JOB REFERENCE – BRAD36

If you are looking for a meaningful job, a caring, progressive work environment and an opportunity to reach your fullest potential, consider a career with the YMCA. We are seeking individuals who are inspired by playing an important role in changing people’s lives and therefore communities. We are all about creating inspirational pathways and opportunities, opening doors and welcoming all to get involved and make a positive difference. Working with us means helping children, young people and families at all levels of ability, from all walks of life, to develop their self-esteem and potential in new ways.

THE ROLE

The Y’s Girls programme offers a range of support for girls aged 9-14 to support them to thrive. The programme has developed from our learning of delivering successful group work and one2one interventions bringing together the most impactful interventions Y’s Girls has been expanded and redesigned with a new format which will be rolled out from September 2026. The new format comprises of three key parts: Group work in schools and youth settings, Y’s Mentoring matching girls with trained volunteer mentors working together to improve their short and long-term mental health and wellbeing and Targeted Mentoring offering targeted interventions to address risk factors.

KEY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Group work planning and delivery, working with local schools and youth groups to identify young people with risk factors who would benefit from a group work programme of support.
• Mentoring: working with a caseload of approx. 4-5 young people at any time you will play a key role with professional partners in the identification, referral and monitoring of young people and provide targeted mentoring interventions to address their risk factors including providing advocacy support for the young person and family support / signposting as and when needed
• Ongoing recruitment, training and support for a team of 5-6 volunteer mentors to deliver the Y’s Mentoring Programme.