• Volunteer with Melbourne's most progressive housing and homelessness organisation
• Commitment: 3-4 hours a month plus initial induction & training
• Broadmeadows or Glen Waverley Location

About Launch Housing

Launch Housing has an ambitious and singular mission to end homelessness. We aim to get people housed, keep them housed, and be an influential voice on ending homelessness. We are a secular, independent provider of choice for clients and the 'go to' organisation on homelessness for government, media, philanthropy, private donors and the community.

Your impact on the community

We are currently seeking volunteers to provide support to young people between the ages of 16-24 who are unable to live at home.

The Mentoring Program in the Education First Youth Foyers' aims to connect students with an interested and committed adult who can help them explore their personal and professional aspirations for the future and provide them with guidance, support and encouragement in a confidential, non-judgemental, respectful manner.

Like coaches, mentors work with students through this exploration, which equips the mentee with the tools to replicate good relationships elsewhere: this is considered a major positive outcome in and of itself.

For further information on the role please refer to the position description.

About you

To be successful in this volunteer role, you will possess the following skills and attributes:

• An understanding of or a commitment to learn the Advantaged Thinking approach to working with young people and commitment to the program
• Offer a generous and positive outlook and have the ability to explore and encourage others to follow their own interests
• Have developed relationship skills, communication skills and be knowledgeable, while being able to engage and communicate in a non-judgemental manner
• Possess self-awareness with regard to personal strengths and weaknesses: have an ability to ask for help and support, and to set boundaries
• Demonstrate resilience, and perseverance

Why choose Launch Housing?

We believe housing is a basic human right that affords people dignity. LH provides high quality housing, support, education and employment services to thousands of people. We also drive social policy change, advocacy, research and innovation.

People are at the heart of everything we do at LH. With more than 400 staff and volunteers working across 14 locations in Melbourne, every person, regardless of their role, contributes their expertise and passion towards our vision to end homelessness in Melbourne. This is what makes us a dynamic, effective and innovative organisation.

Volunteer with us and help us achieve our mission to end homelessness!

How to Apply

To apply for this opportunity, please click Apply Now and follow the instructions. Please include a current CV.

If you would like additional information on this volunteer role, please contact Ann Howie on [email protected], Broadmeadows EFYF or Matthew Fioramonte on [email protected], Glen Waverly EFYF, using the subject line: Youth Mentors (Voluntary) - Broadmeadow / Glen Waverley enquiry via EthicalJobs.

All applicants must have the right to work in Australia and will be required to complete a Working with Children check and Police check.

Launch Housing is an Equal Opportunity employer and supports accessible working arrangements for all. This includes people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, women, and people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, intersex or queer. We acknowledge Lived Experience as a unique expertise, and encourage people with a Lived Experience of Homelessness to apply.