Barranggirra Mentor

Yilabara is a wholly Aboriginal owned employment and training company. We deliver a range of employment services including mentoring services for Aboriginal apprentices and trainees in Central and Western NSW under the Barranggirra Program. The purpose of this program is to support participants to successfully complete their apprenticeship or traineeship and to improve their employment outcomes.

As we continue to grow we are seeking another mentor to join our Sydney team.  This opportunity will based from our office in Castlereagh Street.

As a Barranggirra Mentor you work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants to:

• build their aspirations
• improve their confidence and facilitate the successful completion of their apprenticeship or traineeship
• improve post-training outcomes including placement into meaningful and sustainable employment.

This is a fixed term opportunity to 30 June 2027.

Core Responsibilities

The core responsibilities of Barranggirra mentors are to:

• Build supportive relationships with Aboriginal apprentices and trainees, implementing support processes to ensure completion of training and achievement of sustainable of employment.
• Co-design individual mentoring plans with participants.
• Establish a contact schedule with each apprentice/trainee, their employer and if requested their extended family.
• Develop supportive partnerships with employers and facilitating the development of support plans between apprentices and trainees and their employers
• Engage with training providers, developing and maintaining a supportive relationship assisting to resolve issues and implement processes to ensure sustainability and completion of training
• Provide all participants placed into employment comprehensive post placement support.

Essential Criteria

• Qualifications relating to Mentoring, Case Management and/or other relevant disciplines will be highly regarded

Skills, Ability and Knowledge

• Aboriginality – this is an identified position under Section 14(4) of the Anti Discrimination Act 1977.
• Extensive community engagement experience in working with Aboriginal community and organisations
• Demonstrated experience in managing stakeholder relationships
• Extensive experience in client-centred case management
• Creative, strategic, and analytical thinker with the ability to manage multiple contractual requirements
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills particularly in negotiation and rapport development
• Commitment to principles underpinning the values of excellence, best practice, and cultural engagement
• Working with Children Check and National Police Check
• Valid Current Drivers license [min P2]

Personal Qualities

• Strong interpersonal and customer focus skills
• Ability to work positively within a team environment
• Highly motivated, confident, outgoing with outstanding relationship management skills
• High standard of ethical behaviour and strong cultural values
• Strong time management and prioritising skills
• Strong in both integrity and confidentiality

Working for Yilabara

At Yilabara we are committed to making a difference for our Aboriginal Communities. Our mission is to increase the economic independence of Aboriginal people through greater access to vocational education and training, and employment. Our staff are core to all we do and to support our staff we offer:

• salary packaging
• immediate access to our online professional development library featuring over 250,000 online courses
• ongoing career development opportunities
• personalised professional development plans
• access to our Employee Assistance Program

Applications close 10am on Friday 5 September 2025.

Applications will be progressively reviewed prior to the closing date.

If you have any questions about these positions or just want to know more please contact Susan Coon on

To apply please submit a resume and cover letter that

1. Introduces yourself
2. Tells us why you are interested in working for Yilabara.
3. Explains how you meet the selection criteria