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Volunteer Mentor

4 months ago

Coventry, United Kingdom NFP People Limited Full time

Volunteer Mentor

Was there someone who made a difference in your ability to access education? Or perhaps you were a pupil who would have benefited from having a mentor?

We’re looking for the next generation of changemakers in Coventry who want to be inspirational role models, mentors and tutors to children who need it the most. This is your chance to harness your energy, passion and creativity, in order to become that personfor others.

**Position**:Volunteer Mentor (Part-time)

**Location**: Coventry

**Expenses**: Reimbursed living expenses up to £3,960 in the West Midlands plus the exact amount of money that you spend on the most reasonable method of transport used to get to/from school and the officeplus other great benefits.

**Closing Date**: 12th January 2023

**The Role**

As a Volunteer Mentor, you’ll spend your City Year helping children in schools who need our help the most - by acting as a positive role model, mentor and coach to them. Through this, you’ll bring a new perspective to learning and boost pupils’ confidenceboth in and out of the classroom, while improving behaviour and helping them to feel safe, empowered and happy. Your role in creating a positive learning environment where all pupils can thrive is now needed more than ever, given the unprecedented interruptionto learning caused by the pandemic.

Alongside your teammates, you’ll help pupils engage with and enjoy learning through classroom, one-to-one and small group support and delivering and running breakfast, lunch and after school clubs, and create meaningful relationships with children who needhelp to do well at school.

Not only will you be changing lives in schools, you’ll also get to take part in the Leadership Development Programme with the opportunity to do a relevant accredited qualification as part of the programme. Plus, your tailored Professional Development Programmeswill measure your progress and help you develop the key skills and competencies that employers are looking for.

Volunteer Mentors come from a wide range of backgrounds but are united in one common goal: to better themselves and to better the lives of pupils facing barriers to success. Since 2009, over 1,500 people have undertaken a year of full-time social actionin school and coached more than 15,000 struggling pupils. Volunteers have then gone on to progress into careers within education (with 94% of full-time volunteers obtaining education employment and training within 3 months of graduating from the programme),including at the schools they have served in or paid full-time roles at the charity. Other avenues include social work, law enforcement, finance, engineering, marketing and many others, and even launching their own businesses.

Once you graduate the charity can assist you to make sure that your headed in the right direction. You can easily connect with your former team members, reach out to other alumni on a similar path or help a current volunteer on their City Year journey astheir own mentor.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the leadership development programme and help tackle educational inequality in schools, starting now or from January 2023 - July 2023. Get involved and #BeTheChange.

**While in school will be**
- Building meaningful and trusting relationships with targeted pupils to support them in school
- 1-to-1 mentoring, working with a designated list of pupils who require more intensive support
- Supporting teachers in the classroom
- Being an example of good behaviour for all children at all times
- Helping to encourage attendance and punctuality in all pupils
- Encouraging library use, supervising homework clubs and supervising fun before-school activities
- Running a range of extra curricular clubs, e.g sports, music, homework, debating etc
- Measuring the impact of your interventions on your focus list students
- Planning special projects to engage parents and the local community

**And out of school.**
- Developing your career with training, coaching and career workshops
- Attending external events with our business partners and influential figures
- Appearing at recruitment events, in order to inspire prospective volunteers
- Taking part in volunteering days with our funders
- Shadowing our staff and business partners while at work
- Supporting with the planning and delivery of social action projects in the local community
- Connecting with a mentor for your own professional development

You’ll be line managed on site by a school-based programme staff team volunteering a minimum of 24 hours per week (2 - 3 days in school, and Fridays taking part in the Leadership and Development programme) - term time only.

A typical school day begins at around 8am, and finishes around 4:00pm - 4.30pm, including an hour-long break (this may vary depending on your school’s rota).

**What you'll get**:
As part of your City Year experience, you’ll receive:

- Day-to-day experience of working in schools and with children
- Bespoke training sessions on Fridays, to develop leadership and employability skills
- A designated professional mentor from our corporate partners
- Access to accredited leadership courses
- £90-£100 living expenses per week, dependent on region, plus all travel expenses reimbursed
- An iconic red jackets
- The opportunity to become part of a unique alumni network

**About You**

To apply, you'll need:

- To be aged 18-25
- To be able to commit to a minimum of 2 days in school, as well as attending each Friday training, during school term time
- Passion and enthusiasm for working with children and tackling educational inequality
- An ability to be a positive role model for others
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- A responsible, resilient, thoughtful and empathetic nature
- A willingness to take initiative
- To be committed to taking on challenges and seeing them through
- Self awareness and an openness to learning new skillsTo be adaptable and willing to step o