Youth Coach

Our Company

EmployNZ is a leading Bay of Plenty tertiary provider specialising in foundation education, social services, pre-employment training, holistic pastoral care, and service industry skills.

We pride ourselves on consistently delivering results to ensure our clients achieve their goals and enjoy improved wellbeing and economic independence.

The Role

As a Youth Service Coach, you will work within a team environment and with organisations in our community to support youth to achieve education, employment or training outcomes that lead to higher education and sustainable employment opportunities.

Our Company

EmployNZ’s motto ‘He Taumata Oranga: We Change Lives’ is interwoven into the culture of our organisation, and embedded into our practise by our kaimahi, management and executive team.

EmployNZ was established in 2000, led by people with a deep passion for creating positive change. led by the following whakatauki, ensuring our focus on the people we support is constantly centered and upheld:

He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata

What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people

We are seeking a full time Youth Coach to join our Youth Service team. This is an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our rangatahi.

As a Youth Service Coach, you will work within a team environment and with organisations in our community to support youth to achieve education, employment or training outcomes that lead to higher education and sustainable employment opportunities.

On a daily basis you will be meeting with youth to help them reach their potential by helping them to identify and overcome barriers, influencing positive change, improved wellbeing, providing suitable career advice and general pastoral care.

The right applicant will have ability to relate to youth, be energetic, can contribute great and innovative ideas and be reliable.

To be successful you will ideally have:

• Ability to connect with people of all ages and abilities through creative, exciting and highly motivational delivery methods including one on one liaisons and facilitating group workshops
• Passionate about making a difference to people's lives
• Enthusiasm, initiative and drive to support rangatahi
• Able to provide suitable and knowledgeable advice around goal setting and career planning
• Experience in managing a caseload
• Ability to self-manage and be highly organised
• Strong administrative skills and computer competency
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy with reporting and documentation
• Excellent professional communication & listening skills
• Must have a Full Class 1 NZ Driver’s Licence
• Must pass Police Vetting

The EmployNZ team are a passionate bunch of people and they want their new colleagues to be the same!

A strong desire and work ethic to support and coach people to reach their full potential.

This position is for 40 hours per week - Monday to Friday.

To apply please submit both a covering letter, briefly outlining your suitability for the role, and your current CV.

Puawai Gardiner - Senior NEET Advisor