You can make a difference
in a young person’s life,
and the community they live in!

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Volunteering is richly rewarding.

 

Volunteers need not have any previous mentoring experience but a positive attitude towards young people and education is a must.
We have a range of exciting mentoring roles available in Merri-bek, Darebin and Yarra, all of which are well supported by the VME team/partners and include free training and resources.

The VME, INLLEN and project partners are committed to ensuring child safety and wellbeing. Strict adherence to the INLLEN Child Safe Code of Conduct is expected of all VME volunteers.

Mentoring Programs

OPPORTUNITIES

  • VME Mentoring Matters - Secondary School-based Programs

    01.

    VME Mentoring Matters - Secondary School-based Programs

    A 10-week face-to-face vocational mentoring program in a VCAL/VCE Vocational Major classroom. Weekly sessions of 1-2 hours see mentors working closely with a small group of up to 3 students, their teacher, and fellow mentors, sharing their lived experience and knowledge about navigating the world of work.

    20-30 hours in April – June OR July – September. Ideally suiting those with a trades or other professional background.

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  • Community-based Mentoring

    02.

    Community-based Mentoring

    A face-to-face / blended mentoring program in a northern Melbourne community agency setting.

    With a choice of 3 programs, mentoring sessions will vary in timing and frequency over a period of up to four months.

    Mentors will work 1:1 (or small group) with a young person aged 18-25 to support their successful transition to employment.
    20-30 hours in June – November with a range of rewarding roles.

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  • “Our mentor helped us discover pathways, think about our future and taught us a lot from their own experience.”

    MenteeVME Mentoring Matters
  • Mentee

    “It is satisfying to help someone else in a ‘cloudy’ time of life, sharing skills taught from my own experience.”

    MentorVME Mentoring Matters

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Young People

1263

Mentoring Hours

28

Programs

97

Mentors

VME Mentoring Requirements

Volunteers must be over 18 years old, eligible to live and work/volunteer in Australia, and willing to obtain a Working with Children Check.


Australian work and life experience, including mid-career, transitioning to retirement and retirees are desired, especially those with trades, creative industries, entrepreneurial or other professional backgrounds.


Volunteer mentors must be able to commit to the specified day and time of the program’s mentoring sessions.

INLLEN’s other Volunteering Opportunities

If mentoring is not for you just yet, but you are still keen to get involved, you might like to consider:

hosting an industry excursion or work placement student
becoming a member of the INLLEN’s Industry Speaker Bank
becoming a Real Industry Job Interviews volunteer
making a donation (INLLEN is a registered charity)

Contact Yu-Wen Chien for more information or visit inllen.org.au

RIJI Mock Interview Event
Vocational Mentoring Exchange

  • Get Involved!

    Becoming a VME Partner

    For more information about becoming a VME partner please contact
    Rochelle Darby on [email protected]

    CONTACT

  • The Inner Northern LLEN is a registered charity. Donations over $2 are tax deductible.

    MAKE A DONATION TODAY

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