Youth Workers in Secondary Schools

Is your teenager struggling to keep up at school? Finding it hard to stay focused? Starting out at high school can create a lot of pressure for young people as they enter a new stage of their life.

We are here to help Year 9 and 10 students re-engage with school life. Youth workers use the Check & Connect programme to mentor students for a minimum of two years. We provide this service in partnership with the Anglican Trust for Women and Children.

Our trained mentors help students:

• develop a positive attitude to learning
• increase their problem-solving abilities
• improve attendance
• set goals to raise their academic performance.

Youth workers/ mentors are available in:

• Manurewa High School
• James Cook High School
• Papatoetoe High School
• Mangere College
• Tamaki College
• Kelston Girls High School
• Alfriston College

Where to start

• Find out more from your school or one of the our Family Works sites (please note we only have mentors in some Auckland areas).
• The school nominates students for the programme.
• Students accepted into the programme are matched with a youth worker/ mentor.
• The mentor works with the student, school staff, the family/whānau and other services to provide comprehensive support.

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