Student & Family Support (SAFS) Mentoring Practitioner - Mentoring Plus

at  Bath and North East Somerset Council

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL VACANCY.

Award-winning youth charity Mentoring Plus supports young people aged 5-25 across several projects, all with the aim of offering positive 1-1 mentoring and opportunities to young people facing challenges, helping to build confidence, self-esteem, engagement with education and improved emotional wellbeing.
Our Student & Family Support (SAFS) service is a fully funded BathNES commission supporting young people to integrate into education following low attendance, exclusion or periods outside mainstream school.
We are seeking skilled and confident professionals to join the SAFS team as Mentoring Practitioners, one commencing ASAP and one in January 2025.

Student & Family Support (SAFS) Mentoring Practitioner

• 37.5 hours per week, year-round or scope for termtime-plus contract (approx. 41 weeks per year)
• From £14.46 per hour dependent upon experience
• Based Bath and working across Bath & NE Somerset

As you’d expect, we look after our professionals with regular management supervision and monthly clinical supervision. We offer regular training, practice sharing and a commitment to staff wellbeing and development. Our small and friendly team comprises like-minded individuals all motivated to help young people feel safe, feel heard and feel hopeful for the future.
This role will take you to schools across Bath & NE Somerset daily, so driving and unlimited access to a well-maintained vehicle is essential. Some home-based working is possible between visits (not 100%).
Working within an established and supportive team and a proven delivery model, as a full-time SAFS Mentoring Practitioner you’ll be working directly with a cohort of 8-10 young people aged 5-16 and their families (each case typically up to 16 weeks) to understand and address underlying difficulties, develop resilience, offer practical help and forge supportive connections for the student within their school.
SAFS Mentoring Practitioners make a real difference to students struggling in education and their families, helping to identify unmet needs, unlocking practical solutions and rebuilding relationships with schools, leading to greater wellbeing and positive aspirations.
You’ll need to be happy working in homes, in schools and in the community to offer time, space and guidance, as well as applying strong knowledge of safeguarding and the local support infrastructure.
It’s fast-moving, rewarding work using awareness of emotional wellbeing and health to understand individual needs and circumstances, responding creatively and advocating for the student to be heard. You’ll need excellent relational skills and recent, relevant knowledge of school systems and safeguarding. Confident and compassionate communication will be a strength.

APPLICATION DETAILS:

If you would like to apply for this role, and feel you have the skills and experience we are looking for, please download the full job description / role profile and application form from our website:
https://mentoringplus.net/about-us/join-the-team
We cannot accept an application in any other format. Please do not send a CV. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and can only base shortlisting decisions on the information provided in your application. Please take the opportunity to make clear how your skills and experience fit the role and person specification, and do not assume we can infer this e.g. from a previous job title.
Please send your completed application to natalie.bertoncello@mentoringplus.net by Thurs 31st October 2024, 10am.

www.mentoringplus.net
Mentoring Plus is committed to maximising inclusion irrespective of age, gender identity, ethnicity, background, life experiences, disabilities, learning difficulties, lifestyle, beliefs etc, provided that individuals are able to meet the requirements of the role with appropriate support. We operate a strict equal opportunities policy for both adults and young people. Our central Bath premises have free parking and are wheelchair accessible.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Safer Recruitment procedures will be followed including an enhanced DBS check and employment references taken and verified