Page 8 - Principal's Newsletter Term 2 2018

YOUTH IN EMERGENCY SERVICES
Applications are now being accepted for the Wairarapa’s Youth in Emergency Services
Programme 2018.
Youth in Emergency Services is a collaborated project between New Zealand Red Cross and
the Ministry of Youth Development with the support of local emergency services such as;
WREMO (Wellington Region Emergency Management Office), LANDSAR (Search & Rescue);
Fire and Emergency New Zealand and Red Cross’s Disaster Welfare Support Team.

The Youth in Emergency Services (YES) programme aims to foster an on-going and
sustainable relationship between young people and the volunteer emergency services. The
programme is designed to grow and strengthen young people’s connection to their
community by encouraging them to engage with a range of emergency services through a
structured training phase, combined exercise and volunteering phase.

The YES programme will build your capability, resilience, and sense of connection to your
community by offering you new and challenging opportunities to demonstrate your
leadership skills and to experience a sense of contribution and
responsibility.
The programme is run in two phases;

Phase one
We will hold an introductory evening on the 31st of July
and then you will be training with emergency services
(with a Tuesday evening and a Sunday commitment –
these sessions will vary in length) over a 6-week period (between the 7th of August
and the 16th of September) to learn skills and gain knowledge specific to emergency
management within each service. Phase one is completed through a combined
exercise on the 23rd of September.

Phase two
Opportunities to volunteer will be available over a two-month period so you can
continue to develop skills and knowledge as well as provide you with hands on
involvement with the emergency services. The voluntary component will vary
depending on which organisation is chosen to volunteer with, but we hope for a
commitment of up to 2 hours per week over the 2-month period.

At the completion of the two phases there will be a graduation dinner where young people
will be recognised for their contribution and completion of the programme. Details on this
event will be provided closer to the time.
When participants are required to travel to off-site activities transport will be provided from a
meeting point. The meeting points and times will be outlined on your timetable which will be
available at the introduction evening. We aim to provide some transport to and from
activities, where feasible.

If you have any questions or an application form before the 26th June or after the 17th July
please contact me at bridget.percy@redcross.org.nz ; between 26th June to 9th July Julie
Bradbury (Red Cross Disaster Welfare Team) jbradbury@slingshot.co.nz or Sandy Grantham
(Office Administrator) between the 9th and 16th July. Sandy.Grantham@redcross.org.nz

New Zealand Red Cross
Wairarapa Service Centre

30 Church St
Masterton
 06 377 3586