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Crew Leader - ReBuild

YMCA Victoria

Are you looking for an impactful, community-based opportunity that puts your practical trade skills to use? YMCA ReBuild are seeking enthusiastic and skilled tradespeople with exemplary levels of professionalism and integrity to join the team as Crew Leaders, playing an integral role in the lives of disadvantaged young people.

About YMCA ReBuild

YMCA ReBuild is a truly unique social enterprise that provides young people involved in the criminal justice system with a pathway to employment. Possessing a truly unique program focussed on reducing recidivism rates, ReBuild trains, employs and supports young offenders through its rapidly growing, trade-based program.

YMCA ReBuild recognises that employment provides more than an economic safety net - it provides security, stability, routine and a sense of livelihood. It provides individuals with; a connection to the community, exposure to a prosocial network, and plays a pivotal role in shaping a positive and prosocial identity.

At ReBuild we offer a range of landscaping, landscape maintenance, carpentry and building work across the Melbourne region. The enterprise achieves positive and sustainable employment outcomes by delivering on-the-job training to participants under the guidance of an experienced tradesperson.

About the Role

Our dedicated Crew Leaders are qualified in their specified trades (such as painting, landscaping, and carpentry) and work directly alongside young people to train, mentor and supervise them. Trainees will principally be young ex-offenders and young people at risk of offending. In addition, you will have the responsibility of delivering a quality facilities maintenance service, specifically landscaping and grounds maintenance to the customer and will sign off all work completed by the crew. While Crew Leaders work onsite, they are based out of our offices in Braybrook.

As Crew Leader, you will be responsible for:

  • Working with and alongside mentees to provide support in qualified trade – please note that a large component of this role includes physical labour onsite
  • Mentoring and assisting in training Crew Members & Community Crew Leaders
  • Mentoring participants to build upon “soft” work skills, i.e. communication, presentation and customer service
  • Preparing customer quotes
  • Delivering a quality service, including all relevant health and safety requirements and physically completing the tasks
  • Supervising daily job sites autonomously
  • Providing participants with on the job skill development to support external theoretical training
  • Supporting the transition of participants into on-going employment
  • Upholding the values of the YMCA at all times

The pay range for this role is $37.53 - $40.38 per hour, based on qualifications and experience.

About You

You’re a skilled tradesperson with a passion for making a difference in the lives of disadvantaged young people. You will be in a position to partake in physical labour onsite in your trade of specialty. You possess strong interpersonal skills, which will allow you to build strong and positive relationships with the young program participants. Your well-developed communication skills will see you create and grow beneficial relationships between the business and community sectors, whilst working with a culturally diverse group. You will be highly motivated, with proven ability to work with limited supervision.

In return, YMCA Victoria offers you flexible working and rostering arrangements, opportunities for career development and growth, and a range of further benefits.

Mandatory Pre-Requisite Qualifications

  • A current and applicable driver’s license
  • A current Working With Children’s Check
  • Level 2 First Aid certification
  • A current White Card
  • Experience in, and/or formal qualifications in the trade sector - such as a Commercial Landscaping, Horticulture, Landscape maintenance, Carpentry, Cabinetry and/or Painting (visit https://vicyouth.ymca.org.au/social-impact/rebuild for a list of services ReBuild offer to the community)

Desirable skills/qualifications include

  • Working at Height certification
  • Plant licenses including bobcat/skidsteer
  • EWP Licence
  • RIW Licence
  • Experience in a similar role is highly desirable

At the Y, we are committed to empowering all Children and Young People to feel safe and be safe. As such, we ensure that all of our candidates are appropriately screened (including police check, working with children check and reference checks).

To learn more about our commitment to safeguarding children and young people visit here.

In keeping with current Victorian health directions it is a requirement that staff attending our facilities are fully vaccinated. Please be aware that you will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

Benefits

At the YMCA, we value our people. Working for us means you’ll enjoy great work/life balance and a range of benefits which improve your wellbeing and help you develop as an individual, such as:

  • Flexible working and rostering arrangements
  • Opportunities for career development and growth
  • Free access to gyms, recreation, and aquatics centres across the state
  • Free access to the Virtual Y – online health and wellness

How to Apply

Working for the YMCA is a rewarding and challenging experience for those with a positive attitude, zest for life and who seek to contribute to the bigger picture.

If this is you, click the Apply Now button to submit your application.

Alternatively, you can email [email protected], using the subject line: Crew Leader - ReBuild enquiry via EthicalJobs for further information.

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