Youth Support Mentor - Hedland
Youth Support Mentor - Hedland
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Youth Support Mentor
Full-time 76 hours per fortnight located in Hedland
- Competitive Salary $43.08 p/hr super regional allowance
- Salary packaging benefits (find out more via the AccessPay website on what this
- 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 Role:
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;
Life skills Health and Development; and/or
Bail service if required.
Duties & Responsibilities:
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 YJS Bail Coordinator and the local Youth Justice team.
Participate in regular meetings with the HOPE YJS Bail Coordinator (for overview of client services) and the local Youth Justice team (for case coordination).
Liaise with teachers social workers local authorities health professionals refuge workers and parents when relevant to the young persons YJS care plan.
Build relationships based on trust and respect for every person.
Work as an effective and valued member of the team.
Work in a culturally secure and appropriate way.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date client records and actively participate in quality audits including data validation and review.
Use fortnightly reports and assessments to support and measure change in areas identified in the young persons YJS case plan.
Contribute to monthly KPI reports and six-monthly funder reports.
Provide fortnightly reports to Youth Justice which clearly evidence outcomes (progress made goals achieved etc.
Oversee the implementation of OSH policies and procedures Liaise with the HOPE YJS Bail Coordinator regarding OSH reports and systems (in community driving home visits etc.)
Manage and report risks
Follow workplace procedures for hazard identification and risk control
Essential Criteria:
Cert IV or Diploma in Youth Work Community Services or extensive experience working in the field.
Experience working with at-risk youth
Current C or A class drivers license
Working with Childrens Card
Police Certificate (within 3 months)
Current First Aid Certificate Willingness to complete Pre-employment form PSD0001 verification of identification by Department of Justice DOJ) prior to interview
Our Culture
Hope strives to provide a safe workplace and promotes progressive policies that prioritise the health safety and unique needs of our team. Hopes 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.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply
Appointments will be subject to Australian residency/visa satisfactory National Police check (within 3 months) Working with Children card current C or A class drivers license First Aid Certificate and suitable referees
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
Employment Type
Full-Time
