Brief Description Volunteer – Youth Aspire Mentor

- Reporting to: Youth Mentoring Coordinator
- Location: Community

Volunteer Responsibilities The Youth Aspire Mentor will build a supportive and encouraging relationship with a young person, acting as a positive role model and providing guidance, active listening and a caring presence. The volunteer will support their mentee to identify and work towards achievable personal, academic and vocational goals, explore strategies for overcoming challenges, and access relevant resources, community connections and opportunities. The mentor will spend meaningful time with their mentee, providing encouragement and emotional support while treating the young person with respect and kindness and maintaining appropriate mentoring boundaries. The volunteer will work collaboratively with the Youth Mentoring Coordinator and follow all relevant Jewish Care policies, safeguarding, health and safety requirements. Eligibility criteria To be considered for the Youth Aspire Mentor role, applicants must:

- Identify as Jewish.
- Be aged between 25 and 50 years.
- Be willing to volunteer approximately 2–3 hours per month.
- Understand that this is a voluntary, unpaid role.
- Be able to make an initial 12-month commitment, which can be reviewed before committing to a further year.
- Understand that this role is not suitable for students seeking placements.
- Be willing to participate in initial training and ongoing support provided by the Youth Mentoring Coordinator.
- Successfully complete the required NDIS Screening Check, Working with Children Check and Safeguarding Children Online Course.

What We're Looking For

- A genuine interest in supporting, encouraging and mentoring young people.
- A warm, caring, patient and approachable personality.
- Robust listening,



communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to build a supportive and trusting mentoring relationship while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
- Ability to act as a positive role model.
- Willingness to support a young person in setting and working towards personal, academic and vocational goals.
- Ability to listen actively and provide encouragement and emotional support.
- Willingness to help mentees explore resources, opportunities and community connections.
- Reliability and commitment to maintaining regular contact with the mentee.
- Willingness to participate in training, supervision and ongoing support from the Youth Mentoring Coordinator.
- Ability to promptly raise any concerns relating to the mentee’s wellbeing or safety with the Youth Mentoring Coordinator.

About Us Jewish Care Victoria is a not-for-profit organisation and one of the largest providers of aged and community services for the Jewish community in Victoria and has been servicing the community for 175 years. Our staff come from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds. Jewish Care proudly celebrates and warmly welcomes the rich diversity of our community and strives to be inclusive for all, including the LGBTI+ community. Jewish Care acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and work. Our services and supports are provided on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people, and we deeply respect and honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connection to land, waters and community.

Jewish Care is committed to protecting clients and staff members from all forms of harm and abuse. We are a child safe organisation. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process during their recruitment process.

📌 Youth Aspire Mentor - Volunteer (Melbourne)
🏢 Jewish Care Victoria
📍 Melbourne