pressure. Demonstrates culturally conscious and empathetic practice. Excellent computer skills.

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address. This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is "to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business".

About us our mission is to prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing. Our vision is to be the safest country. Our purpose is to ensure everybody can be safe and feel safe.

Special requirements minimum of 3 years' experience in the family violence sector or allied sectors. This is a full-time role (40 hours) but has a mandatory requirement of being able to work weekends (both Saturday and Sunday) and public holidays from 7am to 3pm. Working flexibly your wellbeing inside and outside of work is important to us. We're open to discussing flexible working options that work for both you and the business.