Wellbeing And Engagement Mentor

Leicester City Football Club; Leicester Forest East; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicester City Football Club is seeking a Wellbeing and Engagement Mentor to support identified young people within mainstream education and alternative provision settings. This fixed-term role runs for 12 months and requires 37.5 hours per week, based mainly at King Power Stadium with travel to partner schools and community venues across Leicester and Charnwood.

Homeworking is occasional. You will work 1:1 or in small groups, develop sessions, liaise with external agencies, and ensure accurate

Qualifications

• Must be able to work using own initiative.
• Excellent communication at a variety of levels.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Able to encourage, motivate and enthuse young people to participate.

Responsibilities

• To work 1:1 or within small groups with identified young people to re-engage them within education and improve outcomes.
• Collaborate with external agencies to provide well-rounded support.
• Develop and deliver high-quality resources and sessions.
• Support development of intervention sessions to raise aspirations of young people.
• Monitor progress and ensure data is accurate and well managed.
• Contribute to internal and external monitoring reports in a timely, detailed manner.

Skills

Initiative

Communication

Organisation

Motivation

Commitment

Relationship building

Job description

Organisation Leicester City Football Club Salary Competitive Location LE2 7FL Contract type Fixed Term (Full time) Closing date 30 November 2026 Job Description Leicester City Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk of harm, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Wellbeing and Engagement Mentor

Who We Are

Leicestershire is made up of vibrant, ambitious and resilient communities. Leicester City in the Community support these groups, and the people within them, through exciting programmes with a passionate and dedicated team at its core. We aim to Engage, Inspire and Empower through Togetherness, Respect and Pride, changing lives and transforming communities.

About The Role

The aim of the role is to work alongside and support identified young people who require additional support within mainstream education and alternative provision settings.

Key Duties;

• To work 1:1 or within small groups with identified young people in order to re-engage them within education and improve in the areas in line with programme outcomes.
• To work alongside outside agencies to create and offer well rounded support designed to improve identified issues
• To develop and deliver high quality resources and sessions
• To support the development of a range of intervention sessions that seek to engage, enthuse and raise aspirations of young people
• To monitor the progress of the project to ensure all data is accurate and appropriately managed
• To contribute to internal and external monitoring reports in a timely manner to a high standard with detail and accuracy

Who We’re Looking For

Skills required for success:

• Ability to work using own initiative
• Excellent communicator at a variety of levels
• Excellent organisation and planning skills
• Able to encourage, motivate and enthuse young people to participate
• Committed, self-motivated and driven
• Strong commitment to high quality delivery
• Ability to form strong and sustain appropriate working relationships

Essential requirements:

• Must satisfy relevant pre-employment checks including two current references relevant to the position and Enhanced DBS check
• Ability to travel independently across the city and county

Contract Type – Fixed-Term (12 months)

Hours Per Week – 37.5

Location

Location – LCitC is based at King Power Stadium, Leicester. The delivery of sessions with take place at partner schools/Local Community centres etc and some aspects of the role will require homeworking, therefore you will need the ability to travel across multiple sites across Leicester and Charnwood.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Leicester City in the Community is an equal opportunities employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Safeguarding Commitment

Leicester City in the Community is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As such, you may be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service and prior to taking up any role.

A shortlist of suitable applicants will be compiled shortly after the closing date and successful candidates will be contacted about the interview process.