Youth Project Mentor Officer

Youth Mentor Project Officer

Permanent starting salary �25000

Hendon

Randstad are working with an education partner who are looking to appoint a Youth Mentor Project Officer to join their Inclusion team.

This exciting role will include leading and developing supportive relationships with young pupils by engaging them in long term mentoring and creating a powerful curriculum of workshops and discussions.

This role will be based in a local school in Hendon is Full Time 52 weeks 37 hours a week.

The role will report directly to the Development Manager within the Inclusion team.

The role will include

• Develop and deliver sessions with children and young people which supports them to address violent or negative behaviour at home, in school or in the community
• Lead 1:1 mentoring sessions with young people
• Develop a curriculum of workshops and coordinate their delivery
• Keep accurate files and records to produce evidence
• Build strong, productive relationships with participants and partners

As the Successful Candidate you will have

SKILLS

• Lived experience of the challenges being faced by young people at risk of committing crime
• Experience of working with children and young people who have shown negative or offending behaviours
• Knowledge and experience of safeguarding requirements when working with young people and vulnerable adults
• Youth Mentoring or similar working background
• Mentoring, Youth Counselling qualification

EXPERIENCE

• Have an ability to motivate, inspire and mentor people towards achieving their goals
• Be comfortable delivering 1:1 and group sessions, face-to-face
• Have an ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with a range of partners
• Be able to monitor, evaluate and assess project performance
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of a team
• Good judgement and knowing when to seek advice or support

CHARACTERISTICS

• An engaging and non-judgemental approach to working with young people
• You are resilient and adaptable to an exciting, evolving workplace
• You thrive in and promote a culture of hard work, discipline, honesty, and humility to deliver results
• You manage projects, activities, and resources effectively, assuming personal ownership and accountability for results
• Be organised and efficient in your approach to your work and tasks
• Be flexible in your approach to managing your workload but also possess the ability to work under pressure and meet deadline

BENEFITS

• 25 days holiday a year plus bank holidays
• Paid Sick leave for physical & mental health
• Ballot tickets for international sporting events
• Member of Cycle to work scheme
• Annual pay Review

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