Adult Skills Mentor

Barnsley FC Community Trust; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 25 days + bank holidays

Flexible working

Training & development

Company pension scheme

Laptop/phone allowance

Free car parking

Branded clothing

Tickets to home fixtures

Health & wellbeing support

Job summary

Barnsley FC Community Trust invites applications for an Adult Skills Mentor to support adults in developing essential skills for employment, education and personal growth. You will provide guidance, motivation and tailored engagement sessions within the Education Department to help individuals achieve goals and overcome learning barriers.

Based in Barnsley, the role collaborates with the team to recruit participants in line with contractual KPI’s, with a salary of £12.71 per hour on a fixed-term

Qualifications

• Experience delivering community-based physical activity or health initiatives.
• Understanding of health inequalities and barriers to physical activity/employment/learning in underrepresented communities.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Flexible approach to working hours (including evenings and occasional weekends) and travel.
• Experience delivering various activities/workshops to support healthy lifestyles/personal development.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and lead sessions.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare resources in a timely manner in line with contractual KPI’s.
• Ensure schemes of work incorporate Equality & Diversity, Differentiation, Safeguarding, World of Work/Employability, Information & Learning Technologies, and wider learning.
• Deliver effective course delivery, learning and assessment, ensuring materials reflect best practice and drive retention and progression.
• Recruit learners in line with contractual KPI’s.
• Maintain learning environments and report equipment or facility issues to management.
• Record attendance, participation and outcomes; contribute to monitoring and evaluation reports for funders.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Organisation

Flexible hours

Education

Level 2 sport coaching qualification

First Aid qualification

Safeguarding qualification

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

BARNSLEYFC COMMUNITYTRUST

APPLICATION PACK

ADULT SKILLS MENTOR

BARNSLEYFC COMMUNITYTRUST

Barnsley FC Community Trust is a registered charity delivering community and charitable activities on behalf of Barnsley Football Club through four main themes.

EDUCATION, HEALTH, SOCIAL INCLUSION AND SPORTS PARTICIPATION

OUR VISION

Raising Aspirations; Enhancing Lives; Improving Communities

OUR MISSION

To use the power of Barnsley Football Club to inspire, improve and positively change lives in our community.

OUR VALUES

WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR WORK

WE ARE TEAM PLAYERS

WE ARE OPEN AND HONEST

BARNSLEY FC COMMUNITY TRUST STAFF BENEFITS

ANNUAL LEAVE
DAYS +8
25 BANK/PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

FLEXIBLE WORKING

TRAINING + DEVELOPMENT

COMPANY PENSION SCHEME

STAFF SOCIAL EVENTS

LAPTOP PHONE ALLOWANCE *Role dependant

FREE
CAR
PARKING

BRANDED CLOTHING

ACCESS TO TICKETS
FOR BARNSLEY FC HOME LEAGUE FIXTURES

CHRISTMAS SHUTDOWN

FREE
CHILD
ACTIVITY
PLACES

HEALTH + WELLBEING SUPPORT

APPLICATIONS

Barnsley FC Community Trust are committed to the safeguarding of its staff, volunteers and young people. Any job offer made is subject to satisfactory references and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

JOB PURPOSE

The Adult Skills Mentor will support adult members of the community in developing essential skills for employment, education, and personal growth. This role focuses on providing guidance, motivation, and tailored engagement sessions to help individuals achieve their goals and overcome barriers to learning. Working within the Education Department, the postholder will play a key role in the promotion of our adult skills provision, as well as being responsible for the recruit of participants in line with contractual KPI’s.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location:

Barnsley FC Community Trust, Grove Street, Barnsley, S71 1ET

Reporting to:

Head of Education

Salary Range:

£12.71 per hour

Contractual Status: Fixed Term contract (Until July 2027) Potential to extent - subject to funding

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential To be Passionate about making a positive difference in the community.

To be Open and Honest

To have a strong focus on Teamwork

Level 2 or equivalent sport related coaching qualification

1 years relevant experience working with adults

First Aid qualification (or willingness to obtain).

Safeguarding qualification (or willingness to obtain).

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Experience, Qualifications & Training

Essential Proven experience delivering community-based physical activity or health initiatives.

Understanding of health inequalities and barriers to physical

activity/employment/learning in underrepresented communities.

Strong communication and relationship-building skills with people from diverse backgrounds.

Flexible approach to working hours (including evenings and occasional weekends) and travel.

Experience in delivering various activities and workshops to support healthy lifestyles/personal development

Ability to work independently, take initiative, and lead sessions.

Strong organisational, planning and record-keeping skills.

Ability to manage own workload, meet deadlines and deliver against set targets.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Confident under pressure and adaptable to changing demands.

Ability to accurately record attendance, participation, and outcome data, and

contribute to monitoring and evaluation reports for funders and partners.

Experience or confidence in capturing participant stories and case studies to evidence impact and good practice.

Desirable

Hold relevant degree qualification

Experience of working with people to support targeted interventions and help break down barriers.

Experience monitoring and evaluating programmes, ideally using systems such as Salesforce.

Mental health first aid and/or trauma-informed practice training

Knowledge of local priorities (e.g. physical activity, mental health, reducing health

inequalities, unemployment rates, economically inactive figures).

Experience working with diverse communities and adapting programmes to meet different needs.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

To effectively plan and prepare resources in a timely manner inline with contractual KPI’s

Ensure schemes of work incorporate Equality & Diversity, Differentiation (support, stretch & challenge), Safeguarding, World of Work/Employability, Information & Learning Technologies and wider learning.

Provide effective course delivery, learning and assessment (if appropriate), ensuring resource material and delivery is of a high quality and reflects best practice as measured by retention, attendance, success rates, and value added.

Be responsible for the recruitment of learners in line with contractual KPI’s

To ensure the local environment, facilities and learning hubs are maintained to a satisfactory level, ensuring that any defaults with equipment or furniture are reported promptly to management.

Maintain accurate and detailed participant records including registers, destination data,/referral forms, monitoring and reviewing progress and producing reports.

Participate in team and other staff meetings and contribute to the management and development of delivery programmes ensuring the delivery of cost effective and efficient programmes.

Liaise and work closely with the respective staff/stakeholders to maintain / promote positive achievement, wellbeing, and engagement.

To develop and build effective relationships with participants on a programme.

Network with possible groups to support and be involved with community programme.

To be flexible in undertaking a variety of roles which meet the business needs of Barnsley FC Community Trust

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

To create partnerships with local communities to establish links and source venues to deliver programmes.

To uphold the safety of participants when attending sessions delivered as part of our programme.

To follow Safeguarding procedures and adhere to safeguarding expectations and duties when working with participants.

To proactively promote the Trust to ensure awareness, growth and expansion of its work

To ensure compliance with all Barnsley FC Community Trust Policies and Procedures across all areas of work.

To represent the trust in a professional manner and consistent with Core Values

To undertake training and CPD as necessary and relevant to the post

To generally assist in any tasks required in the operation of the Trust as directed by the Head of Education.

Maintaining awareness and compliance with all Policies and Procedures

Promoting high standards of personal professional conduct

Embody the overall Vision, Mission and Values of the Charity

All other duties as requested by your Line Manager

To deliver against agreed contractual KPIs and departmental strategic objective.

BARNSLEYFC COMMUNITYTRUST