Reminder that YAT is part of an amazing social enterprise called Upstream. Buy everyday goods or services through Upstream at no cost to you – to benefit the work of YAT! If you’re need firewood, consider buying it through Upstream. If you’re looking to buy an EV or Hybrid, check out the EV Upstream Guide and save money by importing one through Japanese Cars Ltd.

Other examples of products and services include Will & Able cleaning products, car tyres, coffee, insurance, trades, bins, carpet, heat pumps, signage, car grooming, plumbing, security, electricians, solar energy, flooring, fencing, building, lawyers, landscaping, real estate, building inspector, caterer, cleaner, earth moving, first aid, landscaping, bouncy castles, glazing, engraving, painter, florist, paving, mechanic, photography, pools, travel agent, videographer, shade sails, solar panels and MORE! Enquire/Book through Upstream then chose Youth Alive Trust as your chosen charity! CLICK here for a short video about how it works.

Search products and services on www.upstream.co.nz next time you need something!

JOB: Full Time Child & Family Practitioner – Mana Ake Kaimahi

Seeking social workers/related health or education or counselling or youthwork professionals.

Working within Christian & Catholic primary schools in Christchurch.  The role is 37.5 hours per week, fixed term to the end of June 2022, with the expectation of renewal after confirmation on the government contract.

This role involves:

• providing mental health support that protects and promotes wellbeing of children and helps develop psychosocial and emotional resilience as a result of childhood stress and/or trauma.
• providing quality assessment and support to children/young people and their families.
• effective case planning reflecting holistic models, risk assessments and behaviour management plans aligned to individual goals.

The successful candidate will be a quick learner, enjoy the variety of cases given to them, enjoy working with both children and parents/caregivers, and fit within the Christian values of Youth Alive Trust. They must have a full drivers license, and have access to a car during work hours for driving to schools, for which you will be reimbursed at the IRD rate. The package includes a monthly allowance for a phone top up, 5 weeks holiday per year and a work laptop. The pay rate will be based on qualifications and experience, according to our internal pay scale. An immediate start is possible, and you will join a team of 3 other Mana Ake staff at YAT, and 80 staff Canterbury wide. If you are looking for flexibility, work in an meaningful but challenging role within a supportive, faith based organisation, email your CV and Cover Letter to: hr@yat.org.nz

Click here to view the Job Description

https://manaake.health.nz/

New Year – opportunity to try something new!! Check out all the different clubs we offer for children and young people each week in New Brighton. Term brochures and more info can be found on our website. Sign up online now before they fill! All our clubs are starting the week of 14th February.

All six of our holiday programes this January went great!

Here are some links to the photos taken over the two weeks:

Week 1
Kea
Pukeko
Piwakawaka

Week 2
Kea
Pukeko
Piwakawaka

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Just a short email to assure you that we will be running holiday programmes as expected this week.

Some activities may need to be changed, according to external provider requirements, but we don’t know all of these yet. We have confirmed that activities on Monday will go ahead as planned:

• Kea’s (Years 1-3): Mega Air
• Pukeko’s (Years 4-6): Blo Karts (wear enclosed shoes)
• Piwakawaka (Years 7-9): Laser Strike

Young people are not expected to wear masks on our programmes, although they’re welcome too, as according to government requirements “You do not need to wear a face covering when at special interest education, such as music lessons, art groups and girl guides.”

Oscar providers are not covered by the vaccine mandate, and we are prohibited from asking for passes from young people, as we are an essential service.

We will be asking for more hand washing, ​sanitising and good hygeine practices.

Parents/caregivers need to wear masks when dropping off and picking up, as well as signing-in manually or digitally. We again ask that you only use the Seaview Road entrance for the Kea’s and Pukeko’s and the Seafield Building over the road for the Piwakawaka’s.  This separates us from other users in the building including Compassion Trust staff and clients.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Nga Mihi

Book your place onto our Senior After School Care Oscar in 2022 now, by contacting the Oscar Coordinator by email at: oscar@yat.org.nz  Our programme is only for those in school years 5 – 9, which tends to suit the older ones and means our activities can be more focused to their age.  If you’ve not been to us before, we’ll arrange a meeting with you and your child, to answer your questions, talk about how it works and show you around the facilities.

We run different activities each day which they can chose to join in with as part of Oscar including Kitchen Klub, Basketball Club, Craft Craft, Park Day, Tamatāne Boys Club, Kortirotiro Girls Club & Rock Solid. Our mission is to engage the young people in fun after-school activities, teaching them new things, developing friendships and working to a wellbeing model. Click on ‘Brochure’ to see our parent flyer.

Our vans pick up children from all local schools and brings them back to our venue in central Brighton. School pick up’s include; Rawhiti Primary, New Brighton Catholic, South New Brighton Primary, Nova Montessori and Chisnallwood Intermediate.

