Parent Pathways Mentor – Blacktown

Blacktown - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

AKG is now a Certified Great Place to Work 2024/2025

Real Futures is a majority Aboriginal-owned and staffed company. We provide tailored employment services Parent Pathways Program (PPP) Remote Australia Employment Services (IEA) Transition to Work (TtW) and Inclusive Employment Australia (IEA) across Australia.

Parent Pathways is about parents and carers and their individual needs. With the help of a qualified mentor parents and carers can receive flexible support to assist with any personal study or work goals.

A day in the life of our Parent Pathways Mentor can include but are not limited to the following:

Working with eligible parents of children under the age of six
Maintain and support an active caseload
Conduct parent assessments within the context of continuing education and career planning options.
Help parents to identify their goals by providing career guidance and pathway planning
Develop monitor and review a clear participation plan in consultation with parents on a regular basis
Develop a clear and sustainable strategy to form effective partnerships with key local external stakeholders
Link parents into appropriate local non-vocational support services
Achieve individual KPIs and targets as they are set out by the Parent Pathways Management
Ensure clearly documented individually tailored high quality assessments and comments into the CRM
Ensure compliance with the Parent Pathways Agreement for all relevant activities

Knowledge/Skills

Experience in Community Service Children Youth and Families or Employment Services
Administration experience experience using CRM and databases intranets and sourcing information via internet
Demonstrated ability to work in an outcome-based environment
Demonstrated ability to develop high quality individually tailored service
Experience dealing with challenging participants and de-escalating situations of conflict
Highly developed communication and negotiation skills
Ability to work within a team and autonomously

Being a part of the Real Futures team you will be provided with a wide range of benefits including:

Personal and professional development opportunities
Rewarding and supportive culture
Birthday leave and diversity leave
Frequent training and support to excel in the role
Free Employee Assistance Program
Access to novated car leasing
Engage Wellbeing and Recognition Centre (Move Munch Money and Mind)

To be considered you must

Have full working rights in Australia
Have a current drivers licence and a comprehensively insured vehicle
Complete an Australia History Criminal Check
Have a current Working with Children Check or willing to obtain a Working with Children Check before employment
Ability to work Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm

Please note that people with a criminal record are not automatically barred from applying for this position rather the relevance will be considered as it applies to our industry.

About AKG:

AKG is an innovative employment services community health and education provider underpinned by a unique partnership model.

Our family of businesses work together to empower individuals and communities with a particular focus on disadvantaged communities including First Nations youth and people living with a disability.

We are proud of our 30-year heritage and our achievements. So far we have helped more than 1 million people to learn find employment and discover new career opportunities.

At AKG we are empowered by our diversity. AKG are committed to providing a work environment where everyone is included treated fairly and with respect. AKG encourages applications from people of all ages nationalities abilities and cultures including Australian Defence Force Veterans and their Families Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander People the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.

If you have accessibility requirements or require an adjustment to participate in our recruitment and selection process please contact our talent team via email

If this role speaks to you and you want to be a part of a high performing and collaborative team as well as the ability to build an amazing career with an organisation that fosters genuine growth and development please apply today.

Required Experience:

Junior IC

AKG is now a Certified Great Place to Work 2024/2025 Real Futures is a majority Aboriginal-owned and staffed company. We provide tailored employment services Parent Pathways Program (PPP) Remote Australia Employment Services (IEA) Transition to Work (TtW) and Inclusive Employment Australia (IEA) ac...