POSITION LOCATION REPORTING RELATIONSHIP
HIPPY Mentor Broome, Western Australia Reports to HIPPY Coordinator
ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT
“Making mabu liyan real for all, always”
People, land, culture, prosperity
Nyamba Buru Yawuru (NBY) means ‘This is the place of Yawuru’. NBY is the operational company of the Yawuru Native Title
Holders Aboriginal Corporation. NBY manages the day to day business of Yawuru and is engaged in a diverse range of projects
which helps to provide social, cultural, environmental and financial sustainability for the future of Yawuru people.
PRIMARY FUNCTION
HIPPY Mentors, supervised by the HIPPY Coordinator provide peer support and deliver the HIPPY Program to Indigenous
families in Broome through home and group sessions.
HIPPY is a home based early childhood learning and parenting program empowering parents to be their child’s first teacher.
LINE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
• Nil • HIPPY Coordinator
- HIPPY program participants and community members
KEY ACTIVITIES AND TASKS
HIPPY PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
• Meet with 10 and 15 assigned families on a weekly basis to role play and deliver HIPPY materials in the home or a
parent Group Meeting format.
- Assist with the organisation and facilitation of parent Group Meetings.
- Develop a relationship with families that will support the development of new skills and confidence in the parent.
- Encourage parent participation in the program by re-enforcing the positive benefits of the program families enrolled
in HIPPY. Refer families to the HIPPY Coordinator if they need additional support or assistance.
- Meet with the Coordinator on a weekly basis for the purpose of role playing the following week's material; report on
the progress of the families assigned; and discuss any issues that arose during the previous week.
- Participate in weekly training and regular staff development, with Coordinator to support Mentors through
completion of Pathways to Possibilities (P2P) over their 2 years at HIPPY.
- Assist in the HIPPY office and perform other duties as requested by the Coordinator
- Maintain an awareness of NBY programs and community support services available in the local area. Facilitate
supported referrals of families to local community services when required.
ADMINISTRATION
• Manage individual workload on a weekly basis and exercise initiative in the application of work procedures and use of
time management, planning and priority setting to achieve objectives.
- Accurate and timely recording of client information, program outputs and outcomes.
- Maintenance and ongoing development of appropriate administrative systems including regular reporting, data
collection and issues documentation.
- Participate in regular staff meetings and professional development opportunities and attend individual supervision
sessions with Coordinator.
- Complete Pathways to Possibilities (P2P) over the 2 years of employment with HIPPY
- Share monthly reports on program activities with Coordinator.
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