Mentors – Journey to Empowerment

Mentors – Journey to Empowerment Program

• Opportunity to work with one of Australia’s leading Indigenous organisations
• Live and work in the amazing Kimberley region
• Access to generous salary packaging benefits

Wunan Foundation is a leading Aboriginal development organisation based in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Its purpose is to ensure that Aboriginal people enjoy the capabilities and opportunities necessary to make positive choices that lead to independent, fulfilling lives. Wunan delivers the Journey to Empowerment Program in the East Kimberley, Provide direct mentoring, support and referrals to clients, ensuring culturally safe, strengths-based service delivery.

Wunan is seeking a mentor who has Experience supporting vulnerable individuals, strong communication, record-keeping skills, cultural safety knowledge to work with a team of enthusiastic team members working in a culturally safe environment.

Key Duties:

• Deliver one-on-one mentoring and practical support.
• Assist clients with Cashless Debit Card processes, budgeting and service access.
• Maintain accurate case notes and complete DEX entries.
• Participate in outreach and community engagement.
• Uphold Wunan policies, DSS requirements and Child Safe standards.

Requirements of the role

Essential Criteria:

Experience supporting vulnerable individuals, strong communication, record-keeping skills, cultural safety knowledge.

Desirable criteria:

Cert Ill/IV Community Services; mentoring or youth work experience.

Pre-employment requirements:

• Satisfactory Criminal History Check (not older than 6 months)
• Current Working with children clearance
• Current Australian unrestricted ‘C’ class Driver’s license

Applications close Friday 7th August 2026

(Wunan reserves the right to commence recruitment process and/or close recruitment early if an applicable candidate is sourced).

For more information about this role, please contact Elizabeth Cox, role GM Education & Employment contact 0418714217.

Please apply via SEEK including in your application a cover letter addressing the criteria’s above, a current resume and at least two referees (ideally including most recent supervisor).

NOTE: All final applicants for this position will be asked to consent to a criminal record check and/or a working with children check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.