Breaking News!! New partnership with Mayor's Taskforce for Jobs!

20th Aug 2020

We are super excited to announce that we are partnering with Kaikōura District Council and Mayor's Taskforce for Jobs to help work with young workers or those who have had their employment affected by Covid, to find sustainable employment. This is a new project within Kaikōura, working in our established team. We are offering an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in our community! 

Our initial step in this project is to employ some fabulous people to help deliver the project.

We have three job vacancies - and we want your help to find the right people to fill them - so please share this with your contacts and networks. 

• a full time Employment Coordinator to liaise with businesses and provide initial and ongoing analysis of job opportunities, skills gaps and training needs. This role includes working with clients and employers to gain sustainable employment, provide ongoing in work support and pastoral care for the employed and support for employers. This role will also organise micro-credential training needs such as grow safe certificates, site safe certificates to be delivered to participants.
• 20 hours per week Youth Employability Facilitator, delivering soft skills training for employment, placing clients into work experience, delivering work exploration and volunteer opportunities. This role will also work alongside Kaikōura High School to support more opportunities for students still at school to engage in career exploration.
• 20 hours per week Driving Coordinator, providing support and removing barriers to gaining driver licences. This includes teaching the learner licence theory, supporting clients to book and travel out of town for their restricted and full tests, organising defensive driving courses and setting up a community driver mentor programme.

To apply:

• Download the application for employment and the application for a NZ Police check from our downloads tab
• Email your documents to vicki@kaikoura.link
• We expect to receive the application for employment form, application for a NZ Police check, cover letter, CV.

Applications close on Friday 4 September and we aim to interview the following week.