Employment Mentor

• Type of employment: this is a casual position
• Location: North Geelong & Surrounds (some local travel may be required)
• Pay rates: SCHADS level 3 - From $33.41 per hour + 11.5% Super + Casual Loading + Salary packaging option (qualifications + experience) + 11.5% Super  
• Plus Non-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year, plus additional meals and entertainment benefits.
• Location: Rosebud, VIC

Hey You

Are you passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of people with disabilities? Do you have a talent to guide and mentor others on their path to employment? Our Pathways team  is looking for a new Employment Mentor to join our team.

As an Employment Pathways Employment Mentor, you will play a critical role in assisting people with disabilities in finding, obtaining, and maintaining meaningful employment. Your job will entail providing personalised and group-based support through a variety of structured activities aimed at helping participants gain confidence, learn job skills, and set achievable goals.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference, supporting people with disabilities on their path to fulfilling employment. You will work alongside a passionate team, with plenty of guidance and professional development opportunities.

Some of your key responsibilities:

• Support individuals using our customized employment model, guiding them to achieve employment-related goals.
• Work alongside with your team alongside with the participants and their supporters to develop, review, and update personalised employment plans.
• Engage in goal setting, skills training, and confidence-building activities that prepare participants for job readiness and workplace success.
• Offer post-placement support to ensure successful job retention for participants and satisfaction for employers.
• Complete comprehensive assessments to ensure participant and employer needs are met.
• Maintain accurate records, complete necessary documentation, and ensure adherence to policies and procedures.

About You

You will be an empathetic, caring with a commitment to making a meaningful impact on the lives of people with disabilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum Certificate IV in disability, community services, employment services or a related field

You will need the following docs and clearances for this role

• NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to obtain;
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate (WOM) or willingness to obtain;
• Working with Children's Check for a paid employment

genU Benefits & Culture

Here at genU we're a group of passionate, driven people who want everyone’s lives to be happier and healthier, especially people with disabilities, the ageing and those experiencing disadvantage. We operate solely for community benefit and invest back into the same communities in which our services are delivered.

genU welcomes diversity, including diversity of race, culture, spirituality, gender, age, identity, ability, and sexuality. We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all and living the values of genU each and every day

genu staff have access to a range of benefits, including but not limited to the following:  

• Investment in You: genU is committed to providing opportunities for career progression. You will have access to a range of accredited training modules, staff mentoring programs and our internal jobs board.   
• Commitment to Staff Health & Wellbeing: 24/7 access to an innovative, holistic employee assistance program that supports your emotional, mental, financial, and physical health.  
• Increase your Take Home Pay: salary package up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits up to $2,500  
• Employee Discount Program: save money with employee discounts and savings at over 450 of Australia’s most loved retailers and service providers including Coles, Woolworths & JB HI-FI.    
• Study Scholarship: all genU employees are eligible for a 25% scholarship towards undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University. 
• Employee Referral Program: Refer someone to work with us and receive a generous cash bonus once your they complete a 6 months qualifying period.

At genU, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to genU (including alternate formats of application forms). To discuss adjustment requirements, please contact Juliana -  recruitment@genu.org.au 

For further details about this role please feel free to reach out to Karen Riley, karen.riley@genu.org.au  or 0477 002 163

Applications will be progressed, and suitable candidates interviewed as they are received