Young Person’s Mentor (16+ accommodation services)

Storyy

Bracknell

On-site

GBP 22,376 - 27,349

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Storyy in Bracknell is hiring a Young Person’s Mentor who will provide crucial support to young people in a compassionate home environment. The position requires engagement with individuals facing complex emotional and behavioral needs, ensuring adherence to safeguarding policies.

As a mentor, you will work with vulnerable clients, helping them develop life skills, manage their personal challenges, and promoting their overall well-being. You will work in a flexible schedule with a focus on making a positive impact.

Qualifications

Experience working with children and young people.
Ability to engage with young people with challenging behavior.
Strong commitment to team collaboration.
Basic IT skills for record-keeping.

Responsibilities

Provide person-centred support to young people.
Build trusting relationships with young clients.
Encourage positive risk-taking within safety frameworks.
Help young people with daily living skills and activities.

Skills

Engagement with young people

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Compassionate nature

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Tools

Office 365

Job description

Hours:

37.5 hours, working on a 3-week rolling rota pattern (including weekends and Bank Holidays); you will work one weekend in three. Early shift: 8am to 4pm / Late shift: 12.30pm to 8.30pm. Lone working will be required.

Work Base:

Bracknell (You will be based at one home; however, flexibility is required to travel to other homes if required).

Key Objectives

Your role as a Young Person’s Mentor is to provide support to young people in a compassionate and caring home environment, with a focus on each person being able to:

Be Healthy
Stay Safe
Enjoy and Achieve
Make a Positive Contribution

What your day-to-day responsibilities will look like:

To provide exceptional person-centred and innovative support when and where it is needed
To adopt and provide “Trauma-Informed Support”
To build supportive, trusting, and positive relationships with young people
To encourage positive risk taking within a safer risk-assessed framework
To provide support with daily living skills and activities to ensure the young people enjoy a high quality of accommodation that is both safe and enjoyable
To involve the young people with the design, delivery, and development of the service
To empower each young person to apply for and receive all housing and welfare benefits they are entitled to
Support the young people to develop resilience and manage their adverse experiences
To fully understand the aims, objectives, and ethos of “outcomes focused support services” and reflect these in your daily work.
To ensure that all Storyy Group and local authority safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to
To ensure that regular opportunities are given for young people to feedback on the service and for consultation and to ensure that this information is used to improve the service
To keep accurate, confidential, and up to date support records for effective and efficient working
To maintain the cleanliness of the premises
To attend regular meetings, training, and supervisions to help your own professional development
Collaborating closely with external professional teams that support the young people
Ensuring the young person and the service is safe and to raise and safeguarding concerns as soon as you become aware
Work within Ofsted regulations and Quality Standards.

A Day in the Life of a Young Person’s Mentor:

No two days will be the same, but that is the beauty of working for Storyy Group. You will help support our care experienced young people with cooking, maintaining their rooms, alongside arranging and travelling to health appointments. You will also assist the young people when it comes to applying for access to benefits, upskilling themselves, helping with CV writing and travelling to and from professional interviews or meetings. You will be working in the home of these young people, helping them learn life skills and work towards independence. You will also have to deal with sometimes destructive behaviour, substance misuse, barriers with education and self-harm; in these instances, the wider team is there to support you and aid you where they can. You will also be working closely with Ofsted and other local authorities, so it is vital that documentation is kept up to date and record properly to ensure you help the young people to hit their goals and aspirations. Activities are also hugely important for our young people, as they help to build relationships with professionals and peers. We always incorporate equality and diversity, taking into consideration cultural needs alongside individual hobbies and interests. All in all, we want you to have fun and find enjoyment every day whilst working with our young people.

George is a 16-year-old young man, who has been in the care of the Local Authority since the age of 7. George was originally taken into care due to neglect and having experienced sexual abuse within the family unit. George has had several foster placements which have broken down due to aggressive behaviour, self-harming, and unmanageable personal hygiene concerns. George had started to use cannabis with his friendship group and there were significant concerns that he was being criminally exploited by a county lines drug gang. Due to these concerns, George was referred to Storyy Group. He was placed with us as we are out of his local area, to reduce the immediate risk associated with the gangs. George has a history of not participating in support from external agencies and is currently refusing to attend his secondary school. This is what we do here at Storyy Homes. How will you help George to feel safe, settled and help him to move towards independence?

PERSON SPECIFICATION

We are searching for altruistic people who want to make a difference. This role is ideal for a proactive character who is willing to take initiative in sometimes challenging situations, but that also wants to make a difference in the lives of young people. If you have a kind, caring and compassionate nature, this Young Person’s Mentor position will suit you to a T!

KEY CRITERIA

Skills and qualifications – DESIRABLE

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
Experience working with children and young people

Competence Summary – ESSENTIAL

Ability to engage with young people with challenging behaviour and/or complex emotional and behavioural needs
Strong commitment to working as part of a team
Ability to work flexibly and be available if needed in an emergency
Good organisational & time management skills
Basic IT skills when it comes to using Office 365 and other internal software, to keep records and notes up to date.

Work-related Personal Requirements

Ambitious standards of professional integrity, whilst being resilient, determined, and confident.
Ambitious, driven, and energetic.
Visible, approachable, and accessible.
Able to problem-solve
Note: we do not provide sponsorships.

Other Work Requirements

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check with Barred List. Holding a full UK driving licence (or valid equivalent) is desirable; this is not essential, but as you will be required to help young people attend appointments, interviews and meetings, it would be beneficial. If you do not hold a UK driving licence, you will need to help young people travel using public transport. Non-UK licences must be converted to UK licences in the first six months of employment. They must also evidence that they have business insurance on their vehicle used for work.

Job Type

Full-time

Salary

£24,863.00 per year

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