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Welcome to March

This month we welcome Hamish Bell to our team as the editor of your monthly News In Youth.

Hamish started with St John in Central Region and has recently moved to Auckland. He has a

degree in communications, and has an eye for detail, so is perfectly placed to make sure our

monthly newsletter is interesting and topical. We hope you like the new look News In Youth.

I returned today from a holiday in Melbourne where I spent time with family and friends, along

with celebrating a special birthday. It was a great week away and definitely helped to recharge

the batteries.

On the flight home I watched a movie which really made me think about the impact we can have

on young people. It was a movie about a 15 year old young man who was dealing with some

serious issues around depression, and whose suffering was made worse by the fact that he was

so shy and didnt have any friends. Youll be pleased to hear he learned to deal with his issues

and there was a happy ending! The point of telling you this is that we cannot underestimate

what our programme does for young people. It can provide an outlet for people to bethemselves, to have fun, to have adults and peers who listen and care, and to make life-long

friends. As someone who was a shy kid myself, in my early teens I experienced a huge

confidence boost because of the great division I went to, a particularly good leadership course I

attended, and I had some great leaders who saw some potential in me and allowed me to be

myself.

Every single youth leader can make a positive impact on the life of a young person. You are

doing something very special out there in

your community and never forget that.

Just being a listening ear can make the

world of difference to anyone, especially

a young person. I want to thank you for

the role you play in developing young

people, and giving them something

exciting, fun and safe to be part of.

Shaun GreavesRegional Youth Manager

ISSUE 02 | MARCH 2013

Northern Region

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Are you ready for the National Youth Festival?!

You are probably aware that the 2013 National Youth Festival is being hosted right here in

Northern Region! It is shaping up to be an amazing long weekend full of excitement and fun! We

want to show the rest of the country just how Northern Region puts together a great time so we

need you there! We are especially keen to have a lot of gold cadets take part in the full

festival, but leaders are welcome to attend too. Further information on the festival is

attached.

Register by 15 March it is your opportunity to meet cadets from all over the country,

make heaps of new friends and support our region as they compete to retain the title of

CHAMPION REGION!

To register, head along tohttp://tinyurl.com/NYFregistration2013

International Youth Festival Sydney 2014Remember that the International Youth Festival is coming up early next year! It is in Sydney,

Australia and will feature the International Cadet Competitions, a visit to the Jamberoo Fun Park, a

Sydney Harbour Adventure and you can check out

Taronga Zoo!

The total cost will end up around $2,500 but it will

be a week-long adventure you will never forget!

To register your interest as a competitor

representing St John Youth New Zealand, a non-competing participant or leader, go to

www.sydney2014.eventbrite.co.nz .

Keep up to date with IYF Sydney news, go to

https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/13283539354

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Competitions update

This year we are introducing the official ProQA ambulance emergency call system to ourcompetitions. We want competition scenarios to be as real as possible and ProQA is the question

system that is used by our Emergency Communications Centre when you call 111. Cadets will be

tested on the quality and manner in which the answers are given and this will better prepare them

for a real life situation. If you have any questions on how this will work, feel free to contact your

District Competitions Officer, or our Regional Competitions Officer, Elinor Swery. Her email

address [email protected]
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Youth membership ages

This is a quick reminder regarding our Youth policy on the age of youth members. You are

probably aware of young people younger than six, or nearing their sixth birthday, who want to join

St John.

Please remember that our programme policies do not cover us for under six year olds. To ensure

we are providing a safe, secure and supportive environment for all of our young people, we shouldensure that a parent or caregiver attends division with anyone under six every week until they are

six years old. Once they are six, we can process them as an official member of the programme.

The St John Youth policy is available to download from the Hub on the Youth Leaders E-Office.

Our new leader recruitment process

Just a quick reminder that all our

youth leader recruitment now

takes place online via the St JohnRecruitment Centre. Its easy to

access: just go to

join.stjohn.org.nz and search for

10159 for the generic Youth

Leaders Northern Region

advert.

If you get any prospective leaders wanting to join your division, please get them to register here

the new recruitment business cards explain the processif you dont have them, contact your Area

Youth Manager who has a supply, or the Community Programmes office. After a person hasregistered online, your AYM will initiate the process at the organisations end arranging an

interview, conducting reference checks and recommending or declining the applicant.

