Organisation : Launch Housing
Location : Melbourne (Broadmeadows )
Time required : Minimum 9 months commitment
Duration of project : Minimum 9 months commitment
Skill area : Community Services
Sector : Youth & Young People
Application closing date : 10 May, 2024
About the role
- Minimum commitment of 9 months
- Be part of an innovative program that supports youth experiencing homelessness
- Based in Broadmeadows
- Volunteer (unpaid role)
- Share knowledge about your own education, career, and life experiences to assist the mentee in own education, career and life journey.
- Help promote your mentee’s self-esteem and identify/recognise their strengths.
- Help with goal-setting, suggest possible courses of action, support the mentee in making choices, and help mentee develop skills.
- Participate in program evaluation.
- Provide feedback to the Relationship Officer and complete a template noting outcomes of each session. Advise staff if you do not feel comfortable with any aspects of your role or if you have identified issues that need to be addressed by staff or issues that may be a safety issue to yourself and the participant.
- Agree to abide by the Mentoring Agreement and the Mentor Code of Conduct and behave in accordance with all Launch Housing policies and procedures, including the Code of Conduct Volunteer Agreement and Volunteer Guide.
- Uphold the principles of the Child Safe Code of Conduct, ensuring that Child Safe Standards are always translated into operational practices.
To be successful in this volunteer role, you will possess the following key selection criteria:
- Have an understanding of or a commitment to learn the Advantaged Thinking approach to working with young people and commitment to the program.
- Offer a generous and positive outlook and have the ability to explore and encourage others to follow their own interests.
- Have developed relationship skills, communication skills and be knowledgeable, while being able to engage and communicate in a non-judgmental manner.
- Previous experience of working with young people or children OR a lived experience of being involved in youth programs is highly desirable.
- Links to networks to support the mentoring relationships and program is highly desirable.
- Ability to commit to the volunteer role for 9-12 months.
- Demonstrated commitment to the values of Launch Housing and our mission to end homelessness.
About the organisation
How to apply
Please quote in application: Youth Mentor Volunteer via Pro Bono Australia.