
Need support looking for work? A Jobs Victoria Mentor can help.
If you’ve been looking for work for a while or you’re facing challenges that make it harder to find a job, a Mentor can help.
Jobs Victoria Mentors assist people to become work-ready, find a job that suits them, and support them in their new job during the first six months of employment.
Jobs Victoria Mentor services operate in the following local government areas:
- City of Brimbank (located in the Western Metropolitan region)
- City of Greater Dandenong (located in the Southern Metropolitan region)
- City of Hume (located in the Northern Metropolitan region)
- City of Latrobe (located in the Gippsland region)
- City of Greater Shepparton (located in the Goulburn region)
Other supports for Jobseekers
There are a range of programs and services that can assist you to develop your skills or support you into employment. These services include:
Depending on your location, your local council may be able to point you to relevant services in your area. Online recruitment sites and job boards can also provide you with job opportunities relevant to your skills and location.
How can a Mentor support me to find work?
A Mentor will work with you to understand your work goals and aspirations and help you achieve them. A Jobs Victoria Mentor can:
- support you to apply for jobs
- assist you to develop your resume and prepare for job interviews
- support you to become job ready
- match you with jobs that interest you
- help you enrol in training or obtain qualifications
- assist you with personal needs, including transport to attend interviews
- provide support for six months once you have a job
- connect you to other community services.
Who is eligible for Mentor services?
Jobs Victoria Mentors provide targeted support to people who face significant challenges finding employment, including:
- people who are long-term unemployed (12 months or more), or
- people who are at significant risk of long-term unemployment.
A Jobs Victoria Mentor will assess your eligibility for support based on your individual circumstances.
You may be considered at significant risk of long-term unemployment if you experience some of the following barriers:
- not completing secondary education (either in Australia or overseas)
- no post-school qualifications
- a lack of Australian work experience
- low English language proficiency
- low literacy (reading/writing)
- lack of digital literacy
- lack of knowledge of job search techniques/processes
- limited social and professional networks that can help with job search activities
- personal circumstances that limit employment options or make it challenging to search for a job and/or keep a job (e.g. experience of family violence, unstable housing/homelessness, a significant disability, mental health issues, drug and alcohol dependence, criminal record)
- low confidence and low self-esteem
- other barriers considered on a case-by-case basis by Jobs Victoria.
How can I find a Mentor?
You can find Mentor services in the areas below:
City of Brimbank
Includes specialist services for ex-offenders and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Where
16 Withers St
Sunshine 3020
Contact
Phone: 0428 678 886
Where
93B Station Rd
Deer Park 3023
12/30-32 East Esplanade
St Albans 3021
Suite 4, 2 Devonshire Rd
Sunshine 3020
Contact
Where
Unit 2/27-35 Clarke St
Sunshine 3020
Contact
City of Greater Dandenong
Includes specialist services for ex-offenders and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Where
54 McCrae St
Dandenong 3175
Contact
Phone: 0428 678 886
Where
Suite 2
31 Princes Hwy
Dandenong 3175
Contact
Includes specialist services for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Where
243-245 Lonsdale St
Dandenong VIC 3175
562-564 Springvale Road,
Springvale South, Victoria 3172.
Contact
Includes specialist services for Aboriginal people
Where
290 Thomas St
Dandenong 3175
Contact
City of Hume
Includes specialist service for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and ex-offenders
Where
Homemaker Centre, Shop 8/1185 – 1197 Pascoe Vale Rd
Broadmeadows 3047
Contact
Where
Level 5, 61 Riggall St
Broadmeadows 3047
Contact
Where
72 O’Shaughnessy
Sunbury 3429
771 Pascoe Vale Rd
Glenroy 3046
Suite D20-03,
Level 2 Craigieburn Central Shopping Centre
333 Windrock Ave
Craigieburn VIC, 3064
Level 2,
293 High St
Preston 3072
Contact
City of Latrobe
Where
29 Tarwin St
Morwell 3840
U1 George St
Moe 3825
‘Outreach - By Appointment Only’
34-38 Kay St
Traralgon 3844
‘Outreach - By Appointment Only’
Contact
Where
44 Kay St
Traralgon 3844
Contact
City of Greater Shepparton
Where
114-116 Wyndham St
Shepparton 3630
Contact
Where
21 Wyndham Street,
Shepparton VIC 3630
Contact
URL: rfnc.com.au
Phone: 03 5822 4364
Email: aep.admin@rfnc.com.au
Specialist service for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Where
134-140 Fryers St
Shepparton 3630