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Mentor. Casual

2 months ago

Adelaide Hills, Australia Life Without Barriers Full time

**Job no**: 501047

**Employment type**: Casual

**Location**: Adelaide Hills & Barossa

**Categories**: Child, Youth & Family
- **Opportunity to work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations**:

- **Great career and development opportunities**:

- **Flexible casual position**:

- **$38.07 per hour + weekend penalties + 10.5% super**

**About the Organisation**

Every day, Life Without Barriers provides support and care to children and young people, working collaboratively with families, carers, and communities to ensure they have the environment they deserve in order to flourish and grow. With a focus on ensuring safety and respect, this is an opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in these young lives and help pave a brighter future.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people living with a disability to apply.

**About the Role**

Life Without Barriers are looking for Youth Mentors to work with young people in our Specialist Foster Care and CARE School Retention Mentoring programs across the Adelaide Metropolitan, Adelaide Hills, Murray Bridge, Barossa and Strathalbyn regions.

Mentors work with the young people (who range in age between 6 - 17 years old) assisting them in a range of ways by modelling and establishing positive relationships with peers and adults; and modelling appropriate behaviours in terms of interpersonal interaction, life skills, employment, education and leisure.

Our mentoring sessions occur either **after school or on weekends** (there may be some flexibility during school holidays). Weekend penalties apply, time and a half for Saturdays and double time for Sundays.

**Please note**: This role is being offered as casual position (minimum 3 hours per week available) however, we cannot guarantee hours every week.

**Key Responsibilities**

Mentors are carefully matched to a child or young person via a range of areas, including personality, interests and hobbies, skill base, as well as matching to gender and location.

Mentors are an important part of the care team that supports children and young people under the Guardianship of the Chief Executive living in foster care and residential care, by assisting them in a range of ways:

- Modelling and establishing positive relationships with peers and adults
- Providing pathways or linkages to increased opportunities with education, employment and community connections
- Accessing and facilitating recreational and sporting activities

**Essential requirements**:

- Either hold and maintain; or be actively working towards a Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention or a recognised relevant community service qualification.
- Current ‘Safe Environments - Through Their Eyes’ certificate (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement).
- Senior First Aid Certificate and CPR Certification (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement).
- A current Australian driver’s licence (P2 or above)
- Reliable & roadworthy vehicle with insurance (Third Party Property at a minimum)

**How to Apply**

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. If you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face-to-face interview.

**_ Please note:_**_ To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process._

**Advertised**: 07 Feb 2023 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
**Applications close**:

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