Youth Worker

6 days ago

Christchurch Central, New Zealand Christchurch City College Limited Full time NZ$40,000 - NZ$60,000 per year

Here is a great opportunity to join the Pūmanawa team

At Pūmanawa we support young, talented youth aged 13 to 16 years old to re-engage with education and learning.

We are looking for an experienced and inspirational Youth Worker to join the team. You will support and mentor akonga placed into the Alternative Education Programme as well as support the daily physical fitness activities, including gym sessions.

If you're up to this amazing opportunity and meet the requirements below we'd love to hear from you... this could be your chance to help shape our future generation.

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Physically fit and able to deliver the fitness component of our programme

  • Experience in engaging with and relating to vulnerable youth from diverse cultural backgrounds

  • Relevant qualification, ideally a teaching background (Teaching degree or diploma is desirable)

  • Experience with alternative education or community and youth work is a must

  • Experience in supporting individual learning or behaviour plans to help engagement in learning

  • Empathy, listening skills and ability to work with and support youth to develop independent study and life skills

  • Ability to support AE students to develop good study and life skills

  • To understand what it means to lead a strong and respectful Kaupapa in our Kura

  • Fully conversant with Kaupapa Māori as the foundation upon which our Kura's Tikanga and kawa is standing on

  • Understand NZQA Code of Practice 2021

  • Full driver's licence and competency in driving a van is also required.

DUTIES:

Key Tasks

  • To support the daily activities physical fitness component of the programme

  • To help run and deliver "Big Days Out" (Adventure therapy) once a week

  • To support students with learning and wider life skills

  • To mentor students around positive behaviours, attitudes and approaches to life

  • To uphold the kaupapa of Pūmanawa

  • To develop a culture that is focused on learning and life skills, and is characterised by respect, inclusion, empathy, collaboration and safety

  • To support academic staff to understand each learner's strengths, interests, needs, identities, languages, and cultures

  • To establish and maintain effective professional relationships focused on the learning and well-being of all students and wider stakeholders

  • To respond to learners in a knowledgeable and adaptive way to progress their learning at an appropriate depth and pace

  • To support students to re-engage in learning

  • To aid and assist in class tutoring for students who are completing NCEA level 1

  • To maintain resources, documentation, and records as necessary

  • To engage in professional development as required to maintain currency in mentoring and support

Under the Children's Act, the successful applicant will need to pass a Police Check to be considered for the role.

Applicants for this position should be NZ citizen/PR or have a valid NZ work visa. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, so early submission is encouraged.

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