Choice Mentor Volunteer

The program volunteers are known as Choice Mentors and the people with disability they assist to make decisions are known as ‘participants’.

Choice Mentors may assist participants with making decisions about their lifestyle, accommodation, health care, and accessing services, but not finances.

The Choice Mentor will provide the participant with support to make and act on their own decisions. The participant will have requested assistance with decision making.

The Choice Mentor may assist the participant by:

providing impartial support to review their NDIS support plan, in which the participant has indicated the areas or decisions they want assistance with
breaking the decision making process into understandable and achievable steps
obtaining information relevant to the decisions being considered by the participant and presenting it in an accessible way
explaining and assisting with weighing up relevant information and considerations relating to the decision making process
assisting the participant with problem solving issues relating to the decisions being considered by the participant
accompanying the participant to initial appointments as necessary to help them identify options to facilitate their decision making.
helping the participant connect with self advocacy or other support as appropriate.

You can not apply for this role as it is no longer available.

Frankston VIC
Regular - more than 6 months
Disability Services

Type of work

Companionship & Social Support, Disability Support

Time required

The time commitment required will vary according to the specific situation of each participant. The participant and Choice Mentor will need to establish an agreement about how often they will meet, where to meet and their preferred form of communication. If the decision making process becomes too complicated, or appears to be moving beyond assistance with decision making to requiring counselling or advocacy, the Choice Mentor must contact the program coordinator to review the situation.

Reimbursement

Choice Mentors can claim reimbursement for their travel and telephone costs that pertain to the role

Requirements

National Police Certificate
Working with Children Check

Key Choice Mentor qualities The Choice Mentors must have: * an interest in, and commitment to, the rights of people with disability * good communication and interpersonal skills * an understanding of, or the ability to develop an understanding of, the NDIS and disability service systems * the ability to assist and support people with disability to make and act on their own decisions * the skills and ability to identify decision making issues, and to be able to work towards the outcomes identified by the participant * the ability to work collaboratively with the project coordinator to monitor the decision-making process, including decision making agreements. Key Choice Mentor accountabilities The Volunteer Supporter must: * commit to a 6-12month supporting relationship with the participant * engage with, and build, a constructive relationship with the participant * always work with the aim of facilitating the participant’s autonomy, independence and skill development * meet or contact the participant by phone at least once a fortnight * send a progress report to the project administrator at least once a month * contact the project coordinator to discuss any difficulty or concern * attend Choice Mentor training sessions as required

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