Driver Mentor

About the Role

This role will assist young people with a learner's permit to practice their driving in order to achieve their 'Log Book' hours. Such supervision and instruction will not involve the formal teaching of learner drivers. Instead this supervision and instruction is intended to compliment formal driving lessons provided by a qualified Driving Instructor.

This role is being offered on a full time, ongoing basis and will be based across our Perth South region. Base location will be either our Cannington or Armadale sites.

You'll also experience the work/life balance that comes with working a 9-day fortnight, with a dedicated and fixed day off every second week. You will still receive the remuneration of a full time employee in addition to the ability to salary sacrifice. This challenging role will be a well sought after opportunity so we encourage you to submit your application at your earliest convenience.

About You

To be successful in the role you must be an accredited Driving Instructor or willing to obtain (with Workskil Australia's support) within a specified time frame. You must also be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of WHS workplace requirements and experience implementing WHS policies, systems and processes in a work setting;
• Demonstrate your ability to use the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and ability to type (minimum 30 words per minute);
• Demonstrate high level of interpersonal skills and ability to develop effective relationships with a diverse range of participants, particularly young people; and
• Demonstrate good knowledge of the region and townships and experience driving in this area.

You will also be required to:

• Hold a full unconditional driver's licence for the relevant State for at least 5 years' prior continuous duration and not be subject to any good behaviour bonds;
• Current Working with Children's Check or ability to obtain;
• Undergo a National Criminal History Check; and
• Hold a current Senior First Aid Certificate or a willingness to obtain one.

About Us

Workskil Australia is a national not-for-profit and charitable organisation, with almost 40 proud years of supporting Australians to achieve sustained economic and social self-reliance. We do this by providing a range of employment, work experience, disability, youth, Indigenous and community services across New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria.

We promote a positive team culture where high performance can thrive. We value excellent customer service, integrity and honesty in our employees. We look for employees who have a genuine passion for working with those in need, are results-focused and can contribute to a strong team. In return for your truly valued contribution we will support your ongoing career development and offer a friendly, supportive & innovative environment for you to thrive.

We work hard every day to:

• Work with our Customers to secure great long-term job opportunities.
• Meet the labour needs of business and industry through quality recruitment services at no cost.
• Assist businesses with diversifying their workforce.
• Provide specialist employment and community services to people seeking work, including people with mental illness, injury or disability and Indigenous Australians.
• Deliver work experience projects to the community.

Our values remain at the heart of everything we do and we strive to conduct our business with the highest degree of care, integrity, respect, honesty and service. We believe that the care, respect and high level of service we give to all of our customers is our key point of difference.

Remuneration

A competitive salary will be negotiated commensurate with skills and experience. As Workskil Australia is a public benevolent institution, we can also offer a portion of the salary through tax effective salary packaging.

About your Application

For your application, please include both a cover letter and resume. Your letter should set out why you are the appropriate candidate for the role. For ease of upload, we encourage you to combine these into one file as a pdf or word document. Prior to an offer of employment being made, candidates must provide authority for a Federal Police Clearance and other checks that may be a requirement of the position. To learn more about working at Workskil Australia click here

We are actively looking to fill this role and reserve the right to shortlist and interview applicants whilst this advertisement is open so encourage you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.

Workskil Australia is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and we particularly welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and applicants who have a disability. We deliver a range of employment and community services to children, young people and their families and are committed to creating a safe environment for children and young people in the delivery of these services.