Work in our Wyong location with occasional travel to Hornsby using work vehicle
- Permanent Full Time Ppportunity
Help to empower parents through education and employment
As a Mentor working in our Parent Pathways Program, you will be doing so much more than finding jobs, you'll be changing lives.
We are passionate about empowering and motivating through early intervention assistance and activity participation to help parents achieve their goals for employment or education.
The key tosuccess is by working closely to build strong relationships and gain trust! You will:
Develop Goal Plans with parents to identify short and long-term education and employment goals
Understand the Labour market and provide suitable career advice on local employment and education opportunities
Use your influencing skills to connect with employers and RTO's and build strong relationships to help parents secure a suitable activity or employment.
Come join the MAXteam and help change lives!
The opportunity
Showcase your experience in delivering a positive tailored service which leads to successful outcomes
Demonstrate your awareness of vulnerabilities and challenges faced by parents with young children seeking to return to work.
Work for global leaders in Employment Services
Earn a competitive base with performance bonuses
Be part of a supportive, like-minded team
Growth opportunities opportunities in alargenational company
About you
Solutions focussed / positive mindset
Self-Confident and motivated
Able to build relationships with a range of local community organisations and employers
Resilient, empathetic & able to build trust and rapport
Relevant tertiary qualification or Certificate III or IV in Community Services, Disability, Employment Services or similar or ability to complete
Ability to obtain a Working with Children/Vulnerable People Card/Blue Card
Be able to obtain a registered myGOVID name prior to commencing employment
More than just a salary!
“Purple Perks” Discounts from a large number of well-known retail /travel and adventure companies for Staff
EAP Program available for yourself and family members
Opportunity to grow and develop through training and leadership support
5 weeks annual leave after 3 years' service
Cash out of purchase annual leave to suit your needs
Access to long service leave after 5 years' service
Gender neutral paid parental leave of 12 weeks
Superannuation contributions paid for women during the first 12 weeks of any unpaid parental leave
Extensive leave provisions including domestic, community service and study leave
Education assistance and study leave.
Diversity and Inclusion
We are proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice Citation and be a recognised Disability Confident Company.
At AKG, we value diversity – in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.
We adhere to the National Principles for Child Safety and require all team members to be committed to child safety and well-being. Our induction and training will provide you with these principles, including having an understanding of children's developmental needs and culturally safe practices.