You may also find the Join St John website useful for searching for other opportunities within the

organisation (paid and volunteer) that you may be interested in taking up!!

Member Assistance Programme

Sometimes we all need someone to talk to sometimes things can be stressful at work, home or

even at St John. Thats why St John has a free Member Assistance Programme, available to allmembers of St John. It is just one thing St John offers to look after its members. Rest assured that

all calls are completely confidential details of your call will not be revealed to anyone.

The Member Assistance Programme can be reached 24/7 by calling 0800 284 678. More

information is available on the Hub or by contacting the Regional Youth Team.

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District Cadet of the Year Selections

District Cadets of the Year are appointed in each of the six districts and represent their fellow

cadets. They are good role models, attend events throughout the district and assist us to run

various activities. District Cadets of the Year go forward for selection as Regional Cadet of the Year

and anyone wishing to be considered for that role must put in an application for District Cadet of the

Year selections.

DCOTYs are well-rounded cadets, involved in all aspects of the Youth Programme and can ably

represent the views of Youth members.

Attributes include:

maintaining high standards and being efficient as per the policy

involvement in a variety of divisional work, eg competitions, training, social activities

giving time in either community events or community service

wearing uniform correctly as per the policy and encouraging others to do the same

showing a caring attitude, helping others at division to settle inconfident, competent and polite, giving others the appropriate courtesy.

Applicants should ideally be 16 years of age and over, must be under 18 years of age as at 1

September 2013, and should be available to attend the Regional Cadet of the Year Selections on

25-26 May. An application form will be sent to Divisional Managers which needs to be filled out by

anyone interested in applying for this exciting role. Applications need to go direct to the relevant

District Youth Manager.

Bits and pieces

Email addresses

If you received this months News in Youth in the post, that probably means we do not have your

email address on our member database. Communicating via email is a real cost saver and

increases the speed of our communication about the Youth programme and St John in general.

If you have an email address, please send it to us:[email protected].
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]

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Course application form

Please remember to use the brand new course application form it is

really easy to use, and makes it easier for our admin team to process.

Everyone should be using this form for registering onto courses (such

as Advanced First Aid, Caregivers, Childcare, Leadership

Development) and is completed by cadets/parents. The Regional

Office will then contact the cadet directly to confirm them onto the

course or let them know it is full. Its really easy to fill out get in touch

with your Divisional Manager or Area Youth Manager if you have any

issues. Once its completed, send the form to Chrissy Crosswell for

processing or [email protected]

Leadership Development Training

You may be aware that the old NCO Course has been under review over the past year and a brand

new course has been produced, which will be trialled in Northern Region in June. Were taking theopportunity at this point to nationally retitle the course as Leadership Development Training.

This means you will no longer see it called the NCO Course and this is reflective of the focus of

the new course.

Pips and epaulettes

A quick reminder also that if you have any spare pips, gorget patches or epaulettes (eg DM, ADM,

Cadet Leader, Sergeant, Corporal etc), to please return to our Regional Office they are quite

expensive! This will ensure new young leaders, leaders and managers get their pips, epaulettes

and gorget patches as soon as possible and means we are able to put more money into other parts

of our youth programme. Thank you.

Warm fuzzies

Cadet Edition News in Youth

A huge thanks to Michael Telford of Epsom Youth Division with the success of the Cadet News in

Youth and Primos Corner! This is a project we asked Michael to work on during the schoolholidays and weve had some great comments come through about itweve shared some of them

with you below!

I have just received and read the first edition of the Cadet News In and had to sit down immediately

and congratulate you on an excellent and interesting presentation. Well done. Shaun it is so good

to see the faith you have in your young people giving them a chance to do their own thing and

your judgment was spot on! Enid Gini CStJ, Past Regional Youth Officer

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Well done Michael for a great job in writing an interesting, upbeat, colourful, informative newsletter,

and I love all the pictures. Thanks Shaun for supporting this great venture and the support I know

the office would have given.

Christine Benson CStJ, Past Regional Youth Manager

Great initiative to get more info to our Cadets! Send on my congrats to Michael for a great job.

Sonya Gale MStJ, Community Programmes Director

This is indeed awesome, well done and well done Michael.

