Seeking West Coast Schools Coordinator
Permanent, part-time role (8 hours per week)
$27 per hour (starting rate, dependent on experience and relevant qualifications)
Apply by 11:59pm, Wednesday 22 January, 2025
InsideOUT Kōaro provides a budget for professional development, a quarterly wellbeing allowance, wellbeing leave and paid Covid sick leave on top of other sick leave.
InsideOUT Kōaro is a growing organisation that works to support youth, whānau, schools, community groups, youth services, government agencies and other relevant organisations to provide safer schools and communities for rainbow young people.
We are seeking a new Regional Schools Coordinator to support our growing mahi in schools in the West Coast/Te Tai Poutini region. This is a permanent, part-time role for 8 hours a week. You will need to have some regular flexible availability during school hours (8am-4pm Monday to Friday).
As a Schools Coordinator, you will be responsible for:
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- Managing and developing InsideOUT Kōaro’s relationship with schools and school groups in your region.
- Overseeing the delivery of a regional network for schools with rainbow diversity groups/queer-straight alliances and supporting local volunteers.
InsideOUT Kōaro’s work with schools will sit alongside and tautoko the work of other local organisations providing peer support and advocacy for rainbow and takatāpui young people.
This will include:
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- Planning and facilitating regular meet-ups alongside volunteers
- Providing support to schools and school groups through resources, professional development training
- Providing advice over phone, e-mail, and in-person as required.
- You will provide reports on the progress of your work as necessary and maintain a database of your interactions with schools.
Ideally, the successful applicant will:
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- Have a practical toolkit of time, task and self-management skills
- Demonstrate outstanding knowledge of the challenges faced by sexual, sex, and gender minorities.
- Have experience in facilitation (previous experience working with young people and schools is strongly desired)
- Be self-motivated and an effective communicator
- Work to uphold the vision and values of InsideOUT Kōaro. This includes a strengths based approach to youth work.
From time to time additional hours may be available to support the delivery of rainbow competency training outside of schools.
We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and honouring mātauranga Māori and tikanga Māori. We are looking for someone who shares these commitments and either has a strong understanding of te ao Māori or is willing to learn.
A restricted or full drivers license and own vehicle is required as this role requires travel within the wider region.
You must be comfortable working independently, however you will be part of a team that connects online and in person at least twice a year.
View the full job description.
Apply by filling out this form.
Applications due by 11:59pm, Wednesday 22 January, 2025.
Contact tabby@insideout.org.nz with any questions.
NOTE: InsideOUT will be closed over the holidays until 20 January, 2025. We will respond to any applicants following our break.
InsideOUT Kōaro is an inclusive employer and we value diversity. Applications will be considered regardless of ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexuality, physical or mental ability. Work hours and locations can also be flexible.