I Need a job……or something
‘You know what? I don’t actually know what I want….I don’t wanna stay at school….or do I ? Argggghhhhh!!! Someone help!’
Where do I start?
Phone Bev 313 5874 or 027 538 5874 or email bev@northcanterbury.comcol.ac.nz
She's the youth coach based at the community college North Canterbury in East Belt, Rangiora
Jobstart
Jobstart is a pretty good place to start because it gives you mentoring and support, interview coaching and heaps of other stuff to get you into a job.
Phone Tanya on 027 470 9999 jobstart.org.nz
Career Services
careerservices.co.nz
Job Hunting
• Who you know
Talk to older people you know – they may know someone, who knows someone, who knows someone……..who needs you!
• Online
Since you are here already click on these links and have a cruise around.
seek.co.nz
trademe.co.nz
northcanterbury.co.nz
www.careerjet.co.nz
You can apply for jobs online at heaps of major retail places like:
• Employment agencies
Take a copy of your CV, and drop it off to local employment agencies.
North Canterbury Employment Solutions
(03) 310 7285
199 High Street, Rangiora
• Newspapers
Little ol’ fashioned but heaps of jobs still get advertised in the print!
Try the local rags:
The Christchurch Press
Northern Outlook – get it for free from your mailbox!! Or cruise into their office on High street.
North Canterbury News – same deal as above!
Kaiapoi Advocate - looking for a job can be hugely exciting! And it can be pretty hard going too, that’s why you should try and hook up with one of the agencies listed at the top of the page.
Training
Youth Development and Opportunities Trust (YDOT)
Youth Employment Training Project – this is all good. Carpentry and related trades, automotive engineering and welding, courses for young women Check it out further by giving Dave a call on 027 229 1126 or Diane on (03) 310 0634 – they’re really easy to talk to and know a lot of stuff
Community College North Canterbury
Our very own training college out our back door!!! A variety of courses and apparently they do fantastic coffee in their onsite cafe!! Very cool. Check out this link comcol.ac.nz and then give them a call
(03) 313 5874 –they’re on East Belt in Rangiora, over from the High School
Volunteer locally? Heck yes!
Holiday programmes:
Wanna run around, go swimming, make macaroni decorated mirrors and other stuff?! Then why don’t you contact one of the organisations below and see if being a volunteer with a holiday programme is for you!
Kaiapoi Community Support
(03) 327 8945 and have a chat to Nicki or call into their rooms 116 William Street, Kaiapoi.
Oxford Community Trust
(03) 312 3006 and have a chat to Julia or Jo. They run programmes during the school hols and Julia is super easy to talk to! The office is at 35 Main Street or check out the Volunteer Directory on www.waimakariri.govt.nz
Working with youth:
Rangiora Youth Trust – txt or call Grant 021 587 955 or call into the Youth House, 111 East Belt - Matt, Philippe and Jonathan might also be in.
Life Christian Centre – phone Chris or Tim on (03) 313 4290 or call into the venue at 86 Victoria St, Rangiora.
Big Brothers Big Sisters – phone Natalie on (03) 310 7004
Highway Church –phone Remi on (03) 327 7371
Kaiapoi Young Life – get info from Paul on (03) 327 8347 or email kaiapoi@younglife.org.nz
Community Programmes:
Oxford Community Trust – If going to Raves, playing paintball and eating really disgusting things is your idea of fun then give Emily or Georgia a call on (03) 3124 736 or txt/call 027 995 573 or drop into the youth office at 65a Main St.
They're crazy cool and their programme for youth out there is all about have a crazy good time. Run your own event!! Got a good idea for an event – give them a call.
Working for the community:
Kaiapoi Community Support - give them a call and have a chat to Nicki (03) 327 8945
IHC in your community - Ph 0800 IHC IHC or check out ihc.org.nz
Oxford Community Trust - whoever answers the phone will be able to help you! (03) 312 3006
Othe Volunteer programmes:
Volunteer now wesite - Try volunteernow.org.nz, it's got heaps of volunteer type jobs on it!
SADD – Students against Driving Drunk - Why not get this started in your school – or join it if it’s already going?
sadd.org.nz. The coordinator is Jess jessica_sadd@xtra.co.nz - she comes out North Canterbury way. Just jump onto the website and have a cruise around.
