In-work Mentor

**A bit about the role**:
The In-Work Mentor plays a critical role in ensuring post placement support is delivered to young people and employers in an efficient, timely manner and to a high-quality standard in accordance with the Transition to Work Service Delivery model.

The In-Work Mentor is focused on providing ongoing support to young people and employers ensure sustainable employment and outcomes are realised.

**Key requirements for this role**
- Certificate IV in Mental Health, Youth Work, Community Services, Career Development
- Proven experience in job seeker service delivery and mentoring
- Has experience in creating customised employment opportunities and diversity programs
- Drivers License

**A bit about you.**

You understand the need for a wraparound service to support them to sustain employment or training. Your passionate about working with young people and have the experience to back it up. You have a solid understanding of people centred case management principles including the need to be respectful and responsive. You love people and can manage stakeholders of all varieties.

You’re full of creative ways to meet our service users where they are at and believe that engagement shouldn’t be a one size fits all model. You always see the person, not just their immediate situation because you understand that everyone has different needs, and that is okay.

**A bit about us**:
We are an independent, registered charity providing front line support to young people and people experiencing homelessness to open up pathways out of poverty and homelessness - breaking the cycle of disadvantage. Our focus is on respect, client-centred care, and harm prevention so people can lead longer lives, have improved health, meaningful employment, and a greater sense of belonging, safety, and security through our holistic model of care.

This is (some) of what we got up to:

- Over 8,000 people accessed our services
- Welcomed 16,431 visits to The Living Room
- 80% of the young people we supported landed sustainable employment or education outcomes
- More than 150,000 coffees were sold through our social enterprise cafes with $73K profit re-directed into homelessness and youth services
- Experienced 130,000+ contacts through our harm minimisation programs
- You can read more in our Impact Report or you’ll find us right across Naarm/Melbourne with our main hubs located in Glenroy, Sunshine, Werribee, Melton and on Hosier Lane in the heart of the city.

**Why should you work with us?**

We’re a casual and flexible, yet professional and high energy workplace. We encourage flexibility for a healthy work/life balance and although we are very serious about our work, we are very chill when it comes time to wind down. Every day you spend working with us, you’re making a difference. Although they're pretty great perks, we don’t just stop therehere are some of the others:

- Free, locally roasted coffee at the office
- A portion of your income as tax-free through generous salary packaging benefits
- PLUS additional tax-free salary packaging on meals & entertainment expenses
- Flexible work environment & flexibility to take extra unpaid leave for travel while working
- 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
- Uncapped Employee Assistance Program
- Additional paid leave for caregiving, wellbeing, family violence, study PLUS an extra 5 personal leave days

**Sounds like you'd like to join the team at Youth Projects?**

Send through your resume + a cover letter
- Please note is a requirement of all Youth Projects positions that the successful applicant holds a valid Working with Children’s Check, Police Check._

**Our commitment to diversity**

**Safety screening**

Youth Projects is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, providing an environment where children who come into contact with the organisation are safe and feel safe. Youth Projects has a zero tolerance for child abuse. All Youth Projects staff must undergo Police and Working with Children