High School Programs Mentor

4 days ago


Alexandria, Australia Aurora Education Foundation Full time

**Casual High School Programs/RISE Mentor (NSW) - Indigenous Identified Role**

**Location: Sydney, New South Wales**

**Work Type: Onsite**

**Employment type: Casual**

**Salary: Hourly wage of $39.26 as per Level 2 SCHARDS award (Rate is likely to increase in the new FY)**

**About the role**:
Are you passionate about supporting young people to become who they have every right to be?

Aurora Education Foundation supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students across two programs. We are seeking expressions of interests for the following programs: High School Program and Redefining Indigenous Success in Education ‘RISE’.

As Mentor, your role will be to assist and occasionally lead a range of activities related to developing students’ confidence, increasing their resilience and raising their expectations by drawing on your own experience in high school, University and work to act as a positive role model for students.

You will be provided with opportunities to be trained in a range of key skills to ensure a trauma-informed and impactful session with students.

**Responsibilities**:

- Attend pre-engagement curriculum development workshops
- Attend Pre-engagement briefings
- Participate in engagement debriefs
- Stay on-site for the duration of HSP camps (facilities and meals included)
- Develop, prepare and / or deliver lessons and workshops during engagements, with the support of Aurora staff
- Share knowledge of culture and cultural protocols as appropriate during engagements
- Attend either/all three residential academic camps per year, online workshops or three one day activities across three clusters; _Cluster 1: Newcastle & Hunter, Cluster 2: Wollongong & South Coast, Cluster 3: Western Sydney_
- Engagement in relevant and purposeful professional development workshops and networking events

**About you**:

- Proof of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent;
- Passionate about supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
- Demonstrated understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, organisations, histories, and the strengths and issues facing Indigenous people in Australia meeting their aspirations
- Availability to attend compulsory training and curriculum development workshops before camps or other activities
- Ability to commit for up to 30 days (including overnight stays if deemed COVID safe) per academic year*
- High level interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work and engage with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students, Elders and other stakeholders
- A willingness to work as part of a team to achieve Program outcomes
- Willingness to obtain a paid Working with Children Check and National Criminal record Check
- A current First Aid Certificate and Youth Mental Health First Aid is desirable but not essential
- Progression towards a vocational qualification or tertiary qualification is desirable but not essential.

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $39.26 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- On call

Supplemental pay types:

- Penalty rates

Work Location: In person



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