Community Support Worker - Youth
Core
Full-time Community Support Worker providing hands-on support, life skills training, and emotional regulation modeling for youth with intellectual disabilities, mental health, and addiction challenges.
Role type
Community Support Worker (Youth)
Builds
Stability, independence, and life skills for young people
Domain
Social Services / Youth Support / Mental Health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Emotional regulation, de-escalation, routine management, goal setting, documentation, driver's license, basic computer skills
Preferred skills
Experience with youth or challenging behaviors, Level 3 Health & Wellbeing qualification
Responsibilities
Support engagement in meaningful activities (sport, fishing, swimming), reconnect youth with whānau/culture, role-model resilience, manage behavioral challenges, assist with housing/employment/education goals, maintain documentation
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC