Casual Youth Resource Worker - Support Tamariki & Rangatahi

Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children; Invercargill City; On-site; NZD 33,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children in Invercargill is seeking casual Tamariki & Rangatahi Resource Workers to support tamariki and rangatahi, transport to activities, and supervision for visits with families. Hours are not guaranteed and some weekend or overnight work may be required.

The role focuses on mentoring, safety, and reporting to social workers, with a driver’s licence and cultural awareness as important assets.

Qualifications

• Flexibility to work varying hours including weekends and potentially overnight stays.
• Patience, empathy and an ability to see past what someone might be struggling with.
• Experience with tamariki and rangatahi who may have complex needs (Behavioural, Trauma, ADHD, Autism, FASD to name a few).
• Demonstrate discretion and be able to earn the trust of tamariki, rangatahi, whānau and other staff.
• Exhibit tolerance and understanding.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills with the ability to adapt to your audience, be able to prepare an accurate, understandable, and useable report or incident record to social workers.
• Always show a high degree of consistency in behaviour and act as a clear and positive role model, generating confidence and commitment of others through his/her own ethical conduct.
• The ability to work in New Zealand, hold a clean current full driver's licence.
• An understanding and appreciation of cultural issues and concerns in particular, Tikanga Māori & Pacific Island cultures.

Responsibilities

• Transport tamariki and rangatahi to school, appointments, activities, and respite.
• Minding tamariki and rangatahi when they are not with their whānau.
• Weekend work and hours outside of core business hours may be required, and travel may on occasion require you to stay overnight.
• Support, mentor and walk alongside our tamariki and rangatahi during their journey with us.
• You may assist Social Workers if the need arises.
• Supervising tamariki and rangatahi visits at a variety of venues with parents, whānau and/or siblings, and writing observational reports for the social worker.

Job description

Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children in Invercargill is seeking casual Tamariki & Rangatahi Resource Workers to support tamariki and rangatahi, transport to activities, and supervision for visits with families. Hours are not guaranteed and some weekend or overnight work may be required.

The role focuses on mentoring, safety, and reporting to social workers, with a driver’s licence and cultural awareness as important assets.