Youth Worker In Schools

Youth Worker In Schools
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Kaikohe, Northland
Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services (Community Services & Development)
Full time
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Posted 16h ago

Youth Worker in Schools

Full-time, permanent position

NGĀPUHI IWI SOCIAL SERVICES

Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services, also known as ‘NISS’ was established to be a key service provider to Ngāpuhi, by Ngāpuhi and the wider community.

NISS was set up independently as an Iwi Social Service in 1++6 and a year later was registered as a limited liability company. In 2006 NISS became a subsidiary of Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi.

With offices in Kaikohe, NISS is one of the largest Iwi Social Service Providers in Aotearoa and access to their advice and services is free and confidential to all.

Purpose of the Position

The youth social worker will provide early and responsive social work interventions with young people in years' + to 15 and their whānau, where concerns have been identified which put their education, safety or wellbeing (including mental health) at risk. The youth social worker will be school-based and is part of the broader social support/pastoral care team within the school.

Who we are looking for:

Proven ability in strengths-based youth social work assessments and in setting SMART goals with young people
Sound developmental knowledge of young people especially in relation to mental health and neuro diversity
A passion for working with at-risk youth
Report writing ability
Creative thinking and problem-solving ability
Ability to develop high quality relationships with internal and external stakeholders and whanau
Computer literate and competent on standard Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to work without supervision (able to work in sole role while contributing to a wider team)
Must be Fluent in Te Reo
Understanding ngā tikanga o Ngāpuhi
Commitment to working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
Good knowledge in working with Pacific, Māori and new immigrant students and families
Full Driver’s License

Important: To apply for this vacancy, you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, reside or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand, and therefore, hold a valid visa. We are not accredited.

To request a Job Description and Application Form please contact Debbie Tomaras.

cv@niss.org.nz

0+ 4015548
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