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Ambulance Officer
Ambulance Officers are called upon to perform a huge range of tasks as a part of their everyday duties.
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Social & Community Services
In this sector you’ll work to help people in the wider community to be healthy and safe. You’ll know how to relate well with others, have great communication skills and work well in a team. Jobs in the sector are very varied and many have long-term career prospects, like working in the ambulance sector, community health and wellbeing sectors, or entering the Defence Force.
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Corrections or Probation Officer
Corrections officers play an important role in New Zealand prisons. Qualifications offer national recognition of skills and experience gained on-the-job.
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Customs Officer
A customs officer needs to exercise good judgement, communicate well and have a strong sense of human nature. .
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Defence Forces
The Defence Force offers real opportunities to learn trades and services skills and qualifications while serving for our country.
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Diversional Therapist
Health and wellbeing is important no matter what age you are! Diversional therapists help people of all ages stay active.
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Health Care Assistant
Want to provide support and care to those who need it? You can build a career in this sector too.
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Security Guard
The security industry offers a range of different roles and career opportunities.
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Social Service Worker
Like youth work, social service work is an important community role. There are genuine career opportunities for young people in this sector.
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Support Worker
As our population ages the roles support workers play in the community become important for people to maintain independence.
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Vision and Hearing Technician
Helping our young people to see and hear well! Vision and hearing technicians screen for hearing and sight problems.
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As time goes on, and you do your training, you start to think yes, I can do that. I can do anything.
Maree Hanson, Whānau support worker
It’s always great when you work for a great company - it keeps things interesting.
Tamsin Leigh Goosen, Support Worker
Being in this kind of caregiving role, you need to encourage the residents to become independent and do things for themselves, rather than do everything for them.
Jerome Pardo, Healthcare Assistant
Talk to some government organisations and NGOs. There are many different avenues [you] can go down to get some placement and work experience before you start.
Christina Taefu, Got a Trade 2016 Hero, Mental Health & Addiction Support Worker
I had an alternative upbringing myself and I struggled at school – I was kicked out, hated it. And I had home troubles as well - so this was all I wanted to do. I came out the right end
Jessika Brass, Youth Worker
I support young people to plan and run events for other young people or for whanau, participating in activities such as dragon boating, culture groups.
Philip Nuu, Senior Youth Worker
“We work alongside that young person to look at opportunities for them to build a positive future. It’s a one-to-one partnership and it’s about their needs first.”
McKenzie Tuala-Pine, Got A Trade 2017 Hero , Youth Worker
This work we do is so important. We support people to live independent lives in the community. We support them to maintain their dignity.
Crystal Tekira, Community Support Worker