LOCATION: Werribee, 3030
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-Time, on-going
PAY RATE: From $33.41 - $36.46 per hour
NOT FOR PROFIT: Salary package up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits up to $2649 pa

Hey You!

Are you seeking a new career pathway in 2024? This is a rewarding opportunity to support our clients to secure meaningful employment across various industries and continue to support & coach them in their new roles.

We can support you and help grow your skills in a career change. You need to have high customer service skills, resilience, and an openness to learn.

The Employment Pathways Mentor will oversee a series of activities that can be packaged into ‘employment pathways’ options for people with a disability. The activities may include assessing the pre-employment & employment needs of people with a disability, assisting with employment-related capacity building, preparing them for work, assisting them to achieve employment & supporting them to maintain employment. This may be completed with individuals or within a group.

As an Employment Pathways Mentor, your role is to provide customised employment assistance to participants. Typical duties include:

• Goal setting, action planning, and steps to achieve goals.
• Employment preparation, hard & soft skills training, and confidence building.
• Job skills analysis, employment & skills assessment, and counselling.
• Mentoring & on-the-job coaching for volunteering, work experience, or paid work with both small groups & individuals.
• Post-placement support to participants & employers.

To find out more about what we do, visit the following links:
Employment Pathways | School Leavers Employment Support
Disability Support Services | Employment Pathways

About You

Our ideal Employment Pathways Mentor is an effective communicator who is committed to the inclusion of people with disabilities within the community. They will have transferable skills that allow them to coach and mentor while balancing the need for administration and compliance tasks.

Essential:

• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check or willing to obtain
• Current NDIS Worker Orientation Module certificate of completion or willing to obtain
• Current Working with Children Check or willing to obtain
• Current First Aid Certificate or willing to obtain
• Ability to transport participants in own vehicle (current licence, car, and comprehensive insurance required)

Desirable:

• Sound understanding and experience in delivering person-centred supports.
• Cert 3 or 4 in disability, community services, or similar.
• Experience working in the NDIS environment.

For You!

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 welcoming, innovative, safe, empowering, and respectful environment for all and living these values each and every day.

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

• Investment in You: In addition to a comprehensive induction program & ongoing professional development, 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.
• 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 at genU and receive a generous cash bonus once that person completes their 6-month qualifying period.

To request a copy of the position description please email recruitment at recruitment@genu.org.au or for any questions or to discuss adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact David Murray on 0417 439 422 or at david.murray@genu.org.au

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, so don't wait—apply today!