Education Mentor

Lincolnshire County Council; Boston; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Future 4 Me Team is seeking an Education Mentor to support vulnerable adolescents with their education needs at a Boston-based youth centre.

The role focuses on building 1:1 mentoring relationships, promoting re-engagement in education, and collaborating with local services to improve attendance and attainment. A flexible, travel-friendly schedule is expected to meet the demands of the role.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting vulnerable adolescents in education.
• Ability to develop 1:1 mentoring relationships and monitor progress.

Responsibilities

• Develop 1:1 mentoring relationships with children to seek opportunities around education, training and employment.
• Advocate for children currently out of education to secure re-engagement.
• Collaborate with Children Services and education providers to support attendance and attainment.
• Complete reports and participate in meetings (progress meetings, reviews, TAF, CIN, CP, CiC).
• Travel and work in a timely and flexible manner to undertake duties.

Skills

Mentoring

Education support

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to become an Education Mentor within the Future 4 Me Team. We are looking for an individual that is highly motivated in working with vulnerable adolescents to support their education needs.

We currently have one full time vacancy covering Boston and South Holland based at Carlton Road Youth Centre in Boston.

Due to recent changes in immigration law in the UK we are unable to offer skilled worker visa sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the requirements.

About you:

As an Education Mentor you will provide additional support to children who need help to overcome barriers to learning, working with those children to support improved attendance or where criminal behaviours are identified as being at risk of non-engagement or exclusion from education, training or employment.

About the role:

You will work closely with members of the Future 4 Me Team to provide support to address children's education needs, this will include developing 1:1 mentoring relationships with children to seek opportunities around education, training and employment. You will advocate for children currently out of education, training and employment to secure their re-engagement. You will work closely with Children Services colleagues and work with education providers to support attendance attainment in education, training and employment. You will complete reports and participate in appropriate meetings for children and families such as progress meetings and reviews, TAF, CIN, CP, and CiC meetings. You will be required to travel and work in a timely and flexible manner to undertake the duties of the role. This can be a demanding role however one that brings great job satisfaction.

About the team:

Future 4 Me launched County wide in February 2019 and brought together the Council's core offer to adolescents by building on the Youth Offending Team, Youth Hub and Early Help. Focusing on supporting children aged 14-18,we have a dedicated hub comprising of staff with a focus on youth housing, diversion for youth justice, child exploitation, community interventions as well as our psychology team.

In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

What you can expect from us:

An in-depth induction, a managed caseload, regular case supervision and on-going training. We offer a number of great benefits which include a competitive salary, an excellent pension a car lease scheme, flexible working conditions and much more... Further information can be found in our Benefits brochure.