News in Youth National Headquarters | Project Leads
Shaping our Future: Project lead opportunities Confident, capable leaders focussed on positive youth development is one of the objectives in the new youth strategy. We have many tactics outlined to help us work toward achieving this goal; one of these is to offer episodic and project leadership opportunities. This helps to provide a way for people to volunteer in our youth programme when they may not be able to commit to a division every week or take on a role with a large time commitment. Therefore we are excited to offer the first of our project leadership opportunities. We encourage anyone who has an interest in the specific topic and are enthusiastic about achieving the outcomes outlined for the role.
Creation of a “Youth Development Philosophy” for the St John Youth Programme Project
Lead a small project group to develop an overarching philosophy of what positive youth development looks like in the St John youth programme. This philosophy will become the “how” we do things around here, in terms of the way we work with our young people moving forward.
Timeframe
To be completed by November 2017
Key skills
>> Understanding and commitment to the values of youth development >> Able to effectively chair a focus group to gain outcomes >> Able to translate philosophy into action >> Able to communicate effectively and work across all three regions and NHQ
Leader/Penguin/Cadet Induction – update Project
Review the current induction DVD’s & resources for our new Penguins, Cadets and Leaders and coordinate the update of new content and implementation as required.
Timeframe
To be completed by January 2018
Key skills
>> Understanding of all parts of the programme, Penguins, Cadets & Leaders >> Creative about trying to do things differently. >> Able to communicate effectively and work across all three regions and NHQ
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News in Youth – Project Leads
Leadership Development Training – Review & Update Project
Review the current Leadership Development Training programme modules for relevancy and required updates. Incorporate cultural aspects into the programme at all three levels including the Waiata and Haka. Identify ways of delivering parts of the programme through technology.
Timeframe
To be completed by March 2018
Key skills
>> Experienced in delivering modules of the leadership development training programme >> Able to engage with appropriate SME’s to ensure programmes relevancy and accuracy >> Creative about trying to do things differently. >> Able to communicate effectively and work across all three regions and NHQ
Child Protection in the Youth Programme – Leader Training Project
Identify, update and create training to support the updated Child Protection in the Youth programme policy and operating procedures. Work with the youth programme to create tools, resources and processes to enable understanding and compliance
Timeframe
To be completed by January 2018
Key skills
>> Understanding of the importance of the Child Protection Policy >> Able to design effective training tools >> Able to develop effective and efficient processes >> Creative about trying to do things differently. >> Able to communicate effectively and work across all three regions and NHQ
How do I put my name forward? If you are interested in taking the lead of any of these projects please email jacci.tatnell@stjohn.org.nz with an expression of interest. Outline in a paragraph or two how you meet the requirements for the role and what about the project interests you. Please also include the name of a direct line manager, you would be happy for us to check in with to help our appointment process. The project leads will be appointed by NHQ, and this may be through a telephone call or interview process – depending on interest. We really encourage people from all parts of the programme to be considered to lead one of these projects.
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