North Canterbury Sports and Recreation Trust - They’re based at the AMI Sports and Fitness Centre in East Bealt Rangiora, Contact Michael on (03) 313 8881 or email: amisports@rangiorahigh.school.nz
Or try Rosie on (03) 975 5562 or email: roliver@sportstrust.org.nz
Work Experience – it’s the way forward
‘Do you have experience?’ Arghhhhh! It’s a toughie to answer when you don’t!!!
Best thing to do is get your C.V together, put on some nice duds, slap on a smile and start hitting the pavement and calling into local places.
Through schools
Go see your careers advisors. There job is to help you out, so make them work for you!
Scholarships
Member of the Waimakariri District Library? Then its simple as to find out stuff about scholarships.
Click on this link and have a cruise around. ezproxy.waimakariri.govt.nz
Not a member of the library? Well then be a member! It’s all good! Visit their website for more info libraries.waimakariri.govt.nz
Every year, Rotary Clubs from the surrounding District run a week long course for budding youth leaders.
RYLA = Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
Basically it is a leadership course for 18-24 year olds run and funded by Rotary Clubs. It is a live in course at St Andrews College in Christchurch and will run in early July 2011. In recent years, the course has had around 50 young people from Ashburton to CHCH, West Coast and Nelson/Blenheim. They are typically a mix of students and workers from both urban and rural areas and all sorts of back grounds -if you're interested check their website www.ryla.org.nz fill in the form & apply, Rotary pays the costs."
Leaving home…
When can I leave home?
Best places to look for anything to do with leaving home, flatting, landlords and stuff like that is youthlaw.co.nz. They’ve got stuff covered!
Having issues with your landlord?
Tenants Protection Association - Phone (03) 379 2297
‘I got kicked out of home.’
….when you got no where else to go…..
1. Call a youthworker/community worker near you.
This is the best thing to do. Their job is to help you through this – and they have lots of info. They know local services that are there to help you with the pratical things like food and somewhere to stay.
Rangiora/Kaiapoi:
Community Youth Worker - (03) 310 6375l
Kaiapoi Community Support - (03) 327 8945
Oxford
Community Youth Worker - (03) 312 4736 ask for Diane
Oxford Community Trust - (03) 3123 006
2. Safety first, finding somewhere to stay the night. Click on this link to find a list emergency housing.
Independent Youth Benefit – Work and Income New Zealand resources.ccc.govt.nz
There is a benefit available which can help out if you are 16-17 years old. There are heaps of conditions so call WINZ now for more info. 0800 559 009 or visit their website winz.govt.nz
What should I say when I phone?
- Just say that you would like to know more about the Independent Youth Benefit.
- They will then go through a list of questions to see if you qualify.
- If ya do, they will book you an appointment to see a ‘case manager’, who will then work through things with you.
Housing New Zealand
Try Paul on (03) 375 0275 -he comes out to Rangiora regularly and is really helpful.
YOUTH HOUSING PLACEMENTS AVAILABLE (NEW!)
The Reinstate Housing Project is a response to the housing needs of young people 16 + that find themselves living in transience, homelessness, couch surfing or in need of a semi independent supported living placement.
The people who set it up will take referrals from counsellors and social workers if you’re between 16 and 18 years old and the situation applies to you-so if you’re stuck in that situation get someone like that to check it out for you.
What is provided:
- Medium to long term boarding placement includes phone, power, internet, meals
- Weekly life skills group work service
- Weekly mentoring engagement
- Intensive intervention case management
Cost: a boarding cost of $165.00 per week. This can be covered by the Independent Youth Benefit.
Referral Process: Your counsellor or social worker has to fill in a form and send it to the Reinstate trust based in Christchurch, and they get back to whoever does the referral and then there’s an interview to decide if this would suit
Transport
When you gotta get somewhere…..
Take the bus! Try North Canterbury Shuttles - it’s cheap, it’s easy (once you get the hang of it) and if you can avoid random people sitting next to ya it’s even better! Visit their website metroinfo.org.nz
Did you know there are TAXIS in Rangiora?1!! Crazy!!! Everyone should have the number of a taxi in their phone – it’s for safety, you know when you have had a few too many….
Kiwi Cabs - (03) 327 5654 or 027 280 1262
North Canterbury Shuttles - 0800 374 337
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