Company description
Project R&R has been created to offer free or subsidised mentoring support programs to 11-18 year olds or those still in full time education, regardless of economic status or eligibility for external funding. Operationally, our mission is to reduce overall permanent exclusions within the Greater Manchester Area, encourage engagement & attendance in education whilst providing clear & robust independent development pathways for our service users.
About us
The organisation was originally formed as a Ltd company under the name of UK Military Mentors in
2019, delivering around 5, 1-2-1 mentoring programs per week primarily in Tameside. In January 2020 UKMM secured its first Local authority contract, which allowed for a further 2 members of full time staff to be employed and increased our deliver capacity to around 13 sessions per week. This allowed us to broaden our geographical footprint somewhat and by the following January we had established centralised contracts with a further 2 local authorities, increasing the delivery staff to 6 mentors, delivering between 25-30 sessions per week. This seemed to be our natural saturation level for the geographical area we we’re able to cover, however referrals were regularly requested for increasing levels of engagement per individual student which led to the conception of our on-site provision (Project R&R). Since the launch of Project R&R in September 2022, we have grown the team further by employing more delivery staff and establishing a small but robust management structure which has had a significant impact on our ability to refine and improve the quality of our programs and in turn the quality of outcomes for our learners.
The company has assisted schools and clubs to develop in an inspiring environment, whilst also focusing on how our unique staff can promote technical and academic achievement.
Job description
UKMM’s 12-week, outreach mentoring program is conducted in 3 phases. initially, our mentors will create a foundation of mutual respect and trust over a 2-3 session period. in this time, we will work to establish obtainable outcomes for the young person involved as well as establishing a detailed plan of how we intend to achieve these objectives. the young person will be actively involved in the planning element of the program, taking responsibility for the financial viability of each activity working from a pre-determined budget allocation. once this is established, we then move on to the development phase of the program. this is where our mentors will begin to use their experience to introduce the student to relevant and appropriate strategies in line with their specific, desired outcomes of the program. upon completion of each session, our mentor will formulate a full report which will be fed back to the school/project staff by email. we attempt to meet with school and project staff on weeks 3 & 9 of each student’s program to discuss progress and interject with any relevant updates to the young person’s situation as and when required. activities can range from hill walking, orienteering, survival skills and educational visits. the final phase is where the program is brought to its conclusion. this is where, using the information obtained throughout the program, if appropriate we will attempt to re-engage the young person with their school/provisions with different levels of support in place as and when required. we should have established from meetings with school/project staff whether the young person is on target at this stage and can take these opportunities to really drive home their bespoke strategies, in order to increase their chances of a successful re-engagement. Roles & Responsibilities
As a youth mentor delivering UKMM’s mentoring/intervention programs you will be expected to:
· Collect & return students to specified address
· Formulate detailed reports for each session
· Formulate & implement bespoke pathways and behavior managements strategies specific to each student
· Liaise with other education professionals, social workers, youth services etc.
· Self manage fuel and expense accounts for both yourself and your student
· Safeguard the health & wellbeing of students
Key Skills
In order to be effective within this role candidates must be able to demonstrate the following;
· Great interpersonal & communication skills both verbal and written
· Consistent and punctual
· Patience and versatility in the face of student disengagement
· Factual report writing ability
· Ability to self-manage diary and program framework requirements
Conflict management/de-escalation
Youth Mentor Person Specification
Essential
Desirable
Skills
· Ability to effectively communicate with students, parents, and other professionals
· Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
· Ability to deescalate and diffuse high tension situations with young people.
· A general level of fitness
· General mountaineering/orienteering
· Basic survival skills i.e. shelter building, fire lighting etc.
· Sports coaching or other relevant qualification.
Knowledge
· A clear understanding of the factors which lead to educational disaffection in young people
· Knowledge of the principles involved in giving advice and guidance to young people including the place of confidentiality and sharing information
· Knowledge and understanding of strategies to remove barriers to learning in young people
· A basic understanding of the Pupil Referral unit system.
· A basic understanding of SEND
· A good understanding of common agencies involved with young people Ie Children’s Social Care, Youth Justice Service etc.
Experience
· A Minimum of 4 years’ experience in HM Armed forces or UK Emergency services.
· Experience of working with young people in a professional capacity
Other
· Ability to pass an enhanced DBS check
· Full UK Driving license and access to own vehicle
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £11.85 per hour
Expected hours: 35 per week
Additional pay:
Benefits:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 27/08/2021
Reference ID: UKMM Youth Mentor