Richard Hitchcock OStJ, Outgoing Regional Youth Manager Central Region

This is awesome great to get our cadets input; pass on congrats to Michael.

Michelle Brett MStJ, Regional Youth Manager South Island Region

Wow, how fabulous. Congratulations Michael, what a fantastic job you have made of the News in

Youth!!

Kathy Weightman, Community Programmes Assistant

Awards update

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 DateAshleigh Lennox-Steele Wellsford 30 Nov 2012Brendan Tonson-Older Cornwall Park 07 May 2012

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 DateSelena Gordon Clevedon 100 hours 19 Feb 2013

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Whats coming up!

March8-10 National Squad Training Weekend 4 (Camp Maynard)9-10 Advanced First Aid Course (leaders only) Mt Wellington (Days 1 and 2)9 North/West District Curriculum Development Day12 Alfriston Area Inspection

14 West Auckland Area Inspection16 MAD Hui (Piha Mill Camp)16 St John Stand at Polyfest17 Novice Competitions (Mt Wellington)18 Maungakiekie Area Inspection22-24 National Squad Training 5 (Camp Maynard)23 Childcare Course (Mt Wellington)23 Advanced First Aid Course (leaders only) Mt Wellington (Day 3)29 Mar 1 Apr

Easter Weekend

April

5-7 National Squad Training 6 (Camp Maynard)6 Caregivers Course (Mt Wellington)7 Childcare Course (Hauraki/Coromandel)13-14 Advanced First Aid Course (leaders only) Mt Wellington (Days 1 and 2)14 South Auckland District Youth Competitions19-21 National Squad Training 7 (Camp Maynard)20 Advanced First Aid Course (leaders only) Mt Wellington (Day 3)25 ANZAC Day25-29 National Youth Festival, Auckland27 National Youth Competitions, Eden Park, Auckland

North/West District Curriculum Development Day: Saturday 9 March

A curriculum development workshop for North/West Auckland District divisions will be taking place

on 13 April at the North Shore Ambulance Station, Shea Terrace, Takapuna. On the day we will

learn together how to use the curriculum document to its full potential and discuss how to make an

effective and fun programme for our cadets. You dont have to be an expert to come along. To find

out more, please contact your AYM.

MAD Hui: Make A Difference: 16-17 March

Good luck to everyone who is attending this exciting hui in Piha. Trying new things keeps our

programme fresh and relevant, and we have a large number of young people contributing to this

event. We look forward to it making a difference to St John Youth in Northern Region.

Information to participants will be sent out this week.

The outcomes of the hui will be shared at the Youth Leaders Conference in July.

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Gold Level Novice Competitions: Sunday 17 March

This is a great skill development day where a couple of tests will be run to introduce gold level

teams that are new to competitions to tests in a supportive and non-threatening environment. To be

eligible teams cannot have won a district or regional test in the past, meaning newer teams have a

wonderful training opportunity. Registrations have now closed. Best wishes to those who have

registered to take part in these competitions.

Childcare Badge Course (Auckland): Saturday 23 March

Or Childcare Badge Course (Hauraki): Sunday 7 April

This course is for cadets wishing to work towards the Gold Childcare badge. Successful completion

of the course, along with 10 hours babysitting/child care and an essay/presentation, qualify

members for their badge. Details of the follow-up work will be sent to participants on acceptance

onto the course.

Cost: $30pp

Auckland Venue: 8 Harrison Road, Mt Wellington. Registrations have closed.

Hauraki venue: Thames Ambulance Station. Register by: Friday 15 March.

Caregivers Course (Auckland): 6-7 April or 4-5 May

This is a two day course for any gold level member wanting to gain their Gold Caregivers badge.

Venue: 8 Harrison Road Mt Wellington

Course cost: $50pp

Register by: Friday 15 March for April course, or Friday 12 April for May course.

South Auckland District Youth Competitions: Sunday 14 April

These district youth competitions are for gold level teams and individuals and will take place at a

venue which will be advised shortly. The first 10 teams and individuals will be taken, with priority

going to South Auckland District divisions.

To register: email team/individuals names to Enid Gini by Thursday 28 March. Her email is

[email protected] phone 09 6343540 or 027 4406373.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]

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ANZAC Day: Thursday 25 April

We encourage all divisions to attend their local ANZAC parade and show support for this special

occasion. Please remind cadets about the importance of perfect uniform and best behaviour.

