Indigenous Mentor

Indigenous Mentor: Transition to Work (TtW)

Perth North Sites - Midland based

Full-Time

Why join Eighty9:

• Deliver services that support and assist youth participants
• Work with a well-established management team
• Development Opportunities

The role:

The Indigenous Mentor is responsible for providing effective support, mentoring and intervention to Indigenous clients that enables them to successfully participate in education and employment. You will work with a number of key stakeholders to provide opportunities for Indigenous clients, taking into account their skills and abilities, as well as their community and cultural needs. In this position, you will also be required to provide on the job support to a youth participant, and assess and address the workplace support needs of each individual to ensure ongoing employment is maintained.

This role is integral to ensure sustainable outcomes for our Indigenous cohort, requiring a flexible, outcome focused individual who has a can-do attitude. You will also be able to interlink your Indigenous culture and awareness into your day to day functions. The role will be based at our Midland sites with focus on supporting our caseload all over Perth North.

As the Indigenous Mentor you will be able to:

• Engage and Support Indigenous clients in groups and one-on-one settings
• Attract and maintain relationships with key community stakeholders, with a focus on employment
• Establish and maintain links with associated and relevant Indigenous support agencies
• Build and maintain a network of employers to suit the needs of our Indigenous cohort
• Provide individualised and personalised on-the-job support
• Provide Indigenous cultural awareness coaching and mentoring sessions
• Market and promote the Organisations clients and services

To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone who is able to demonstrate proven experience in engaging and meeting the needs of Indigenous Australians, whilst working towards specific KPI's. You will also have the ability to engage clients at all levels and utilise your strong problem solving and conflict resolution skills is paramount.

If you are loyal, ambitious and highly organised with excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills and are looking for your next challenge, then we would love to hear from you.

• To be considered, you will have proven experience in Employment Services (or a comparable industry) in a similar position
• To be considered a Drivers Licence is essential

Those who identify as an Australian Aboriginal/Torrens Straight Islander will be strongly considered.

Why join Our Organisation?

• Eighty9 Limited (ABN / ACN is a CLG and, as the parent entity of the Organisation, we are able to offer our permanent employees salary sacrificing benefits, including Fringe Benefit Tax exempt payments of up to $15,900 per annum
• A well-structured and supported 2-week induction program, with further training provided
• Access to our Organisation's Employee Assistance Program
• A supportive and inclusive work environment

About Eighty-9 Limited

The wellbeing of our staff is our number one priority. That is why we have enjoyed over 35 years of business success as an outstanding provider of employment and training services. Supported by structures and systems that have national quality assurance recognition, we provide a work environment that our staff are proud to recommend.

We invite you to review our website to learn more about our Organisation, its brands and why you should join us and become a valued member of our highly successful and professional team. 

How to apply

Please apply through the Apply link, and include a letter of application and resume addressed to:

Human Resource and Quality Assurance Officer

Job Description for the roleis available at 

Confidential telephone inquiries are welcome to the Human Resources on

All final applicants for this position will be asked to provide a currentNational Police ClearanceandWorking with Children Check. Please note that people with a criminal record are not automatically barred from applying for this position, rather the relevance will be considered as it applies to our industry.

Eighty9 Limited is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ and people from non-English speaking backgrounds to apply.