Youth Mentor

Details of the offer

Full-time, 76 hours per fortnight located in Meekatharra.
Salary: $49.28/hr + super  + regional allowance $7.24/hr Salary packaging benefits (find out more here on what this means)  Working Monday to Friday.
Discounts with a major health insurance provider.
We offer employees and their family members access to a confidential, and professional counselling service.
Other benefits???  Knowing you are making a real difference in your community and being part of a team that celebrates your successes and supports you during challenges.
HOPE has been a provider of community services in Western Australia for over 120 years, providing much needed support for people in the areas of alcohol and other drugs, mental health, justice and family and domestic violence.
About the Opportunity  The Youth Support Mentor is an independent position, co-located in the Youth Justice Service office.
The Youth Support Mentor will work closely with the identified Youth Justice Officer for each young person to achieve positive outcomes for young people in the areas of: Rehabilitation: Criminogenic Treatment and Support; Emotional Wellbeing: Family & Community Engagement; Education, Training and Employment; Lifeskills Health and Development; and/or Bail service if required.
Requirements of the Role:  Meet with the young person to build a relationship based on trust; to discuss problems, and plan and facilitate programs focused on the specific needs of the young person.
Provide information about services and resources; refer clients to appropriate specialist agencies and support the young person to sustain participation with the services.
Act as an advocate and raise issues with the HOPE Outcome Coordinator and the local Youth Justice team.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date client records, and actively participate in quality audits, including data validation and review.
Use agreed Outcome Star to support and measure change in areas identified in the young person's YJS case plan.
Work closely with the identified Youth Justice Officer for each young person to deliver and facilitate with partner agencies outcomes for young people.
Participate in HOPE's networking, RAP, client services, and/or safety and quality committee meetings, as required, and contribute to discussions and policy development from a local perspective.
Oversee the implementation of OSH policies and procedures.
About you: Commitment to upholding HOPE's vision, mission, and values.
Experience working with youth at risk.
A broad understanding of the challenges and experiences of people in regional Australia.
Strong communication and problem-solving skills Appointments will be subject to Australian residency/visa, satisfactory National Police check (within 3 months), Working With Children card, Current C or A class driver's license, First Aid Certificate, and suitable work referees.
Our Culture   Hope strives to provide a safe workplace and promotes progressive policies that prioritise the health, safety and unique needs of our team.
Hope's ambition is to be an employer of choice by supporting staff to grow, learn, innovate and achieve their potential.
We invest in developing our people to sustain the workforce built on 'growing our own'.
Find out more about Hope on our  website.
Your benefits   Knowing you are making a real difference in your community and being in a team that celebrates your successes and supports you during challenges.
Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay).
Discounts with a major health insurance provider.
We offer employees and their family members access to a confidential, and professional counselling service.
What to expect next   If your application is shortlisted, you will receive a phone call to discuss your skill further and may be invited to attend an interview either online or in person at our local office/Hub.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
HOPE acknowledges and welcomes diversity in all its forms amongst staff and clients, including culture, language, race, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex variations, religion, and socio-economic and relationship status.


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