Aranui Renewal boosted by Work and Income appointment
2 April 2003
The Aranui community is to receive extra assistance in obtaining training
and employment with the appointment of a Work and Income employment
solutions broker to the area.
Anne Ginty, an experienced Work and Income
case manager will be
based at the Aranui Community Housing and Information Centre, 34
Marlow Rd, Monday - Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm.
The impetus to have someone
in this role has come from the Aranui Community Renewal partnership
between Christchurch City Council,
Housing New Zealand Corporation and the community. “ This partnership
works to empower Aranui people and to assist them to work with
agencies and groups
to find long term solutions to issues,” according to the Council’s
Aranui community development adviser, Gill Redfern.
The need for
a dedicated employment solutions broker in Aranui was identified
as one of the main priorities for the area as part
of Aranui Community Renewal’s efforts in training and employment,
Ms Redfern said.
“
It is fantastic that Work and Income has come to the party with
a person of Anne Ginty ’s calibre.”
“
The Aranui Community Trust is excited by the development and hopes
the community and Work and Income can develop a long term relationship
that will deliver real benefits,” Aranui Community Trust chairman,
Rob Davison said.
Ivan Ieti, New Brighton Work and Income Service Centre
manager
said "appointing Anne to the area is a wonderful opportunity for Work
and Income to be directly involved at a community level. It gives
us a much greater chance of making a positive impact on the people
we are working
with. "
Anne Ginty’s core role will be to help Aranui people overcome
the barriers they may face when trying to access training and employment
opportunities. “Networking
with employers, particularly those in Aranui, will be an important
part of my position, ” Ms Ginty said.
“
I will also be working very closely with Work and Income case managers
to help my clients achieve a smooth transition to training and
good quality jobs.” Among these case managers will be Morehu Henare,
a Work and Income colleague, supporting Maori Youth and their
families in Aranui.
In keeping with Aranui Community Renewal, Anne will
work alongside
other
agencies to ensure that people are well supported in their decisions
to take up training or a new job.
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