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Joel – ‘Meating’ the grade and ‘steaking’ his claim at Freshchoice Greytown.
Joel came to Youth 2 Work in August this year with family who were also signing up with us. He had recently moved from Upper Hutt to live in Featherston with family and had some previous work experience in construction and customer service.
Youth 2 Work helped him to update and refresh his CV and provided him a number of potential job opportunities. He completed an application for the butchery role at Fresh Choice and Jenni Hall our business connector immediately followed up with the team there to let them know that Joel was supported by Youth 2 Work Wairarapa – who are the local providers of the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs programme.
Joel was successful in his application and subsequent interview and secured a role within the butchery department.
Youth 2 Work have remained in contact with him throughout his first few months of employment.
He is learning plenty and doing very well in the role. He regularly fills in other shifts without issue, has completed two of his certifications within the butchery already and is a valued member of the team.
Working one on one with rangatahi to get the best results for the region.
Pictured: Youth2Work Wairarapa team with Kuranui College students, Rachel Butler-Peck (Kuranui College Careers Advisor)and Carterton Mayor Greg Lang.
Youth2Work Wairarapa has been working side by side with rangatahi to get the best results. Having supported Kuranui Colleges ‘Moving On’ Day in partnership with REAP Wairarapa – the next step was to work one on one with students who are transitioning from school to work next year.
The Youth2Work Team of Kylie Brady, Jenny Gasson and John Roberts work with the students on career paths, how to get into sustainable employment, and investigating further study options. They have a number of tools and work in partnership with the careers advisors to help get students ‘work ready’.
“This is the second year we’ve tried this approach and the one on one work really benefitted the Rangatahi so we just had to come for another year” says Youth2Work Team Leader Kylie Brady.
“It’s been great to see the students already have part-time jobs and are getting vital skills needed in today’s work environment”.
“With COVID-19 less of a focus now, GAP years have been a topic of great discussion amongst the students, with a number opting to defer university to work and save”.
Youth2Work Wairararapa is a programme facilitated by REAP Wairarapa and financially supported by Carterton District Council and The Mayors Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ). A new agreement was recently signed, with a goal to have another 50 rangatahi into sustainable employment by June 2023.
Mayor Greg Lang is excited about the partnership. “It creates the best possible results for the students, and with the preparation before, and the pastoral care after, it’s built for success. It’s cool to be part of the mahi.”