There is a section on ANZAC services in the Drill Manual which should answer many of your

questions. However if you do have any unanswered questions about ceremonial protocol, please

consult a Drill Assessor, your District Drill & Ceremonial Officer, or our Regional Drill & CeremonialOfficer Robert Bailey. His email address [email protected]

Advanced First Aid Course: 3-5 May or 18/19/26 May

From this year the Advanced First Aid course will become the curriculum for youth members to gain

their gold first aid badge. This means for cadets to obtain their gold level first aid badge, theyll

need to attend this three day course. This will provide them with a fantastic knowledge of first aid,

plus help to provide a clearer pathway for members interested in doing public duty. Leaders will be

able to attend Advanced First Aid courses as their first aid qualification as well.

3-5 May: This course is primarily for cadets from Hauraki/Coromandel, venue to be advised soon.

Anyone in the region is able to register to attend this course, but priority will go to cadets from

Hauraki/Coromandel. This date was chosen to coincide with the school holidays to aid cadets in

attending all three days.

18, 19, 26 May: This course will be held at Pukekohe St John hall. Anyone in the region is able to

register to attend this course.

The course times are 8:30am - 4pm each day. All three days must be attended to earn the gold

badge. Operational uniform is to be worn (no jackets or ties). The cost of the course is $50 perperson (same price for cadets and leaders).

Remember to use the new course application form to register. Registrations close on the Friday

three weeks prior to the course starting (unless filled earlier). If a course is over-subscribed, we will

prioritise cadets who are close to getting their Grand Priors Award.

A small number of spaces will be reserved on each course for leaders so if any leader would like to

do the course, they should register well in advance of the registration deadline.

More dates will be published next month. We intend to hold 1-2 courses per month to help us catch

up with the backlog caused through not running first aid courses last year.

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Grand Priors Award Presentations: Sunday 12 May

Government House has advised that the date theyve chosen for Grand Priors Awards to be

presented by His Excellency The Governor General, Sir Jerry Mateparae, is Sunday 12 May, at

5pm. Those who have not yet attended a presentation at Government House will receive a

personal invitation to attend. Each recipient is able to invite two guests to attend with them.

Unfortunately numbers are limited due to the size of the pavilion at Government House so the two

guests per recipient rule is strictly adhered to. Congratulations to those who will be receiving

awards!

Opportunities

We are looking to make the following appointments. Should you wish to put your name forward for

any of these exciting 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 protected] our office will pass this on.

Divisional vacancies

Role Location Contact Closing Date

Area Youth Manager North Shore Cate Fraser-Irwin 08/03/13

Divisional Youth Manager Papatoetoe Central Brett Lawrence 08/03/13

Assistant Divisional Youth Manager Otara/East Tamaki Brett Lawrence 08/03/13
https://join.stjohn.org.nz/homehttps://join.stjohn.org.nz/homemailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://join.stjohn.org.nz/home

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Records update

New Leaders

We warmly welcome the following new youth leaders to our team. Its great to have you on the

team with us developing fantastic young people!

Name Division Role Date

Elsa Chan Howick Leader 12 Nov 2012

Edward Ross Botany Leader 20 Aug 2012

Julio Watts Mangere Bridge Leader 05 Nov 2012

Leave of Absence

Name Division From TermKatie Beeson Botany 14 Feb 2013 6 months

Appointments

Name Role Division DateDanielle Tomkins Cadet Corporal Takanini Youth 10 December 2013

Elsa Chan Assistant Divisional ManagerHowick/PakurangaYouth 1 February 2013

Georgina Chan Divisional ManagerHowick/PakurangaYouth 1 February 2013

Transfers

Name From To DateKatrina Matich Youth Leader - Takapuna Youth Resource - Takapuna 13 Feb 2013Nakita Stewart Youth Leader - Takapuna Youth Resource - Takapuna 01 Feb 2013

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Signing Off

Between now and the next issue of the News In Youth, many of us will celebrate Easter, which is a

very special time for many.

We hope that everyone has a safe and happy Easter and for those having days off, please enjoy

them. This month well leave you with a little thought from Lucy, a character in the Peanuts

cartoons by Charles M. Schulz:

All I really need is love, but a little

chocolate now and then doesn't hurt!

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