Youth Worker

3 months ago


Auckland City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

We are looking for a positive role model to provide support, aroha and maintain a safe environment for our young people to achieve better outcomes at our Orewa site.
Mō te tūnga | About the role
As a Youth Worker, you will work directly with our young people to develop and deliver activities and programmes that give them opportunities to create and work towards positive goals. You'll be a champion for them, helping them recognise and realise their own potential, and give them hope to turn their lives around.

If you genuinely care about providing young people with direction and hope, and giving them something to aspire to, you'll get immense satisfaction from this role. Putting young people first, recognising their potential, and helping them break the cycle benefits not just them, but all Kiwis.

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu | What you will bring
You will need to be a realistic and resilient person to succeed in this role. These are young people who have experienced significant and serious challenges and have often been in the Youth Justice system for some time. Our Youth Workers and staff are potentially the first who genuinely care about them, and you will need to treat them with empathy, tolerance, consistency and understanding to build a positive relationship.

**Key requirements of the role include**:

- Great engagement skills to overcome barriers
- Experience with conflict resolution
- Cultural awareness particularly around Māori and Pacifica communities
- Ability to establish relationships with people from all walks of life
- Good computer skills, particularly with MS Office Software, report writing is part of this role
- A current, and full driver's license and ability to work some weekend hours
- Experience in social services or working with at-risk youth is ideal, however applicants with transferrable life skills are encouraged to apply

Nōu te rourou | What's in it for you
Oranga Tamariki offer an impartial remuneration package, remuneration is between $51,972 - $63,334, we also offer further progression annually for experience through tenure.

Mō mātou | About us
Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children has a commitment to putting tamariki and rangatahi at the heart of what we do.
Our purpose is to ensure that all tamariki are in loving whānau and communities where oranga tamariki can be realised. We believe that by getting involved early in their lives and showing love and care, we give children the best chance of growing into happy thriving New Zealanders.
We are committed to putting tamariki first, we believe aroha is vital, we respect the mana of people, we are tika and pono, we value whakapapa and we recognise that oranga is a journey.

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