I Am Auckland Awards

St John Youth Nominees

A massive congratulations to our very own Elinor Swery, who is the acting Central District Youth

Manager and Competitions Officer and Gina Ford our Area Youth Manager for Waitemata on their

nominations for the I Am Auckland Awards.

Not only has the effort of our outstanding leaders been recognised but also St John as a Youth

Organisation has been nominated for its positive influence on the development of young people,

encouraging individuality and purposefulness.

The I Am Auckland Awards celebrate the amazing contributions young people make to their

communities across Auckland, and recognise the youth workers and organisations that support

them to be the best they can be.

Developed and delivered by young people with the support of Auckland Council, the awards

are based on the seven goals of the I Am Auckland strategic action plan, which strives to

prioritise children and young people in community and civic decision-making.

Congratulations to Elinor on being awarded the Youth Opportunities Award. We are extremely

proud of Gina and Elinors effort, and continue to be astounded by their level of care and

commitment for St John Youth.

ISSUE 25 | July 2015

Northern Region

Calling all cadets!

Do you want to go on events to get some clinical exposure?

Do you want a career in the Ambulance Service when you leave school?

Do you want to treat real patients?

Do you want to better your clinical skills?

Well we are trying to make your dreams come true, over the last 6 months a dedicated team of

volunteer staff have been looking at how we can get Cadets into operations and working on real-life

injuries and patients so that we can make this programme better than ever and we need your help.

We are looking for Gold level cadets (incl NCO's), ADM, DM, Parents , AYM, DYM absolutely

everyone over the age of 13 to come to a focus night on the following dates to give us your opinion

on how Clinical Events should be run in the eyes of youth. So come on and have your say.

Monday 13th July at 1800hrs (6pm) Manukau Ambulance Station, Plunket Ave, Manukau

Monday 20th July at 1800hrs (6pm) Regional Headquaters, 10 Harrison Road, Mt Wellington

Tuesday 28th July at 1800hrs (6pm) Epsom Hall, 174 Manukau Road

We will be supplying some Pizza and Drinks at the meeting, which will run for an hour and a half.

If you are interested please RSVP to youth.northern@stjohn.org.nz

JBs Corner

As I write this, we will have wrapped up the Penguin, Green and Blue Comp weekend. I say

weekend as I know some people have had competitions both days, and I just wanted to say a huge

thanks to the people who have given up their time to our youngest cadets this weekend, and a

special mention to our team of District Cadets of the Year who have largely run them too. Great job

guys, and a fitting way to close out your terms as DCOTY.

We've now started a new St John "Year". I'd encourage everyone to take a quick break and

consider the goals you've set yourselves this calendar year, which is now half way through. Use

this as an opportunity to look back, see what has worked well, what lessons can be learned from

the bits that haven't worked so well, and what can be done to improve and grow. This year I've

been trying to benchmark more - taking measurements of things I do, at work, at home and with my

St John team. So often we set goals for ourselves, our divisions and teams, but often they are only

a way point en route to a larger destination. Take the chance to look back and see how far you've

come from where you started and be proud of what you've acheived. 2015 has been quite a ride for

me so far, and the best bit is that its barely half over!

To everyone in the wider youth team, our NCO's, Leaders and Managers at our Divisions, the

AYMs and Portfolios Team, the DCOTY and RCOTY, our Youth Executive and especially to our

Cadets who inspire us everyday to keep doing what we do, thank you for what you've done for our

Region this last 6 months, and thanks in advance for what is yet to come. Wow, what a 6 months its

been, I can't wait to see what we can do with the next 6!

JB P

Vickis View

Its been a big month for me. I feel like Ive

been all over the place! Ive been lucky

enough to travel all around seeing divisions

and getting to meet new people. One of the

highlights for me was going to Christchurch

for the Investiture Service. I greatly enjoyed

seeing our wonderful volunteers being

recognised for their exceptional efforts. It

was a privilege for me to see Nic Telford,

JB Parker, Olivia Pritchard, Joanne

Cutforth and Sally Britnell being invested

and particularly to be a part of their special

day. Witnessing their efforts being

rewarded motivated me to try harder and to

make sure I give as much as possible to

help our young people.

