Youth Mentor

Abbeyfield School; Northampton; Presencial; GBP 18 000 - 26 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Abbeyfield School is seeking a Youth Mentor to build trusted relationships with students and families, supporting wellbeing and personal development through mentoring and targeted interventions.

You will work with pastoral teams to identify barriers to learning, develop support plans, and help students engage more fully in school and beyond, contributing to brighter futures for young people.

Qualificações

• Strong communication and literacy skills; GCSE English and Maths at grade 3 or above.
• Experience supporting children or young people.
• Understanding of challenges young people face and barriers to learning.
• Resilient, empathetic and approachable.
• Ability to motivate and inspire students, parents and staff.

Responsabilidades

• Build trusted relationships with students, families and pastoral teams.
• Provide one-to-one mentoring and small group interventions.
• Develop personalised support plans to improve attendance and wellbeing.
• Identify barriers to learning and connect students with suitable support.
• Help students build confidence, resilience and life skills.

Conhecimentos

Communication

Literacy

Youth support

Empathy

Relationship building

Motivation

Formação académica

GCSE English & Maths (or equivalent)

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Be a support. Be a guide. Be a mentor. Join Abbeyfield School and become the trusted adult who helps young people overcome challenges, build confidence, and believe in their potential. Every conversation, every connection, and every act of encouragement could help shape a brighter future.

About You:

This is more than a job, it's a chance to be the person who helps change a young person's story. As our Youth Mentor at Abbeyfield School, you'll build trusted relationships with students, families, pastoral teams and external agencies, supporting young people to overcome challenges, rediscover their confidence and believe in their potential. Through one-to-one mentoring, small group interventions and personalised support plans, you'll help students improve attendance, engagement, wellbeing and personal development, while developing the resilience, self-esteem and life skills they need to succeed. You'll work collaboratively to identify barriers to learning, connect students with the right support and create opportunities that enable them to thrive both in school and beyond. Every conversation, every breakthrough and every success will be an opportunity to make a genuine and lasting impact on a young person's future.

Our Ideal candidate will have:

• Strong communication and literacy skills: with English and Maths qualifications at GCSE Grade 3 (or equivalent) or above.
• Youth support: experience supporting children or young people
• An understanding of the challenges young people face: with the ability to recognise and respond to barriers to learning, engagement and wellbeing.
• A resilient, empathetic and approachable nature: enabling you to build trust and positive relationships with students and families.
• The ability to motivate and inspire others: confidently engaging with students, parents, colleagues and wider stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes.