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Young Women's Program Coordinator

Women and Mentoring - WAM Limited

Women and Mentoring – WAM Limited is an early intervention, community-based crime prevention program for women who are being charged, or are likely to be charged, with a criminal offence. Volunteer mentors are recruited, trained and supervised to provide support for offending women within a designated local community.

The program works with women presenting at Magistrates’ Courts and Children’s Courts across Melbourne. It is funded by a combination of Government funding, philanthropic grants, individual donations and in-kind support. With our collaboration partner, Taskforce Community Agency (“Taskforce”), we are creating this new position to work in Taskforce’s Living Free Project in the South-East metro region.

We are seeking a part-time Young Women’s Program Coordinator to take the WAM mentoring program to marginalised young women aged 12-24 years of age, who are at risk of becoming entrenched in the criminal justice system. The key functions of the role include:

  • Recruit and train appropriate mentors from the local area in accordance with the WAM training program.
  • Provide mentoring support, via WAM mentors, to young women as part of a package of individual intervention.
  • Support mentor relationships, including monitoring safety issues relevant to mentors and participants.
  • Facilitate or provide mentor backup when required due to mentor unavailability.
  • Provide professional advice and any relevant information to mentors as needed for their mentoring.
  • Plan and facilitate ongoing group and one-on-one supervision of mentors, including professional development opportunities.
  • Liaise with Taskforce and other relevant community organisations in relation to ongoing matches.
  • Maintain the WAM monitoring and evaluation database.

We are seeking someone with practical skills and experience working with vulnerable women who are in the initial stages of contact with the criminal justice system. This role requires someone with the capacity to exercise sound judgement and understand the needs of both volunteer mentors and young program participants.

To apply, please click Apply Now and follow the instructions.

A position description is attached.

The anticipated start date will be in July 2022 with funding confirmed until April 2024. The role will be ongoing subject to further funding and evaluation outcomes. We encourage applications from Indigenous people, and people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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