• Identified position for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
• Accepting EOI’s from non-identified applicants
• Priority for male mentor, but will consider other applicants
• Individual and group mentor for Aboriginal children and youth, working across City of Sydney LGA
• Full time 5 days per week – 2 year contract (reviewed annually)
• One role available
• Work with an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation fighting for systemic change

ABOUT DEADLY CONNECTIONS

Deadly Connections is an Aboriginal Community Controlled, not for profit organisation. Its purpose is to build stronger and safer families and communities by driving individual, social and systemic change through a multi layered approach of providing prevention, intervention and diversionary solutions, systemic/individual advocacy and raising community awareness through education.

Deadly Connections is a culturally informed, trauma aware, community and peer designed organisation that places culture and healing at the centre of all we do. Through the provision of intensive, individualised, culturally safe, holistic approaches Deadly Connections promotes healing centred, sustainable positive change for people, families, and communities. The foundations of Deadly Connections are healing, transformative justice, radical responsibility, empowerment, community connection, and culture.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role is a Youth Mentor position working with First Nations children and young people involved with or at risk of involvement with the criminal legal or child protection system. This new and innovative program offers individualised and group support through mentoring and community activities for Aboriginal young people (10-17 years) which are fun, creative, and culturally responsive.

The main goals of the project are to:

• Strengthen Aboriginal young people’s connection to culture
• Divert program participants from the criminal legal or child protection system
• Reduce risk of contact with criminal legal or child protection system
• Improve school engagement
• Provide accessible, pro social activities to program participants
• Develop social and emotional skills
• Provide both individual and group mentoring
• Provide links to support for children and their families
• Drug and alcohol education including risks associated with substance abuse

KEY CANDIDATE CONSIDERATIONS

• The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience supporting children/young people as well as relevant qualifications and/or sector experience
• Candidates must be comfortable working autonomously while also being a part of a small team
• Applicants should be able to develop, implement and monitor individual plans while planning and running innovative group activities
• The successful candidate should be comfortable in administrative and reporting duties as well as project planning
• Applicants must be able to work in a trauma-aware and culturally informed practice and have an understanding of the challenges faced by First Nations children, young people including those involved in the criminal legal and child protection systems

We strongly encourage mob to apply for this role as this is an identified role however, we are accepting EOI’s for non-identified applicants. What is important is that you are passionate and committed to improving outcomes for Aboriginal people, families, and communities - particularly those who are systems involved.

Please note that Deadly Connections is an EEO employer. We are committed to providing opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, criminal history, or ability. We strongly encourage individuals with an experience in the criminal justice system or child protection system to join our team.

Please direct all enquiries to [email protected] using the subject line: Youth Mentor (Identified Position) - Youth Frontiers Program enquiry via EthicalJobs.

To submit your application, click "Apply Now".

Please note you we require a current Working with Children Check (WWCC) however we encourage people who are system impacted (specifically those with justice involvement) to apply for these roles.

We are looking to fill this role as soon as possible and encourage applicants who are interested to apply immediately. We will no longer accept applications once the positions have been filled.

A position description is attached.