Yilabara is a wholly Aboriginal owned employment and training company. We deliver a range of employment services including mentoring services for Aboriginal apprentices and trainees in Southern, Central and Western NSW under the Barranggirra Program. The purpose of this program is to support participants to successfully complete their apprenticeship or traineeship and to improve their employment outcomes.
As we continue to grow, we are seeking a mentor to join our Western Sydney Office.
As a Barranggirra Mentor you work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants to:
Build their aspirations
Improve their confidence and facilitate the successful completion of their apprenticeship or traineeship
Improve post-training outcomes including placement into meaningful and sustainable employment.
This is a fixed term opportunity to 30 June 2028.
Core Responsibilities
The core responsibilities of Barranggirra mentors are to:
Build supportive relationships with Aboriginal apprentices and trainees, implementing support processes to ensure completion of training and achievement of sustainable of employment.
Co-design individual mentoring plans with participants.
Establish a contact schedule with each apprentice/trainee, their employer and if requested their extended family.
Develop supportive partnerships with employers and facilitating the development of support plans between apprentices and trainees and their employers
Engage with training providers, developing and maintaining a supportive relationship assisting to resolve issues and implement processes to ensure sustainability and completion of training
Provide all participants placed into employment comprehensive post placement support.
Qualifications relating to Mentoring, Case Management and/or other relevant disciplines will be highly regarded
Skills,
Ability and Knowledge Aboriginality – this is an identified position under Section 14(4) of the Anti Discrimination Act 1977.
Extensive community engagement experience in working with Aboriginal community and organisations
Demonstrated experience in managing stakeholder relationships
Extensive experience in client-centred case management
Creative, strategic, and analytical thinker with the ability to manage multiple contractual requirements
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills particularly in negotiation and rapport development
Commitment to principles underpinning the values of excellence, best practice, and cultural engagement
Working with Children Check and National Police Check
Valid Current Drivers license [min P2]
Personal Qualities
Strong interpersonal and customer focus skills
Ability to work positively within a team environment
Highly motivated, confident, outgoing with outstanding relationship management skills
High standard of ethical behaviour and strong cultural values
Solid time management and prioritising skills
Strong in both integrity and confidentiality
Working for Yilabara
At Yilabara we are committed to making a difference for our Aboriginal Communities. Our mission is to increase the economic independence of Aboriginal people through greater access to vocational education and training, and employment. Our staff are core to all we do and to support our staff we offer:
Salary packaging
Immediate access to our online professional development library featuring over 250,000 online courses
Personalised professional development plans
Access to our Employee Assistance Program
Applications close 10am on Monday 10 August 2026.
Applications will be progressively reviewed prior to the closing date.
If you have any questions about this position, please contact Susan Coon at **********@yilabara.org.au or 1800 318 ***.