Programme Lead - Part-Time - Auckland [Albany]

Youthtown; Upper Harbour; On-site; NZD 36,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Youthtown in Auckland is seeking a Programme Lead for our after school and holiday programmes located at Pinehurst School. This permanent part-time role is 30 hours per week, 11:30am–5:30pm, Monday to Friday, with additional hours in school holidays.

You will supervise a small, dedicated team of programme staff and lead delivery with a focus on engaging children and caregivers. Ideal candidates have around 2 years’ experience leading activities for children, strong organisation, and excellent

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of after school and holiday programmes located in Pinehurst School.
• Supervise a small team of programme staff and manage planning and development of programmes.
• Coordinate with children and caregivers to ensure engaging and constructive activities.

Job description

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Programme Lead - Part-Time - Auckland [Albany]

• Do you love working with children?
• Do you have a passion for leading fun, engaging activities for tamariki?
• Would you love to lead a fabulous team within a great team environment?

If you have answered YES to these questions, come and join our team!

Youthtown is a national, not-for-profit organisation delivering youth-focused programmes across Aotearoa New Zealand. For nearly a century, Youthtown has empowered young people to be the best they can be — helping to build resilience, confidence and future-ready skills that prepare them for a rapidly evolving world. Youthtown’s purpose is to empower young people to be the best they can be.

Youthtown provides sustainable, inclusive, and youth-focused programmes and services throughout New Zealand, creating measurable positive change for young people in schools, whānau and communities.

As a Programme Lead you will be part of an awesome team and lead the delivery of our after school and holiday programmes located in Pinehurst School. You will be supervising a small and fantastic team of programme staff who love working with kids, to deliver great programmes! You’ll also be involved in the organising, planning and development of our programmes.

This is a permanent part-time role for 30 hours per week: 11.30am-5.30pm Monday-Friday. The ideal candidate must be available for additonal hours during school holidays.

You will have outstanding communication skills, a fantastic "can do" attitude and about 2 years’ experience leading and delivering programmes or activities for children & young people in a similar role, or perhaps experience as a Teacher Aide etc. You will be highly organised, fantastic at the paperwork side of things and have the ability to quickly connect with children and caregivers.

This role requires you to hold a full, clean New Zealand driver's licence and have a minimum of 2 years of driving experience (This experience may also be driving experience gained on your Restricted driver's licence)

Above all, you will have a commitment and passion for developing young people and empowering them to be the best they can be!

What's great about working for Youthtown?

Joining the Youthtown whānau you will get:

• To work in an industry giving back to our communities
• Great Youthtown perks such as Birthday Leave and Wellbeing Leave (after 6 months of service), Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing & Engagement programme (where you earn points and get rewards), a fantastic team environment, lots of learning and development opportunities and much more!

Note that Youthtown is committed to Child Protection and the safeguarding of children and young people in our care. It is our expectation that all staff will operate in a way that reflects this intent and the intent of the Children's Act (2014) to improve the well-being of vulnerable children. Appointment to this role will be subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check.