Te Maioha o Parekarangi Youth Justice Residence, Rotorua
Child, Youth and Family’s new youth justice residence was officially opened on Saturday 24 July 2010. Young people will be accepted into the residence once fully operational in late August 2010.
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About the new residence
The meaning of the name Te Maioha o Parekarangi is a gift to the people of the residence, a gift to benefit its residents, and an inclusive gift from everyone.
Although it will be part of the country's national network of residences, many of the young people who come here will be from the Waikato and Bay of Plenty areas. Staying here will keep them closer to their family and help them transition back into their communities.
The residence is a campus-based design comprising three 10 bed residential units, a secure unit, a self-care unit, cultural and sports halls and general support buildings. All the buildings are located around a central courtyard.
Te Maioha o Parekarangi Youth Justice Residence will operate around the clock, every day of the year, with staff trained in dealing with the needs of the young people staying there. Support staff, teachers and other providers will also work in the residence during the day.
Our goal is to help every young person we work with to realise their potential, and to transition them to employment, education or training opportunities and to a safe and stable living arrangement when they leave the residence.
Staff at the new residence
Our staff are a team of people who are dedicated to helping young people to get their lives on track. The team includes:
Team leaders
The Team Leader Clinical Practice leads the Case Leadership team. They ensure effective programmes and services are in place for each young person that address underlying behavioural and health needs. They provide clinical leadership, supervision, support, skill and knowledge enhancement and training.
Team Leader of Operations lead the Care Team. They ensure that their team provides effective support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to implement plans and programmes for young people. They facilitate and monitor adherence to and consistency with the residence's service model, service principles and legislative requirements.
The Team Leader Support Services coordinates all internal administrative and business services within the residence. They liaise with regional and national office staff to ensure that the residence's systems, processes and procedures comply with departmental policy and legislative requirements.
The Employment Coordinator facilitates access to, and coordinates employment-related programmes for the young people in the residence. Their emphasis is on placement into opportunities that maximise education, vocational training and employment outcomes for the young person.
The focus of our Programme Coordinator is to source and arrange programmes. They work with external providers and internal teams to ensure programmes and content increase positive behaviour, are relevant to behavioural plans, and meet the therapeutic and rehabilitative needs of the young people.
Residence Staff
Case Leaders are responsible for the delivery of quality assessments, planning and programming of services offered to young people in our care, as well as coordinating any multi-agency support services and engagement with family that a young person requires.
The Care Team consists of residential social workers and youth workers, who provide day-to-day care for young people. They lead young people through the structured day including establishing daily routines, providing skills training, maintaining safety and security, modelling pro-social values, implementing behaviour change strategies and participating in case planning.
To support our residence in the evenings from 10.00pm to 6.30am we have a Night Team, comprised of Night Staff that are supported by Night Supervisors. Our Night Supervisors are accountable for the residence's night staff and to be suitable in the role have held a supervisory position of this nature in the past.
The Administrative Team are highly organised, and are comfortable supporting the many functions that keep a large operational team in order.
Our Casual Staff are on call when members of our Care Team are unable to fulfill their shift requirements.
The residence Chef leads the kitchen staff to plan and provide healthy and nutritious meals to young people. Dedicated Cooks work with the Chef to help with the daily running of the kitchen.
Job opportunities at the new residence
Please visit our careers section to view current vacancies at the new youth justice residence.
