Mentor - Community Services
AnglicareSA
- Victor Harbor, SA
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Casual/client-linked (approximately 3 hours per week) OR Part-time available
- Victor Harbour vacancies available
- Provide mentoring support to young people to build their confidence and achieve their goals
- Flexible working options - tell us what you need for that work-life balance*
- Access to our fantastic salary packaging options - increase your take home pay by decreasing the amount of tax you pay with $15,899 tax free each year
- Meal Entertainment and Holiday Accommodation Card provides you with an additional $2,650 tax free per year
- Paid parental leave, including superannuation paid on parental leave
- Genuine career development opportunities across the organisation
- Discounted motor vehicles and gym memberships
- BUPA and Medibank health cover discounts
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program for you, and your family
- Build structured and trusting relationships and offer guidance, support and encouragement to develop confidence and competence in mentees
- Support the development of mentee goal plans, case plans and transition from care plans ensuring integration of the young persons identified cultural needs
- Assist mentees in their participation in education, training and/or employment or volunteering, to achieve success and to reach their full potential
- Support mentees to prepare for their transition from care, improve their independent livings skills to prepare them for adulthood and to promote social and emotional wellbeing and positive connections with their community
- Be culturally sensitive to the needs of mentees at all times
- Safe Environments, Through Their Eyes training certificate
- Responding to Abuse and Neglect certificate
- Proven communication skills to engage and establish rapport with children and young people from diverse social, economic and cultural backgrounds.
- Demonstrated commitment to reflective practice that focuses on strengths and builds capacity of individuals.
- Demonstrated ability to assess information, and collaboratively plan and implement appropriate services to children and young people who have been affected by abuse and/or neglect.
- Qualifications in (or working towards) either Psychology, Community Services, Social Work or similar will be highly regarded
- First Aid Certificate (or willingness to obtain)
- Working With Children Check (or willingness to obtain)