Mentor - Parent Pathways

• Permanent Full Time

• Rewarding Career Opportunity

• Help to empower others through education and employment

At MAX, our motto is "every person, every chance" and we stand by that.

As a Mentor working in our Parent Pathways Program, you will be doing so much more than finding jobs, you'll be changing lives.

We are passionate about empowering and motivating through early intervention assistance and activity participation to help parents achieve their goals for employment or education.

The key to success is by working closely to build strong relationships and gain trust You will:

• Develop Goal Plans with parents to identify short and long-term education and employment goals

• Understand the Labour market and provide suitable career advice on local employment and education opportunities

• Use your influencing skills to connect with employers and RTO's and build strong relationships to help parents secure a suitable activity or employment.

Come join the MAX team and help change lives

• Showcase your experience in delivering a positive tailored service which leads to successful outcomes

• Demonstrate your awareness of vulnerabilities and challenges faced by parents with young children seeking to return to work.

• Work for global leaders in Employment Services

• Earn a competitive base with performance bonuses

• Be part of a supportive, like-minded team

• Career growth opportunities in a large national company

• Solutions focussed / positive mindset

• Self-Confident and motivated

• Able to build relationships with a range of local community organisations and employers

• Resilient, empathetic & able to build trust and rapport

• Relevant tertiary qualification or Certificate III or IV in Community Services, Disability, Employment Services or similar or ability to complete

• Current driver licence

• Ability to obtain a Working with Children/Vulnerable People Card/Blue Card

• Be able to obtain a registered myGOVID name prior to commencing employment

• "Purple Perks" Discounts from a large number of well-known retail /travel and adventure companies for MAX Staff

• EAP Program available for yourself and family members

• Opportunity to grow and develop through training and leadership support

• 5 weeks annual leave after 3 years' service

• Cash out of purchase annual leave to suit your needs

• Access to long service leave after 5 years' service

• Gender neutral paid parental leave of 12 weeks

• Superannuation contributions paid for women during the first 12 weeks of any unpaid parental leave

• Extensive leave provisions including domestic, community service and study leave

• Education assistance and study leave.

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Next steps - Apply now

If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process for reasons of equal opportunity, please call a member of our Recruitment Team on or email [email protected] before you submit your application.

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Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice Citation and be a recognised Disability Confident Company.

At MAX, we value diversity – in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.

We adhere to the National Principles for Child Safety and require all team members to be committed to child safety and well-being. Our induction and training will provide you with these principles, including having an understanding of children's developmental needs and culturally safe practices.

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