Travelling around Northland late last month, I got that same feeling. I love visiting our rural

divisions, having grown up in one down in Whangamata. Seeing all the hard work that our

wonderful leaders in Northland put in as well as all the dedicated and enthusiastic kids has left me

feeling so proud of our programme. Not without its challenges, St John Youth still continues to

provide support and development for our young people. For me, that is what its all about. Each and

every one of you is a small but vital part of what we do and I for one cannot thank you enough.

Vicki H

Bits and Pieces

Cadets attending Two Divisions

If there are any cadets attending more than one division a PTF needs to be sent to Head Office

from the second division enrolling them and well take care of everything from there.

1South South Hokianga Division

Leaders attending Camps and Activities

Just a little note for Youth Leaders and Divisional Managers that you are not required to attend all

camps and courses due to having cadets from your division going. We love having you there but

we do want you to know that it is not mandatory. We hope that you will come when you can

because you can

Contingent Policy 2016 on the Hub

We have updated our Regional Contingent Policy for the National Youth Festival for 2016, called

The Road Ahead and this can be found in the Northern Region Youth section of the Hub. This was

sent to all DMs earlier this year however, if youd like a copy sent to you, please email

youth.northern@stjohn.org.nz

Divisional Mapping

A wee reminder of the Divisional Maps that show on our website, please be aware that the default

coordinates are set to South Africa, so please take a look at the attached information to this email

highlighting this problem and how to change it.

GP Changes

Just a reminder on the 1st July 2015 a change to how achieve your Grand Priors Award took

effect. The key change is that you will need to complete 100 Hours Community Service in addition

to your 12 badges (6 compulsory and 6 of your own choice). The diagram below shows the new

process.

Trophy Recall

The competitions committee is looking for any old youth trophies that have gone missing. These

include any district, regional and interprovincial trophies from gold level competitions. We would

appreciate if you could have a thorough look through your divisional cupboards, drawers and any

storage areas. Please also encourage cadets to look at home. These trophies have a lot of history

and value attached to them and we would like to present them in future competitions.

Please return any trophies found to Vicki Hawkins in the Youth Office, or get in touch with Elinor via

email elinor.swery@gmail.com

How it works

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Northern Region Youth Team Email

Lately there has been some confusion over which email to use, in order to reach the youth team in

the office. If you wish to contact the youth team, can you please send your emails to the

youth.northern@stjohn.org.nz You should then receive an automatic reply confirming that your

email was successfully recieved.

Warm fuzzies and welfare

Music to our ears at Massey

A lovely little piece of feedback about Massey Youth Division from a very proud Mr & Mrs Scott.

Thank You so much for Philoxenia's Special Invitation to attend the "The Regional Enrolment &

Awards Ceremony". I must say it was a delight to hear her read this letter to me & visually it looks

appealing so WELL DONE to those of you in the office who put it together and thanks also to all the

organisers of the event. Sounds Awesome.

Whats coming up!

July

4th & 5th Penguin, Green and Blue Competitions

9th & 10th Caregivers Course

10th 12th Regional Gold Ventureship Badge Camp 24th 26th Youth Leaders & Officers Essentials Training Courses 25th 26th First Responders Day 1 and 2 Course August

1st AYM Training Day

2nd East Auckland and Manukau District Gold Competitions

7th 9th Interprovicial Competitions (Central Region) 21st Regional Enrolment Ceremony Practice (Botany)

22nd DCOTY Workshop

23rd RCOTY Selections

28th Regional Enrolment Ceremony (Botany)

29th & 30th First Responders Day 3 and 4 Course

30th Hauraki/ Coromandel and Counties District Gold Competitions

September

11th 13th LDT Course 19th Regional Blue Competitions

20th Regional Gold Competitions

25th 27th Youth Leader & Officers Essentials Training Courses 25th 27th Regional Gold Tented Camp 26th & 27th First Responders Day 1 and 2 Course

Upcoming courses

To register for any regional course or tented camp, please fill out a youth course application form

and send it with payment details to the Community Programmes office at the latest by the Friday

three weeks prior to your chosen course. Spaces will not be allocated until both a form and

payment confirmation has been received. Please do not tick cash hand delivered unless cash is

actually hand delivered to HQ. Remember spaces are allocated on a first in first served basis, so

the earlier you apply the better.

Youth Leaders & Officers Essentials Training Courses

25-27 August Northland (exact venue to be confirmed)

We have two Youth Leaders and Officers Essential Training Courses coming up this year. This

course is set up to train our volunteers to be the best youth leaders possible! People have been

asking for good youth leader and officer training to be provided for some time and this is part of our

wider strategy to give leaders the tools to do their roles well!

Both courses starts Friday evening, and concludes Sunday afternoon. There is a lot of content to

cover, but the key focus is on networking and giving leaders the opportunity to learn from each

other. It is run in a safe and fun environment giving our Youth Leaders and Officers the opportunity

to ask questions and together come up with the best ways of dealing with situations that come our

way.

The courses will provide you with a toolbox of skills that will help you complete your divisional tasks.

Whether youre a brand new leader, or someone who has been around for a long time, these

courses will be beneficial for all. There is no cost to attend this course as we believe leader training

is crucial in achieving our goal of running awesome youth divisions.

First Responders Day 1 and 2 Courses

26-27 September Lady Blundell Centre, 10 Harrison Road, Mt Wellington

The Youth Advanced First Aid course is a 2 day course, based on Clinical Developments First

Responder training. On successful completion of day 1 and 2, cadets

will gain the Gold First Aid badge. This is now the only pathway for

cadets to gain their gold badge.

The skills learnt on this course require on-going practice and using

these skills on operational events can be extremely useful. The content

is intensive and it would be beneficial if you had your Blue First Aid

before attempting the AFA course. The course involves both student

participation and book work. Students are also required to role play in

the patient simulation sections.

At the end of the course cadets will be familiar with an Ambulance and its layout which will benefit

you if you are looking at moving into an operational role.

Cadets attending this course will need to ensure they have completed the precourse workbook

available from the Youth Office.

This is a compulsory badge for your Grand Priors Award.

Course cost: $50 for cadets and leaders

East Auckland and Manukau District Gold Competitions

2 August Regional Headquaters, 10 Harrison Road, Mt Wellington

These district youth competitions are for gold level teams and individuals. The first 12 teams and

individuals will be taken, with priority going to divisions within the home district boundaries.

East Auckland and Manukau Districts are combining their gold competitions, and will be held at

Regional Headquaters, 10 Harrison Road, Mt Wellington.

To register: email team/individuals names to Enid Gini enidg@xtra.co.nz

Deadline for entries: Friday 10 July

Interprovicial Competitions (Central Region)

7-9 August - Forest Lakes Camp, Otaki

This year Interprovincials are taking place in Otaki, hosted by our friends in Central Region. We will

be in touch with their Divisional Managers of competing teams with further details.

Regional Enrolment Ceremony (Botany)

Practice Ceremony - 21 August - St Columba Church, Botany

Official Ceremony 28 August - St Columba Church, Botany

These special ceremonies give cadets the opportunity to formally be welcomed into St John. This

event is open to all youth members from any district to attend. Youth members to be enrolled must

have full uniform, practice the four arms and eight points of the

St John cross, and the Youth Promise. This should be done in both divisional and own time.

The ceremony and practice ceremony will be held at the St Columba Church. The practice will start

at 6pm and will go for around an hour. For the official ceremony cadets need to be onsite by 6.30pm

for a run-through, with the ceremony start time of 7pm.

In the meantime, please email names of cadets to be enrolled (spelled correctly as we print

certificates off these emails) to youth.northern@stjohn.org.nz by Friday 7 August.

First Responders Day 3 and 4 Course

29-30 August Lady Blundell Centre, 10 Harrison Road, Mt Wellington

28-29 November - Lady Blundell Centre, 10 Harrison Road, Mt Wellington

This course is for Cadets (15+) and youth leaders wishing to follow a clinical pathway. It provides

first aid training at a higher level than the day 1 and 2 course, these skills and knowledge are

required to finish off the training required to gain a first responder qualification. If you wish to attend

this course please have a chat with your divisional manager prior to applying, as you will need to

gain approval.

Hauraki/ Coromandel and Counties District Gold Competitions

30 August venue TBC

These district youth competitions are for gold level teams and individuals. The first 12 teams and

individuals will be taken, with priority going to divisions within the home district boundaries.

Hauraki/Coromandel and Counties Districts are combining their gold competitions, and will be held

at the

To register: email team/individuals names to Enid Gini enidg@xtra.co.nz

Deadline for entries: Friday 7 August

LDT & NCO Extension Courses

11-13 September TBC

The Leadership Development Training (LDT) course is for

all levels of cadet leadership - Corporals, Sergeants and

Cadet Leaders. Cadets from any district are able to attend

this course. Any youth member wishing to be promoted to

a youth rank or obtain their Gold Leadership badge must

attend an LDT course.

