Outreach & Support Mentor (Part-Time) - 430750

Light Up Learning; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

Une ONG écossaise cherche une personne passionnée pour soutenir les jeunes dans leur apprentissage à travers un mentorat individuel. Le rôle impliquera des visites scolaires, soutenir les mentors et maintenir la communication entre les écoles et l'organisation. Le candidat idéal créera des relations solides avec les jeunes, les aidant à gagner en confiance et en motivation dans leur parcours éducatif.

Benefits

Formation continue et supervision réfléchie

Contribution de l'employeur au pension

Culture de travail flexible

Qualifications

• Expérience dans l'accompagnement des jeunes en contexte 1:1 ou petit groupe.
• Capacité à établir des relations de confiance avec les jeunes.
• Engagement en faveur de l'équité et inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Visiter régulièrement les écoles pour établir des relations.
• Assurer l'encadrement des séances de mentorat en cas d'absence.
• Gérer les préoccupations de protection de l'enfant.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Education

Relevant qualification in youth work, education, or social care

Job description

£14.01 ph| Term-time only (39 weeks per year)

Location: Edinburgh with frequent travel across Edinburgh, the Lothians and the borders

Could you be the person a young person looks forward to seeing each week?

If you're someone who enjoys building relationships and supporting young people to feel more confident in themselves and their learning, we'd love to hear from you.

About Light Up Learning

We're a small, creative Scottish charity offering 1:1 mentoring to secondary school students across Edinburgh, the Lothians and Borders who have been identified by their schools as having potential to benefit from extra support and encouragement. We work alongside young people to help them build on their strengths, explore their interests, and grow in confidence both in and beyond school.

Light Up Learning was founded on two key ideas:

• A young person's background or social class should never limit their ability to learn in positive, fulfilling ways
• Every young person deserves to experience low-stress, fun, and relevant learning environments in which they can explore their passions and develop critical skills.

These key ideas guide how we support young people through mentoring. Here's what's important to us:

Fairness in Education: We work to level the playing field by connecting young people with the resources, opportunities and encouragement that they need to achieve their potential.

Playful and Relevant Learning: When learning connects to a student's interests it becomes meaningful. Our mentoring sessions are low-stress, fun, and student-led.

Student-led: Young people choose what they want to learn about and their mentors act as partners, not teachers, helping them explore their interests and set their own goals.

Sustained Support: We aim to work with students from S3 to the end of their time at school, giving time to build strong, trusting relationships and lasting learning skills

Community of Learners: We foster a sense of belonging and mutual learning between students and mentors and within our wider network of inspiring people and partners

About the Role

We're looking for someone to carry out weekly visits across a cluster of our partner schools to build relationships with mentors, mentees, and school contacts. This role helps maintain consistent communication between LUL and schools, provides mentoring cover when needed, and supports the smooth running of our programme.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Covering 1:1 mentoring sessions on an ad hoc basis when mentors are absent
• Visiting schools regularly to build relationships with mentors, mentees, and staff
• Supporting mentors with trip planning, risk assessments, referrals, and consent forms
• Keeping the operations team informed about how things are going in schools and highlighting any patterns or issues that come up.
• Gathering and sharing stories from schools for use in social media/comms
• Assist with the recruitment process for new mentors
• Completing session records and admin tasks
• Co-planning trips, workshops and experiences that build on students' interests
• Recognising, responding to and reporting any child protection or wellbeing concerns
• Maintaining clear and appropriate boundaries
• Taking part in team meetings, reflective practice, and training
• Liaising with schools or partner organisations where appropriate

You will be supported by our Head of Mentoring and a friendly, collaborative team.

Working Hours

• Minimum: 15 hours per week (Wednesdays & Thursdays)
• Term-time only (39 weeks per year)
• Working days will remain consistent each week
• Working from home when not in schools

Who We're Looking For

You might come from education, youth work, the arts, social care, or from a completely different background. What matters most is your ability to connect with young people and support them to grow in confidence and motivation.

You'll be a great fit for this role if you can demonstrate:

• Experience supporting young people in a 1:1 or small group setting
• The ability to build trusting relationships with young people and school staff
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A reflective, organised and dependable approach to work
• Ability to adapt quickly to new environments and situations
• A commitment to equity, inclusion, and anti-discriminatory practice
• The confidence to work independently while also contributing to a collaborative team
• Ability to manage tasks and prioritise a busy workload

We'd also value:

• A relevant qualification (e.g. in youth work, education, social care) or equivalent lived/professional experience
• Experience developing projects and tracking progress
• Experience working in or with schools, and an understanding school systems
• Familiarity with child protection and safeguarding
• Awareness of structural barriers that impact education
• Confidence in writing reflective notes
• Experience liaising with schools or community partners
• Ability to represent Light Up Learning in a warm, approachable, and professional way

Don't meet every single point we've listed?

If you are excited about this role but your experience doesn't match everything above, please don't be put off! We'd still encourage you to apply. We value potential and a genuine interest in supporting young people.

We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of the barriers our mentees face, including care experience, racism, ableism, poverty or marginalisation.

What We Offer

• A caring, values-driven team environment
• Ongoing training and reflective supervision
• Support with professional development (CPD)
• Employer pension contribution
• Holiday pay included in hourly rate (term-time only)
• Flexible working culture

Safeguarding and Checks

The role involves working with young people, so appointment is subject to:

• Enhanced DBS/PVG check (we'll arrange and cover this if you're successful).
• Completion of safeguarding training
• A 3-month probation period

Inclusion and Accessibility

We're keen to build a team that reflects the wide range of experiences and backgrounds of the young people we support. We particularly welcome applications from people who are underrepresented in education and youth work, people from minority backgrounds, disabled, neurodiverse people, LGBTQ+ people, and those with young carer or care experience. We're happy to discuss adjustments to meet your needs. If that's helpful, just get in touch.

How to Apply

To apply, please send your CV and a supporting statement (no longer than two A4 pages) explaining why you're interested in the role and how your skills, knowledge and experience links to what we're looking for (please refer to the Who We're Looking For and About the Role sections)

1. Complete the Candidate application here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfslGnTmpZ6EL25_6CXT02RNy2oZkA1_D0KmtzVmO1u1uh4nA/viewform?usp=dialog
2. Please also complete our anonymous Equal Opportunities form - this form is anonymous and helps us track who applies to ensure we're reaching a diverse range of candidates
3. Email CV and a supporting statement to [e-mail]

Application deadline: 11th July 2025, 12 noon

Interviews will take place on: July 16th & 17th 2025

Learn more about our work at www.lightuplearning.org

If you'd like to have an informal chat about the role before applying, we're happy to arrange one just email us at [e-mail]