Employment Mentor

We are currently growing our Employment Team and seeking Employment Mentors to deliver SLES (School Leaver Employment Support) as well as our Finding and Keeping a job programs.

The role is a permanent part-time role with 22.50hours over 3 days per week to start.

**The Perfect Person for this role will be**:

- A Go getter with a great work ethic and attitude that can think outside the box and use their initiative
- Experience with building relations with employers, people, and have a great phone manner
- Big on communication, take on feedback well and is an ideas' person able to help our people achieve their goals
- Reliable and consistent with a mindset of empowering and not enabling our participants
- Willing to travel from time to time outside 40 minutes to assist the team
- Familiar or experienced with KPI’s and objectives
- Able to work their way around an excel spreadsheet and learn new systems quickly

**ROLE**:

- **Working with Participants to find employment and develop their ‘Job Ready’ skills**:_
- communication
- time management
- discovery activities
- travel - using public transport
- Resume and Cover letter creation
- Cold Canvassing of employers
- Community and Employer Engagement
- Organising work experience and paid employment opportunities for our participants
- In work support (some participants require 8 or more hours of support per week within the workplace)

**WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR**:

- **Adaptability and Versatility**. No two days are the same. One day you may be assisting our participants with handing ut resumes within the community and the next day, you may be following up on leads.
- **Tenacity and Outcomes focused** - our role is to assist our participants in finding and keeping a job. As an employment mentor, we leave no stone unturned in order to create these opportunities.
- **Previous experience** in Disability Employment Services or Job Active contracts, is desired, but not essential.
- **A background** in employment services, mentoring or management would be advantageous.
- **Experience in sourcing** employment opportunities; including cold canvassing
- **Experience working** with Youth and PWD is desired.

**WHAT WE OFFER**
- Flexible Working Options Some days you will be working face to face with participants and other days you will be following up on employment leads/sourcing opportunities.
- Regular debriefing opportunities.
- Career advancement opportunities.
- Value driven culture.
- Online training/study for all our team members through NGO.

**Requirements**:
Working with Children's Check

NDIS Workers Card

Current Police Check

Valid Qld Driver's License

Vehicle - Insured

We currently have roles available in Redlands City, Inner North Brisbane & Logan areas

**We aim to live and breathe our Values of ‘We are Passionate, We are Responsible & We are Family'.**

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: $36.46 per hour

Expected hours: 22.50 per week

**Benefits**:

- Travel reimbursement

Schedule:

- Day shift

Application Question(s):

- Briefly tell us briefly why you believe you are the right person to be a Disability Employment Mentor and what experience you have that would benefit you in this role.
- Do you have a valid Working with Children Check
- Do you have a valid NDIS workers check

Licence/Certification:

- Driver's License and insured vehicle? (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Work Location: In person