Mentor (Youth) x2
Mentivity is seeking 2 Mentors to work with young people across a number of our programmes in London.
About Mentivity:
Founded in 2016 by Sayce Holmes-Lewis alongside Leon Wright and Tyson Holmes-Lewis, Mentivity is an award winning inspirational mentoring organisation and alternative educational provision that aims to provide aspirational support for young people, schools and parents through 1:1 mentoring and group conversation-based learning. Our sole quest is to offer our services to as many young people through our work.
Main Responsibilties:
Mentoring and pastoral care
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Mentor and offer pastoral care to children and young people promoting personal development.
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Lead and deliver engaging and empowering sessions to develop a range of new skills, including leadership, communication, behavioural and organisation skills with children and young people.
Programmes
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Facilitate and deliver curriculum sessions to young people in an engaging and inspiring way, tailoring them as necessary.
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Work collaboratively with the Programme Development Manager and Chief Impact Operations Officer to actively improve engagement methods and data collection.
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Ensure all administrative tasks (including planning, registers, risk assessments, data collection and outcome monitoring) are completed promptly and accurately.
Safeguarding
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Ensure all health and safety and safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
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Work collaboratively with schools and local authorities to effectively manage any challenging behaviour.
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Ensure understanding of young participants' support needs and that reasonable adjustments are made to best support them.
Stakeholder Management
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Work with the team to promote participation especially by marginalised children and young people within schools.
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Work to actively promote Mentivity, our programmes, services and activities.
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Report to the senior mentor and school staff about the progress of young people and any difficulties or challenging behaviour.
Recruitment Timetable:
Application deadline: Friday 19th July 2024
Interview dates: 29th July - 2nd August 2024
Interview location: In-person, 50 Westmoreland Road, London, SE17 2GA
Please complete a cover letter explaining why you would like to work at Mentivity and how you meet all the criteria in the person specification. Only CVs accompanied by a cover letter that directly addresses the job role will be considered.
Size: 11 - 20
Mentivity is an inspirational mentoring organisation and alternative educational provision that aims to provide aspirational support for young people.
