Work with us: Musical Mentor (Staffordshire)

Young Sounds; England; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

You will join Young Sounds UK as a Musical Mentor to support the Connect programme across Staffordshire. The role combines home-based mentoring with travel to schools and venues, involving flexible scheduling for weekly sessions and additional hours for mentoring events.

You will work closely with Connectors, building mentoring relationships with young musicians and supporting the evaluation process to ensure their voices shape programme development.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills and ability to work in a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across varied stakeholders.
• Interpersonal skills enabling rapport with young people and families.
• Research skills to find opportunities and resources for mentees.
• Experience in music education or related activities is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Engage with families to identify mentoring opportunities.
• Deliver one-to-one mentoring, small group activities, or Get Togethers.
• Keep detailed records of sessions and progress.
• Support evaluation by collecting data and feedback.
• Collaborate with Connector to develop action plans aligned with goals.

Skills

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Written & verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Research skills

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Work with us: Musical Mentor (Staffordshire)

Posted 2 weeks ago

Young Sounds UK is looking for a Mentor to support our Connect programme at Entrust Music Service Staffordshire . Each Ambassador Hub on our Connect programme has a Mentor on hand to help young musicians on their musical journeys. These Mentors provide tailored one-to-one support, collaborate closely with Connectors, and participate in events like Get Togethers. They also contribute to programme evaluation, helping ensure young people’s voices shape the future of Connect.

While Connectors manage and support the mentoring programme, Mentors provide the essential one-to-one focus that empowers young people. Together, these roles form the foundation of a programme where every young person can thrive.

Contract: Freelance (contracted by Young Sounds UK)

Rate: £20 per hour

Duration: 2 hours per week for 35 weeks per year (administration and programme support), plus up to 60 additional hours per year for mentoring sessions

Working arrangements: Flexible working, with some scheduled commitments
including mentoring sessions, Get Togethers and programme events

Location: Hybrid working – home-based with travel to schools and music venues across the Staffordshire Music Service (Entrust) area

Young Sounds exists because musical talent is everywhere but opportunityisn’t:family finances and other obstacles too often get in the way.We’rehere to change this in twokey ways:

• We support young musicians from low-income families with funding and other help;
• We support music education through training,advocacyand research.

Our small and fully remoteteam workacross the UK,comprisinga mix of full time and part time employees supported by specialist part time and term time freelancers.

Young Sounds UK is the working name for registered charity Awards for Young Musicians.

Role Overview

You will play a central role in supporting the Connector on the day-to-day planning and delivery of the Connect programme in your allocated Hub. You will agree on specific areas of work each week as per need and capacity. You will also be a highly visible contact for the families and young people accessing Connect which will help you foster new mentoring relationships with the young people on the programme and offer online mentoring sessions on a need-by-need basis. You will also support the collection of evaluation evidence.

Key Tasks

• Engaging with young people and their families to identify mentoring opportunities.
• Delivering one-to-one mentoring, small group activities, or focused support during Get Togethers.
• Keeping detailed records of mentoring sessions, tracking progress and key learnings.
• Facilitating regional Amplify panels to gather authentic feedback.
• Collaborating with the Connector to develop action plans that align with programme goals.
• Assisting with logistics for Get Togethers and completing relevant administrative tasks.
• Researching and sharing musical opportunities with young people.
• Building relationships with teachers to provide holistic support.

Evaluation

• Supporting programme evaluation by collecting data, documenting outcomes, and encouraging survey participation.
• Engaging with young people during events to capture meaningful insights.

Person Specification

Key Skills

• Strong organisational skills.
• A desire and ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, adaptable to a range of stakeholders including young people, families and music education professionals.
• Excellent interpersonal skills: an ability to relate confidently and sensitively to a wide range of people.
• Research skills: an ability to research new and inspiring opportunities for young people.

Experience of working or studying in music and/or music education with some or all the following:

• Instrumental teachers
• Schools and music/arts/youth organisations
• Experience of working with musical young people in either a teaching, mentoring, or supporting capacity.
• Knowledge of musical activity in the Hub area – across genres, professional, community and amateur and willingness to research/find out about activities beyond the area and nationally.
• Experience of supporting/co-facilitating musical events such as workshops, performances and
  meetings.
• Experience of data management systems (ideally Salesforce).
• Understanding of the local music education landscape in Staffordshire.

Terms and conditions

Freelance contracts are offered on the following basis:

• Hours of work are 2 hours per week x 35 weeks per year for general programme support and an additional 60 hours for mentoring sessions across the academic year.
• Individual mentoring sessions with young people are offered in addition to these core hours. Sessions will be for one hour and offered on a case-by-case basis, depending on the needs of the young people in each Hub. Any new mentoring relationships will be agreed on by the Connector and Programme Manager prior to sessions being offered.
• Hourly rate (contracted freelance by Young Sounds UK) £20 per hour.
• This role is home based, and other locations as required occasionally. The ability to travel to the Get Together events once per term is essential. All reasonable travel costs will be covered by Connect.