Youth Worker
Core
Overnight youth worker providing safe, supportive, and tailored support to young people (taiohi) aged 12-25 with complex needs and/or mental health challenges in a home-based environment.
Role type
Senior IC youth worker (overnight)
Builds
Personalized support plans and daily activities for young people to build life skills and wellbeing
Domain
Social services / Mental health / Youth work
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Trauma-informed care, de-escalation, relationship-building, strengths-based approach, cultural awareness (Māori and Pasifika), Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles
Preferred skills
Experience in youth work, mental health, or social services
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Collaborate with clinical service staff to develop personalized support plans; Support young people to plan activities and programmes tailored to their individual needs, goals, and aspirations; Provide overnight care in a home-based environment
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC