Youth Mentor

1 day ago

StokeonTrent, United Kingdom Blinded Faith Full time

Blinded Faith offer mentoring sessions to children and young people in an aim to provide them with a positive role model who can guide them with practical life skills through our ‘Show, Tell, Watch and Grow’ model. It is our aim to build confidence and empower the young people we work with through positive interactions, therapeutic conversations and encouraging fun. Mentoring we offer is tailored to individual interests and needs. We offer many organised cultural and educational enrichment activities.

We at Blinded Faith have the saying there is "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND."

This means that whoever the child is or whatever CRISIS, we have an open heart, mind and door.

Our aim is to walk with the young person from in the middle of their CRISIS to a place where they feel safe and secure.

Through the support we give our young people they will learn that they have purpose and value.

They will start to believe that they are and can be a valuable member of society, who's voice can be heard and is worth listening to. The aim is for the encouragement of self-belief to create a new truth for them as we teach them that success comes with structure and a nurturing environment which helps unhealthy behaviours begin to subside.

We are a new business that has grown from 2 to 26+ staff in 7 months and growing. This is down to our flexible, effective and love focused way of supporting, encouraging and challenging the children and young people that we work with. It is in our companies DNA to go over and beyond what is expected to provide practical and emotional support to every child/ young person we encounter.

We have currently successfully supported four local authorities with the services we provide and aim to continue to achieve positive outcomes for the children and young people who need that extra support and a safe home environment.

**Responsibilities**

**Professional **Childcare **Practices**
- To adhere to the Blinded Faith ethos and work within policy and practice guidelines
- Become a positive role model and demonstrate appropriate behaviour and social skills when taking young people out on activities/ out in the community
- To maintain a high standard of record keeping and report writing
- To participate in the development of individual risk assessments and behaviour support
- To contribute to care planning, participating in reviews and other meetings as required, and to assist in the implementation of care plans
- To be alert to signs of distress or abuse, and to ensure that the young people are monitored and protected following safeguarding procedures
- To ensure the health & safety of children is monitored in accordance with the law and good practice guidance
- To maintain and promote effective professional relationships with colleagues, management, external professionals and parents
- To act flexibly, within reasonable bounds, which may include covering for other mentors on occasions although we do try to keep consistent mentors for young people
- To inform and communicate effectively with relevant professionals of recent developments
- Be confident in attending children/ young peoples home environments and developing positive relationships
- To undertake any other duties in line with the post as requested by management

**Personal**
- To be open to ongoing development of skills, knowledge and experience
- To make regular use of supervision and training
- To be open to regular personal review and improvement
- To report to line management, or other appropriate person, any safeguarding concerns/ potential safeguarding concerns

**Additional Information**

You will be required to become competent in behavioral management techniquesincluding physical intervention. Blinded Faith will provide appropriate training.

**Person Specification/Competencies**

**Essential**
- Good interpersonal / social skills
- Non-judgemental attitude
- Ability to display appropriate responses to anger and anxiety and management of challenging behaviours
- Responsible and mature outlook
- Must have confidence in lone working safely
- Ability to relate honestly to young people
- Be able to understand and work in line with Blinded Faiths Policies and Procedures
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Competent in accurately and appropriately reporting safeguarding concerns
- Basic understanding of the principles of childcare legislation
- Assertive and confident
- Transferable life and interest skills
- Innovative and creative with ways to engage the children/ young people we work with
- Empathetic
- Good sense of humour
- Punctual and reliable
- Awareness of the principles of equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
- Flexible (travel and shifts)
- Current and clean UK Drivers licence. Mentors must drive and have a car to use for work purposes (business insurance will be required)

**Desirable**
- Experienced and have come through tough challenges and have now learnt effective and healthy strategies to reach, maintain a

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