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Job Description
About Brave Foundation
Brave Foundation equips expecting and parenting young people with resources referrals and education opportunities to facilitate happy healthy and skilled families. Our Vision is to see future generations thrive and we do this by unlocking the boundless potential of young parents. Our mission is to build a virtual village of support around each person by creating a network of meaningful connections to ideas people services and resources.
Brave is a Child Safe Organisation. We apply rigorous recruitment practices to embed a culture of child safety across all aspects of our work. As a not for profit registered with the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission Brave offers our employees attractive salary packaging options. Braves workplace culture encourages a healthy work life balance allowing for flexible working hours and the ability to work from home (subject to requirements of the role).
Position Purpose
Brave delivers the Supporting Expecting and Parenting Teens (SEPT) program which is a unique mentoring program created for expecting and parenting young people. The mentoring program is delivered by a team of professional mentors nationally. Our mentors work with participants on a personalised plan to ensure they are connected to parenting support life support and education or employment opportunities in their local community.
As a Mentor you walk alongside program participants to collaboratively develop an individualised Pathway Plan. This interactive flexible plan is designed to help participants identify explore and advance their goals including connecting to opportunities and support services. Some areas of support include but are not limited to workforce readiness and training parenting support and skills-building health and wellbeing finance and housing and educational prospects within their local communities. With goals identified the Mentor will have meetings with the participant to address key priorities and support them in connecting with relevant support services.
What we are looking for
- Relevant qualifications and demonstrated experience in community services social work youth work education or a primary health care setting.
- Ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholder groups including adolescents families professionals and other personnel from a wide range of cultural social and economic backgrounds.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to obtain relevant information negotiate and influence decision making both with internal and external stakeholders.
- High level of professional maturity and adaptability with the ability to develop trust and manage relationships.
- Ability to self-motivate and work autonomously in a fast-paced dynamic environment (minimal supervision) as well as part of a small team.
- Knowledge of and compliance with relevant legislation and common law obligations.
- Occasional domestic (state based) travel will be required.
What we offer
- A purpose driven role with a meaningful social impact
- Attractive salary packaging benefits
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements (subject to role requirements)
- A supportive and inclusive workplace culture focused on learning well-being and values aligned work.
Other requirements
The successful candidate will be required to provide:
- A National Police Check
- An Employee Working with Children Check
- Evidence of Pertussis (Whooping Cough) vaccination
Application Process
If you have the skills and experience we are looking for and the desire to make a positive difference in the lives of the young parents (and have some fun along the way) then we would love to hear from you!
To learn more about Brave head to our website:
To request a copy of the position description please email
Applications will close on Tuesday 15 July 2025 and will be reviewed as they are received. Only successful candidates will be contacted.
Diversity Statement
Brave is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of equity diversity and inclusion across the organisation and all our operations.
Those from ATSI CALD and LGBTQIA communities and persons living with disability are strongly encouraged to apply.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