When registering cadets for the course, please state on the

course application form which course level they are to

attend - Divisional Managers you would make this decision

based on the age, maturity level and leadership ability of

the cadet. See your LDT DM Guide for more info.

The NCO extension course is a one off trial course for current NCOs to come along for some extra

training to help refine their leadership skill and give them even more training to take back to their

division. Cadets are required to hold one of the cadet ranks to attend the extension course. The

cost for this will be the same as attending the LDT course which is $60.

Regional Blue and Gold Competitions

19-20 September Camp Morley, Clarks Beach Road, Clarks Beach

This year we are combining Blue and Gold Competitions, to be run at a camp. Blue Competitions

will be held on Saturday 19 September, and Gold Competitions on Sunday 20 September. Gold

cadets that are competing on the Sunday, are more than welcome to judge/patient for Blue

competitions and then stay the night on Saturday.

To gain entry for competing at Regionals your competitions team must have either come first and

second aggregate team and individual, from each district, will qualify for regionals.

It will be up to each division to ensure they have enough leaders attend with their divisional teams to

meet CYPP ratios. Dinner will be served on Saturday night, and potentially a movie shown. Other

than that, it will be over to the divisions to entertain themselves. There will be a small cost of $20

per person to stay overnight to help us recover costs for the use of the camp, dinner, and breakfast.

We will also be looking for judges, patients and marshals for the day. Any such travellers are

welcome to stay overnight on Saturday as well, as long as their police check and CYPP training is

up to date.

Information to register for the overnight aspect of Regional Competitions will be sent to divisions

that have qualified for Regionals.

Regional Gold Tented Camp

25-27 September - Huia Barn Paddock

This camp is open to gold level members aged 13-17 years old who would like to work on their Gold

Camping badge. Successful applicants will be contacted via email with gear requirements etc. We

also would love to hear from leaders who are keen to help, and are the type to get right into all the

camp activities.

Cost: $50

Vacancies

Assistant Regional Competitions Officer

The Regional Competitions Portfolio has been growing in the last few years and we now have a

new position open for someone who is passionate about competitions. You will work closely with

the Regional Competitions Officer to ensure that the competitions within our region run to a high

standard. The ideal applicant should have extensive experience with competitions as well as a

proven ability to train and work alongside both youth and adults. You should be motivated and

enthusiastic, have excellent organisational and planning skills and be a positive role model.

The specific responsibilities of this role include:

Coordinating District PGB Competitions, Novice Competitions and Hutchinson Cup Competitions.

Assist with providing competition training, and resources to divisions.

Assist with coordinating Regional Blue Competitions.

Training and mentoring will be provided to the selected applicant and it is expected that they will

start coordinating their specific competitions from 2016. For a detailed job description, please get in

touch with Elinor (elinor.swery@gmail.com). This position is unranked. Applications will close on 31

July 2015.

National Youth Competiton Organising Committee

We are asking for expression of interest for those people who would like to be a part of the

organising team for the National Youth Competitons in Auckland next year . This is a considerable

time commitment between now and the conclusion of the competitions in April . To apply please

email Lynn Mosley at lynn.mosley@xtra.co.nz with a brief resume of the skills you can offer the

team. Applications close 31 July 2015.

Divisional vacancies

We are looking to make the following appointments. Should you wish to put your name forward for any of these roles, please apply through the St John recruitment website https://join.stjohn.org.nz/home If you are not able to apply online, please contact the manager named below by the closing date. If you do not know how to contact the manager directly, please email youth.northern@stjohn.org.nz and our office will pass this on.

Role Location Contact Closing Date

Assistant Divisional Manager Cornwall Park Agnes Wong 24/07/2015

Acting Assistant Divisional Manager Clevedon Alan MacKinley 17/07/2015

Recognising Achievement

Super Penguin Awards

Congratulations to the following youth members who have gained their Super Penguin Award. This award follows a great deal of dedication from our youngest members and their leaders. Primo also sends his congratulations.

