Positions Vacant

Parent Mentoring Coordinator

Role Summary

Family friendly hours and conditions
Based between Campbelltown and Penrith
$45,000 + super + holiday pay + lap top + RDO or Time in Lieu
12 month contract
Ideal role for a working mum
Holidays during school breaks - Additional annual leave can be negotiated if requested

Role Description

This role is responsible for coordinating our DEEWR Innovation Fund Pilot Project – the Parent Mentoring Program. This program is being delivered from our Campbelltown and Penrith sites by a team of contractors (including life coaches and specialist trainers), and a part-time reverse marketer/admin assistant. We require a coordinator to deliver and coordinate the program across both sites.

As part of this role, the coordinator will be responsible for

Marketing the program to local service providers. Referral networks should include Employment Services Providers and other community services that work with disadvantaged parents (ie refuges, indigenous organizations, disability organizations, health providers, etc)
Coordination of enrolment processes, referrals and general enquiries
Coordination of our 12 day training program which includes organizing hairdressers, make-up and other professionals who may guest speak to the group.
Coordination of any contract trainers that may be used to assist in the delivery of the training program
Delivery of the training program
Mentoring of participants throughout the program
Coordination of life coaches or other professionals that may be utilized during the mentoring phase of the program
Coordination of marketing of participants to employers including the coordination of our telephone marketer.
Reporting of progress of program to management and assisting in reporting to DEEWR
Coordination of meetings with all staff/contractors involved in the program
Mentoring and supporting participants through regular meetings, small group programs, providing social support and referrals and assisting them to work through vocational and non-vocational barriers.
Providing regular feedback to referring agencies, particularly Employment Service providers
Provide participants with up to date vocational information (ie training options, labour market information, job search support if required)
Supporting participants through non-vocational barriers to employment, particularly relating to parent specific issues (ie child care, divorce and separation, family support, getting children on-side, managing transition for family, work-life balance etc)
Coordinating file-keeping, information systems and general administration of program

Selection Criteria

Essential

Must have a sound knowledge of the Employment Services sector
Must have experience training and/or mentoring job seekers or parents from disadvantaged areas
Must have sound administrative and computer skills
Must have own motor vehicle (travel between sites is a necessary part of this role)
Must have a sound understanding of community, social, training and employment agencies that can support participants through vocational and non-vocational barriers to employment

Desirable

Experience working with principal carer parents with participation requirements
Certificate IV Training and Assessment
Established local networks with JSA and other ES providers

Special Note for potential applicants

Work Savvy Parents feel strongly that the success of our program is based on our commitment to employ working parents who are experiencing, or have experienced, the difficulties faced by parents who are returning to work after raising young children.

How to apply

Read the above role description and selection criteria
More information on the Parent Mentoring Program and Work Savvy Parents can be found here

Parent Mentoring Program

About Work Savvy

Email a copy of your resume and a letter outlining how your experience and skills meet with the above selection criteria. Email to coleen@worksavvyparents.com.au
Feel free to call reception for general information, however management will not be discussing applications until interview stage