If you’re working or studying, check out the subsidy information at the link below, and many people don’t realise they’d qualify  eg: If you have 2 or more children, you need to be earning more than $1,600 per week to not receive any subsidy, or $1,800 per week if you have 3 children. Click here for more information: Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy – Work and Income

More information on our OSCAR PAGE

Kia Ora Parents/Caregivers,

We have a massive 12 programmes planned over the Summer Break and the first 6 (pre-Christmas) are now bookable! There is something for every age, from 5-17, so check these out:

Holiday Programmes: School Years 1-8

We have 7 days of activities planned from when school finishes until Christmas Eve. There are two programmes in Week 1 with activities such as Mini Golf, Swimming and Pedal Mania. In Week two, the programmes are also split by age and activities include Launch Pad Trampoline Park, African Drumming and Orana Wildlife Park. All programmes are led by our regular team of leaders, and there will be a lot of games and fun in between! Please click on the Hyperlinks below to view the brochures.

• 15^th – 17^th  Dec: School Years 1 – 4 (Juniors)
• 15^th – 17^th  Dec: School Years 5 – 8 (Seniors)

• 20^th – 23^rd Dec: School Years 1 – 3 (Kea)
• 20^th – 23^rd Dec: School Years 4 – 6 (Pukeko)

Teens Summer Camp: School Years 8-13 

Our annual teen summer camp is again going to the YMCA camp in Wainui over the weekend before Christmas. Camps are about trying new things, developing friendships and memory making. Activities will include Coasteering, High Ropes, Snorkling, an Outdoor Movie and a trip into Akoroa. At just $70 to cover food and accommodation, all other activities are free! Please click on the Hyperlink below to view the brochure.

• 17^th – 19^th Dec: School Years 9 – 13 (Surge Summer Camp)

Intermediates Breakaway: School Years 7-8 

Our final Breakaway of the year bring together nearly 50 intermediates for 3 big days! Test yourself at Adrenaline Forest’s High Ropes courses, learn some African Drumming and then race down the Hydroslides at Hanmer Springs Hot Pools. Click on the Hyperlink below to view the brochure.

• 20^th – 22^nd Dec: School Years 7 – 8 (Breakaway)

January 2022 Programmes

We have some sweet programmes planned for the final two weeks of January, for all three age groups.  Activities such as Blokarting, Gymnastics, Launchpad Trampoline Park, Mini Golf, a Christchurch Park Tour and lots and lots of games!! However, please be patient with us if we need to swap and change activities, because of Covid uncertainty and/or weather. Please click on the Hyperlinks below to view the brochures.

• 17^th – 21^st Jan: School Years 1 – 3 (Kea)
• 17^th – 21^st Jan: School Years 4 – 6 (Pukeko)
• 17^th – 21^st Jan: School Years 7 – 9 (Piwakawaka)

• 24^th – 28^th Jan: School Years 1 – 3 (Kea)
• 24^th – 28^th Jan: School Years 4 – 6 (Pukeko)
• 24^th – 28^th Jan: School Years 7 – 9 (Piwakawaka)

How to Book?

Book all of these programmes and camps at our normal booking site:

https://yat.aimyplus.com

If you have booked YAT programmes before, you can use your normal email and password, then click on “Make a booking”. Select your child’s name, ‘Youth Alive Trust’ as our programme venue and booking type before you click on “next”. On the following page select the days you would like to book.

If you’ve not booked before, click “New Parent? Register here”, complete your profile, and the follow the steps above to make a booking.

Payment Method

The Aimyplus system now allows us to take payment at the same time as bookings, and then you are guaranteed your spot, without waiting for us to confirm your booking. There are 3 options for payment at the time of booking:

1. Bank Transfer (no fee for you)
2. Visa or Mastercard – Credit or Visa Debit (2.5%)
3. WINZ Client. You will need to input your client number into your profile before choosing this option.

We are asking all payments to be made before the holiday programmes commence, as we have been stung too many times with unresolved debt accumulating to thousands of dollars over the years. These are not profit making programmes, and as a charity we struggle to break even each year. Do chat to us or email our finance guy if you have any questions: accounts@yat.org.nz

NB: There is no payment for the Intermediates Breakaway.

Our offices are closed between Christmas and mid-January, so please book early, as there will be nobody helping with forms and bookings while we’re on holidays 🙂

If you have any questions, please email: rego@yat.org.nz

Ngā Mihi

The Youth Alive Trust Team

PS: Have you checked our Upstream yet??  You can help fundraise towards our wide variety of free or subsidised programmes by just using approved businesses on the UpstreamNZ website. YAT receives donations when people use approved businesses for their everyday purchases of goods and services, such as car tyres, coffee, insurance, trades, bins, carpet, heat pumps, signage, car grooming, etc, etc – over 400 products and services to now choose from and over $114,000 now raised for youth charities in Christchurch! This VIDEO explains how it works. Next time you need a service or product, book your business through: www.upstreamnz.co.nz and ask them to donate their percentage to Youth Alive Trust.