Pathways Coordinator - Rotorua - Urgent

Pathways Coordinator (Rotorua)

Are you someone who wants to work with youth and their communities, supporting their pathways into tertiary education programmes? Do you want to work with a passionate team who are focussed on preparing youth for the next step in their pathway?

We have a new role baseed out of our Rotorua campus for someone who is passionate about working with rangatahi who have left school. We offer foundation education programmes for youth with most starting with us when they are aged 15-17. They are looking to gain their NCEA and our team is there to support them through that learning journey.

The primary purpose of this role is to support the Rotorua and Whakatane campus with pathways into our programmes, as well as pathways for graduates into higher education or employment. EmployNZ has delivery sites in Tauranga, Rotorua and Whakatane and this role will be part of the wider recruitment and student support team for the Bay of Plenty and the liaison for head office, supported by our Programme Manager and Recruitment Advisor.

You will be someone who can work with secondary schools and community organisation staff to support the transition of youth moving into our programmes. This will include a range of offsite and onsite activities to promote our pathways, meetings with youth and their whanau or support people and key stakeholder representatives who are working with rangatahi in the community.

You will be a motivated person who can:

• Foster strong working relationships with others working with youth.
• Demonstrate a genuine passion for delivering exceptional customer service, putting people at ease, and creating a friendly atmosphere.
• Use your expertise in current technologies to efficiently handle a diverse range of administration tasks.
• Use online applications (CRM) to manage enquires, follow and input into operational processes.
• Promote teamwork and work with others to ensure smooth day to day operations.

To be sucessful in this role, you will need:

• A genuine dedication to serving and supporting others.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in providing services to diverse teams.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft 365, especially Outlook and MSWord
   

If you are ready to make a positive impact and contribute to the success of our team, we highly encourage you to apply. Join us and become part of our awesome team who offer outstanding service and support to our rangatahi, students, clients and their whanau.

Our Organisation
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.

EmployNZ was established in 2000, led by people with a deep passion for creating positive change. Our expertise in the education and social service fields has seen our organisation flourish, and our leadership remains as passionate now as ever, led by the following whakatauki, ensuring our focus on the people we support is constantly centred and upheld:

He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata
What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people.

The EmployNZ team are a passionate bunch of people, and they want their new colleague to be the same!

This position is for 40 hours per week, between 8.00am–5.00pm Monday-Friday, although part-time hours may be considered for the right applicant. 

Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand.

To apply please submit both a covering letter, explaining your experience and suitability for the role, and your current CV.

The Team @ EmployNZ are looking forward to meeting their new team member!