Part time position 0.8FTE ongoing role

• SCHADS Level 4
• Location: Heidelberg/Thomastown

Kids First have a prominent 125-year history of safeguarding children achieved through an unwavering commitment to people and transformation. If you are passionate about supporting young people and are looking for meaning and substance working for an organisation that acknowledges your value by offering great working conditions and flexible working arrangements, then this could be your next opportunity.

Your new role

• Maintain strong local support, actively promote the RAMP program, and coordinate engagement strategies with key stakeholders, young people, and the community.
• Recruit, train, screen, and support volunteers; understand young people's needs; coordinate mentor-mentee matching (30 matches) and facilitate activities/events to support matching and ongoing relationships.
• Provide outreach and one-to-one support to up to 20 young people, including goal development, capacity building, risk assessments, safety plans, and maintaining timely case notes.
• Prepare program reports and coordinate collection of qualitative and quantitative data for evaluation and contractual requirements.

About you

• You will have extensive experience working within the Community and Youth Sector.
• Understand a young people's interests and needs from a mentoring program.
• You will understand the Out of Home Care System and will recognise trauma as a common experience for young people in out of home care.
• Demonstrated capability to network and build productive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

How we reward you

• An organisation that truly lives its values
• Kids First understands the importance of flexible working and has a policy to support this
• Be nurtured in your career, including professional development in specialist evidence-based models, such as Promoting First Relationships (PFR)
• Enjoy ‘not for profit' benefits such as salary packaging to increase your take-home pay
• We know how important it is to spend time with family which is why you get 3 additional leave days at Christmas
• Purchased leave and portable long service leave options
• Access our Staff Wellbeing Program

Don't delay, apply now!

Only applications submitted via our website will be considered.

To view a full position description or to apply, please visit the Kids First website at: https://www.kidsfirstaustralia.org.au/careers

• For inquiries about the position: Andrea Leach, Operations Lead, VIC Youth Services, aleach@kidsfirstaustralia.org.au

Kids First is an Equal Opportunity employer that respects and values diversity and inclusion. Kids First welcomes everyone to apply, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, and physical ability.

Kids First is a Child Safe Organisation, employment is conditional on satisfactory referee checks, a current Working With Children Check, National Criminal History check, proof of the right to work in Australia and a pre-employment medical (if applicable).