Young Person’s Mentor (Waking Nights)

Role Overview:
As a Young Person’s Mentor, your role is to provide intensive, person-centred support to young people in our Supported Accommodation (16), fostering independence and resilience. You’ll help guide them through their journey towards adulthood, supporting their personal growth, development, and well-being.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide compassionate, trauma-informed support, fostering trust and positive relationships with young people.
• Promote life skills and encourage independence, ensuring a high quality of living.
• Assist young people in applying for housing and welfare benefits, and support them in developing resilience against adversity.
• Ensure that the young people are involved in service development and that their feedback is used to improve the care provided.
• Collaborate with external professionals and attend regular meetings, training, and supervision sessions for professional development.
• Adhere to safeguarding policies, raising concerns where necessary, and ensure compliance with Ofsted regulations.
• Maintain clean and safe premises and accurate support records for effective working.

Objective:
Your goal as a mentor is to empower young people to be healthy, safe, achieve their goals, contribute positively to society, and work towards economic independence. By offering guidance and support, you’ll play a critical role in helping them write their own success stories.

• Salary: £25,880/year
• Hours: On average 42 hours per week, working on a 2-week rolling rota pattern (including weekends and Bank Holidays); you will work one weekend in 2. Shift: 20:15 – 08:15, lone working.
• Work Base: Bracknell (You will be based at one home; however, flexibility is required to travel to other homes if required).