Specialist Youth Worker Skills Trainer Tāmaki Makaurau

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He tūranga tēnei e wātea ana ki roto o Kia Puāwai

About the role Mō tēnei tūranga mahi

We need casual Skills Trainers to work on an as required basis with our rangatahi (11 to 16 years). This role is key in providing wraparound support and advocacy to rangatahi who are living with our specialist caregivers in the Auckland region.

Becoming a Skills Trainer provides invaluable experience for those studying social work psychology or youth work or is a great opportunity for anyone with experience caring for rangatahi.

You will be required to:

• Assist rangatahito develop and practice skills including behaviour management communication coping and problem-solving skills.
• Assist with after school and holiday/day programmes.
• Support rangatahi to undertake their daily activities engage in activities that support their hobbies and interests meet their goals and change their behaviours.
• Report on sessions with rangatahi.
• Attend any training as part of the programme.

About You He kōrero mōu ake

To be considered for this role you will need:

• A full and clean New Zealand drivers licence
• Experience working with rangatahi (preferred)
• The willingness and ability to uphold the mana of our organisation by embracing tikanga and matauranga Māori as part of best practice.
• To be willing to undergo Oranga Tamariki and Police vetting.

About Kia Puāwai He kōrero mō Kia Puāwai

We are a non-profit tangata Tiriti organisation which specialises in providing therapeutic services for tamariki rangatahi and whānau who have complex behaviour and/or mental health needs.

Our innovative approach combines Western evidence-based models with mātauranga Māori and Pasifika knowledge. We work in a trauma informed way that acknowledges the impacts of colonisation for tangata whenua and indigenous peoples of Te Moana Nui a Kiwa including how and why members of these communities may require our services.

Our organisational tikanga: aroha manaakitanga whanaungatanga and wairuatanga help us to define what best practice is for working with tangata whenua in Aotearoa.

As a tangata Tiriti organisation we are committed to upholding our obligations to He Whakaputanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We strive to deliver equitable outcomes through the designing and delivery of effective and appropriate services for tangata whenua and Pasifika.

Our national office is in Tāmaki Makaurau and we have over 150 staff and caregivers supporting rangatahi and their whānau across Te Taitokerau greater Tāmaki Waikato Bay of Plenty Hawkes Bay and the lower areas of Te Ika o Māui and Te Wai Pounamu.

To find out more about Kia Puāwai visit

Closing date Rā Katinga 03 December 2025

Position Description: please request aposition description from

Contact: If you have any questions regarding the role please contact Zoe Hicks on

We welcome and encourage diversity and inclusion in our workforce and adhere to best practice equal employment opportunity principles in all aspects of our recruitment and our ways of working. Kia Puāwai is Rainbow Tick accredited.