Name Division Date

Fiona Eeles Mt Wellington 28/04/15

Logan Grant Mt Wellington 28/04/15

Jack Collier Kumeu 10/03/2015

Grace McPaul Hibiscus Coast 08/06/2015

Jorja Marsland Hibiscus Coast 08/06/2015

Mia Shore Hibiscus Coast 08/06/2015

James Baker Hibiscus Coast 08/06/2015

Sarah Berry Devonport 04/02/2015

Jade Dean Takapuna 04/02/2015

Adam Grapengiesser Takapuna 04/02/2015

Azra-Lilly Morris Takapuna 04/02/2015

Kendyl McNamara Takapuna 18/04/2015

Grand Priors Awards

Congratulations to the following members on achieving the Grand Priors Award. This is the

highest award a youth member can obtain and is presented by the Governor General, our Prior.

We commend these members for their hard work and effort.

Name Division Date

Mark Yeoh Mt Wellington 27/04/15

Sara Aitkenhead Mt Wellington Home School 18/04/15

Community Service Shields

Congratulations to the following youth member on completing a community service shield. We are

grateful for this incredible and selfless service to the community through St John.

Name Division Service Shield Date

Indigo Harding Avondale 800 Hours 19/06/15

Records update

New Leaders

We warmly welcome the following new youth leaders to the St John Youth whanau. Its great to

have you on the team with us developing fantastic young people!

Name Division Role Date

Vanessa Chow Ellerslie Youth Leader 19/02/15

Abby Chandra Papakura Youth Leader 04/05/15

Briar Chandra Waiuku Youth Leader 24/03/15

Andrew Cooksley Takanini Youth Leader 29/04/15

Catherine Dean Paeroa Youth Leader 20/03/15

Andrew Hallberg Cornwall Park Youth Leader 01/06/15

Caitlin Hall Kumeu Youth Leader 10/03/15

Sanette Mouton Rosedale Youth Leader 30/03/15

Emma Mundell Devonport Youth Leader 15/04/15

Cie Robinson-Bates Kawakawa Youth Leader 21/05/15

Leigh Tate Massey Youth Leader 25/02/15

Salome Watton Rosedale Youth Leader 03/11/14

Michelle Wynyard Kawakawa Youth Leader 21/05/15

Appointments

Name Role Location Date

Tracey Crowther Assistant Divisional Manager Birkenhead 07/05/15

Amanda Valentine Assistant Divisional Manager Warkworth 10/4/15

Jacques Van Zyl Assistant Divisional Manager Kerikeri 12/05/15

Rowena Critchley-Jones Divisional Manager Kaitaia 12/05/15

Sarah Hall Divisional Manager Kumeu 01/04/15

Eve Mulder Divisional Manager Onehunga 19/06/2015

Anthony Ballard Area Youth Manager Whangarata 28/05/2015

Cadet Promotions

Name Role Division Date

Selena Gordon Cadet Sergeant Clevedon 4/5/15

Loren-Crystal Pitt Cadet Sergeant Clevedon 4/5/15

Keerthana Ananth Cadet Corporal Botany 01/06/2015

Ashmita Mirajkar Cadet Corporal Botany 01/06/2015

Sophia Wu Cadet Corporal Botany 01/06/2015

Mark Yeoh Cadet Corporal Mt Wellington 05/05/2015

Amber Fokma Cadet Sergeant Massey 20/05/2015

Elva Lin Cadet Sergeant Botany 01/06/2015

Rohann Mackrell Cadet Sergeant Mt Wellington 18/05/2015

Ting Kai Chen Cadet Sergeant Botany 01/06/2015

Anne Pan Cadet Sergeant Botany 01/06/2015

Resignations

Name Location/Role Date

Kim Duncan Divisional Manager Kaitaia 01/12/14 Sallie Lakin Divisional Manager Doubtless Bay 15/05/15 Corey McCallum Divisional Manager Kumeu 01/04/15

Leave of Absence

Name Division From Term

George Mita Northern Youth Resource 01/06/15 1 Year

Transfer

Name From To Date

Tomas Andersen Youth Leader Pt Chevalier Youth Resource Member 05/05/15

Jarrod Butler Youth Leader Pt Chevalier Youth Resource Member 05/05/15

Elizabeth Harding Youth Leader Pt Chevalier Youth Resource Member 05/05/15

Jade Morris ADM Otara/East Tamaki Youth Resource Member 02/04/15

Rebecca Sheppard Maungaturoto St Lukes 10/02/15

Sign off

Just a short News In Youth this month, dont forget to catch the attachments with this email

because its all important

Remember to wrap up warm and keep those germs away, as Jon Snow would say Winter

is Coming!

Elise James

News in Youth Editor