Youth Workers have a significant influence in role modelling healthy and positive behaviours. You will engage with and provide high quality professional support to our rangatahi by assisting with everything from daily care routine, participation in education, activities, and appointments to planning and development of social and cultural programmes.
It is important that you are motivated to engage in our way of being so a willingness to learn and apply Māori restorative approaches is essential. You will work within a collaborative and reflective workplace so need to be open minded and a team player who is committed to achieving Oranga Tamariki's vision, purpose, and values together. Relationships and communication are key! You have a lead role in strengthening connections across the organisation and with community partners that benefit rangatahi and their whānau.

The role will involve:
• Building strong relationships with rangatahi, whanau and community
• Supporting daily care needs of rangatahi and assisting them to learn life skills
• Mentoring - one on one work with rangatahi, whānau to assist them to achieve their identified goals
• Supporting rangatahi to engage in education, training, activities and programmes available to them while in residence
• Activity development and delivery
• Participating in cultural activities e.g., mihi whakatau, kapa haka, hui-a-whānau
• Flexibility to support rangatahi in different settings outside of the residence e.g., marae, in nature, in vocational training/education, in Court.
The role operates on a rotating roster covering 24 hours, 7 days a week. Annual remuneration for this position starts between $45,000 and $56,400 dependant on experience. Penal rates on hours worked, also apply.

 Mōu | About you

To apply for this role, you must demonstrate the following qualifications and experience:
• Experience caring for youth presenting with neuro-diverse or challenging behaviours
• A current New Zealand drivers' licence
• Ability to work and grow through pressure situations
• Understanding of and willingness to grow skills in Te Ao Māori me ona Tikanga
• Ability to quickly establish and maintain relationships
• The right to work in New Zealand
• Ability to work Saturday and Sundays with flexible weekday hours

At Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children, our highest priority is the safety and welfare of our kaimahi and the tamariki and whānau we support.

At this time Oranga Tamariki invites applications from fully vaccinated people or people with a valid medical exemption (under the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021). We will require evidence of your vaccination status or a valid exemption. We will require evidence of your vaccination status at the pre-employment stage of our recruitment process