Youth Mentor

3 weeks ago

Derby, United Kingdom Remedi - Restorative Services Full time

**WHAT TO EXPECT**

The role will be based across Derbyshire and whilst every effort will be made to focus the location of work in a particular area, applicants should be prepared to work anywhere in the region.

Expenses are covered but **you will need to drive and have access to your own vehicle.**

We will provide:

- Full training
- A laptop and mobile phone
- Line management support and guidance
- The role requires an enhanced DBS check
- Starting salary £21,840 rising to £25,000 at the end of Year 2 in role
- 6% employer pension contribution
- 26 days leave per annum plus bank holidays

**NOTE- Funding for this role is only confirmed until March 25**

**PROFILE**

You will be working to support the Derby Stronger Families Programme in providing mentoring to young people accessing their service. You will be working with families in and around Derby City.

The Supporting Families Mentoring Service will provide mentoring to children, young people, and their families.

Examples of our **mentoring **will include both emotional and practical support, with a focus on;
- One-to-one support from someone who may have similar life experiences or share a similar condition,
- Support that focuses on a particular outcome, for example, support to attend school or medical appointments,
- Peer support that can help people to build and sustain local connections and activity-based support.

You will be responsible for managing a case load, with children and families to support and maintain good relationships with the Stronger Families team, who refer cases to you and who also work with the families.

This is not an exhaustive list, and we will work with you to develop ways in which to identify the individual young person’s needs.

You will be working 35 hours a week on a fully flexible basis to suit the availability of the children, their families, as a result, can expect some weekend working.

**Programme delivery work** - you may also be required to deliver from a list of educational workshops (knife crime, County lines etc) to young people on an individual basis. You would need to be a confident person, able to motivate and challenge young people where needed.

So, if you want a job that can really make a significant difference to the lives of young people this could be the job for you.

We will provide full training for the role, and we are looking for someone with passion, empathy and motivation rather than any particular past experience or qualification.

The skills and qualities you will need to do the job well are:
**COMMUNICATION**:

- Good communication skills with children and their families is a must, as is the ability to communicate in a clear, timely fashion (verbally and in writing) with partner agencies such as youth justice and police professionals. Forming and maintaining relationships with these partner agencies is vital to the success of the work we do. You must be confident in picking up the phone and speaking to service users to offer our services.

**FLEXIBILITY-** Weekends and early evening working may be required to meet the availability and needs of the children, families and victims.

**MOTIVATION-** _This _role is very rewarding and can make a significant difference to someone’s life. Many of the young people we support face a number of challenges and can find it difficult to engage. You will need to provide encouragement and support and use innovative strategies in order to meet their needs and to motivate them to engage.

**IT CAPABLE-** We want you to spend the majority of your time working with people. There is however a responsibility to record information accurately and promptly on our secure Case Management System. As a result, it is essential that you are proficient in using:
We will encourage and expect you to maximise the use of remote methods of working with people remotely. It is essential therefore that you are comfortable with using platforms such as TEAMS and ZOOM.

**SAFETY-** We want you to work safely in all aspects of the role
- health and safety, safeguarding for all concerned, data protection, risk assessment etc. Full training will be provided in all of these aspects, and we will be looking for someone committed to achieving high standards in regard to all of these issues.

Pay: From £21,840.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- The role requires enhanced DBS check
- You will need to hold a driving license and have access to own vehicle
- Interviews will take place onThursday 30 May 2024

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 24/05/2024

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