Chris Jones

Responsible for the custody and supervision of offenders, enforcing provincial and institutional policies and procedures, preparing incident reports and participating in the delivery of offender programs and case management.

Motivated and coached offenders towards pro-social change Ensured the correct application of policy and procedures Facilitated the offender management process Collaboratively developed achievable goals with clients Organized client documentation by checking files and verifying completeness Interviewed clients, researched files and wrote Parole Board reports, pre-sentence reports and other client documentation

Established and maintained healthy relationships and professional boundaries with resident offenders in the institution Maintained the security, custody and control of inmates housed in minimum and maximum security units Motivated and coached offenders towards pro-social change Ensured the correct application of institutional policy and procedures

Subject matter expert on Release to Work Facilitated the offender management process Collaboratively developed achievable goals with offenders Reported offenders’ progress to the New Zealand Parole Board via written reports

Developed excellent calm, assertive and resilient communication, teamworking and interpersonal skills.

Business Analysis Fundamentals Modeling (Business Process, Data, & Use Case) Quality Assurance Business Case Development Project Management Risk and Change Management Facilitation, Negotiation, and Decision-Making Skills Data Analysis and Presentations Fundamentals of Information Technology and Systems User Interface Design

I completed a Masters degree in Political Science writing a comparative thesis on hate speech legislation across the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. My thesis was titled; "Rocks Can Turn to Sand and be Washed Away but Words Last Forever: A Policy Recommendation for New Zealand's Vilification Legislation"

I completed a Bachelor of Arts degree with first class Honours in History and Religious Studies. I wrote an Honours thesis on the history of suicide terrorism.