Youth Coach

EmployNZ; Tauranga; On-site; NZD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

EmployNZ in Tauranga is seeking a dedicated Youth Service Coach to join our community-focused team. You will work with rangatahi to identify barriers, provide career guidance and pastoral support to help them pursue education, training or employment outcomes.

As a full-time role, you will engage youth through one-on-one sessions and group workshops, manage a caseload, and contribute creative ideas to motivate positive change while maintaining accurate reporting and documentation.

Qualifications

• Ability to connect with youth and diverse abilities.
• Strong desire to make a difference in rangatahi's lives.
• Enthusiasm, initiative and drive to support youth.

Responsibilities

• Meet with youth to identify goals and barriers and provide guidance.
• Deliver career advice and general pastoral support to learners.
• Facilitate group workshops and one-on-one sessions.
• Maintain accurate reporting and documentation of progress.
• Collaborate with community organisations to support outcomes.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Motivational techniques

Caseload management

Career guidance

Organisational skills

MS Office proficiency

NZ Driver's licence

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

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.

Wepride ourselves on consistentlydelivering resultsto 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:

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

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

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, initiativeand 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 attentionto 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.