New Zealand Customs Service Looking for Auckland Trainee Customs Officers – Sept/Oct Intakes 2023 at Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Full Time

• Want to be part of the team that helps protect New Zealand’s borders?
• We’re looking for Trainee Customs Officers for an intake commencing on 4 September 2023 and 9 October 2023

About this role | Mō tēnei tūranga mahi

At New Zealand Customs Service | Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa, it’s our people that make the difference. Customs | Te Mana Ārai is a welcome home and a welcome here. People are at the heart of what we do. We believe compliance should be easy to do and hard to avoid.

We are here to protect and promote Aotearoa New Zealand through world class border management. A career at Customs | Te Mana Ārai could take you anywhere.

We Have Two Types Of Role Available

• Deployment Trainee Customs Officer – sitting within our deployment model – works a 6 on 3 off shift pattern (*) as explained below
• Static Trainee Customs Officer – typically works a Monday to Friday pattern with occasional on-call or weekend work. These roles stay within the area to which they are assigned and do not rotate. You will receive the same training as noted below.

(*) Deployment Trainee Customs Officers: are rotated through the different operational areas of Customs including airports, marine, client services and inspections. Throughout your career in Customs, Officers are expected to continually expand their technical and leadership skills. Learning opportunities include specialist technical skills through to university level study in security and border management.

We will train you for the role – which includes both on the job and classroom training including Officer Safety Tactics (self-defence) training

As a Customs Officer your base salary will be $54,068 per annum. An additional allowance dependent on the role you are assigned to, is paid of up to $14,587 per annum. The maximum shift allowance is paid for working within deployment where you will be working a range of shifts including weekends, nights and public holidays on a 6 on and 3 days off roster.

You will know your shift pattern in advance, so you can plan your life around work, not work around your life.

Working for NZ Customs | Mahi ki te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa…

To join Te Mana Ārai in any role you must be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident*.

(*) A New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in New Zealand for the last 5 years and resided in NZ 5 years ago from the date of this application. You must also be residing in NZ at time of application.

OR a New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided in New Zealand for the last 5 years, who resided in NZ 5 years ago from the date of this application, and resides in NZ at time of application, but may have been absent from New Zealand for periods of six or more months within the past five years, preferably in one or more of the following countries: either Australia, Canada, UK or the USA. You will be required to provide overseas police certificates for these periods spent outside of New Zealand.

You must have a background history that is verifiable and can be assessed as appropriate by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service towards a recommendation of suitability for security clearance at a higher level.

Due to the nature of Customs work you must have a clear Police record. Successful applicants are also required to pass a medical assessment and drug test and must hold a full NZ Drivers’ licence.

Customs does not currently require new employees to be up to date vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Customs may reintroduce a requirement to be vaccinated if our health and safety risk assessment or government requirements change.

Ko wai koe | About you

We are looking for people who:…

• Have high levels of integrity, honesty and discretion
• Have good communication skills and enjoy interacting with people
• Enjoy working in a team environment

New Zealand Customs Service | Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa is a member of Diversity Works New Zealand and is committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities and welcome applications from everyone who can meet the requirements of the role.

Interested?

Check out our video below for a tour around Border Operations which highlights some of the areas you’ll work in as a Customs Officer.

Me pehea te whakauru | How to apply

Please apply online – we cannot accept applications directly – you must apply via the link provided.

Please note, these assessment centres will be recruiting for two intakes; 4 September 2023 and 9 October 2023.

• Applications close on 15 June 2023. We will be holding assessment centres on the ending weeks of June and early-to-mid July at Custom House, Anzac Avenue, Auckland.

(*) Please apply as soon as you can as we process applications as they are received and will fill places on our assessment centre, so this opportunity may close earlier.