John Baunton-Browne

• Designed, led, and evaluated programs for tamariki and rangatahi, fostering personal growth, citizenship and community connection.
• Facilitate Te Whare Wairua (the youth programme) and the Holiday Programme. As well as various other projects.
• Assisted youth their personal development and life skills such as social skills, coping skills, leadership and manaakitanga.
• Built and maintained strong, trusting positive relationships with local tamariki/rangatahi, whaanau and networks.
• Acted as a tuakana (mentor/role model), guiding rangatahi in discovering their mana motuhake and stepping into their rangatira space.
• Encouraged youth to recognise their mana and potential. Using a strength based approach to help them understand that they are valued, capable, and have made unique contributions to make to their community.
• Facilitated liminal experiences through off-site activities and excursions, providing safe spaces for rangatahi to step outside their normal environments, reflect, and grow.
• Offered awhi to the community by helping in areas of kai parcels and whaanau support.

• Held regular meetings and journeyed alongside rangatahi through whanaungatanga and manaakitanga.
• Provided positive, inclusive spaces where rangatahi could be themselves without judgment and thrive.
• Facilitated youth-led community outreaches, workshops, events, planning, mindfulness sessions, and ABL activities.
• Engaged in recruitment, involvement, and broadened horizons by providing opportunities for rangatahi.
• Applied youth work concepts and encouraged rangatahi to actively participate in various initiatives, striving for the highest level of engagement.

• Worked closely with a rangatahi to tautoko their successful return to kura.
• Collaborated with the Ministry of Education, Fairfield Intermediate and a psychologist to develop a wrap around, holistic plan for re-engagement.
• Ran various activities with them around things like self belief, tenacity and whakapapa, using a hands on ABL approach to help strengthen identity and resilience.
• I carried out my mahi nonjudgmentally, becoming a consistent and positive figure for the rangatahi.
• Had meaningful kōrero with their whānau, making sure their voices were heard, and that they were fully on board with the process.

• Provided guidance and recommended coping strategies to rangatahi dealing with challenges, both in one-on-one and group settings.
• Built strong, lasting relationships grounded in trust, ako, and mana-enhancing practice.
• Supported youth in positive, creative outlets such as drawing, sports, and movement-based activities to aid in emotional regulation and self-expression.
• Role modelled positive behaviour through a strength-based approach, supporting rangatahi to recognise their own potential.
• Maintained accurate case notes and planned activities aligned with their hauora needs, identifying areas for growth and awhi.
• Helped young people to feel a little brighter than they did yesterday, fostering hope and self-worth.
• Supported the development of life skills, resilience, and character, empowering rangatahi to navigate their world with confidence.

● Coordinated consistent on-time deliveries of damage-free goods.
● Directly interacted with customers to deliver pizza and taking orders
● Developed skills within the retail industry
● Maintained an upbeat, positive attitude in a busy customer-focused environment.

• Supervised tamariki in a mana-enhancing way at after-school and holiday programmes for various schools.
• Facilitated activities to promote team-building, self-esteem, and personal growth.
• Built strong, supportive relationships with youth, offering guidance, facilitating group bonding and care to improve their overall hauora and confidence.