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Role: Young Persons Mentor
Location: NN14
Salary: 27,040 + 65.00 per Sleep IN. Adding 3000 to 4000 per year on your salary.
Hours of Work: 40 Hours per Week. Shifts start at 10am to 10pm plus sleeps ins. You must be able to commit to these types of hours.
Have you always wanted to work with young people? Do you have a passion for mentoring? Do you have an empathic and welcoming nature? If so, I think I might have found the perfect opportunity for you!
I am currently working with a forward-thinking young peoples provider that offers the young people in their care and nourishing and therapeutic environment where they can learn and grow into empathic and understanding adults.
They have services all across the East Midlands, but they are now expanding into Northampton to complete their East Midlands portfolio.
As a young people's mentor you will;
- Have a warm, empathic manner that makes each child and young person feel special and loved.
- Understand and be resilient to the fact that young people you have a strong relationship with one week, may then refuse to talk to or insult you a day later.
Be able to have a lot of fun in the workplace but, also be prepared to soothe and support overwhelming emotions.
- Ability to read a ten-page personal plan with at least one interruption per page although you will likely have more! You will also support the regular reviews and updates of these plans within your allocated shift hours.
- If a child or young person wants to give you a makeover or style your hair, you will be the best model you can be.
- A high level of multitasking is essential. You must be comfortable with cooking dinner whilst entertaining hungry teenagers at the same time. And believe us when we say H-ANGER is REAL!!
- Some knowledge about football, Xbox and Tiktok videos would be helpful but, diverse hobbies and interests are a distinct advantage.
To be successful within this role you must;
- Have experience working with young people or adults with challenging behaviour
- Be a able to drive and have a driving licence, or be able to get to the NN14 postcode easy
- Willing to commit to the completion of an 18-month qualification that enables you to work within the sector (this will be provided by the company)
- Can do attitude with emotional and social intelligence
For your hard work and commitment, you will get a salary of 27,040 per year plus 4k in overtime and sleeps, the opportunity to learn and develop into a senior, the opportunity to complete the QCF level 3 in children's services, 6 weeks annual leave, day trips, VR experiences and a very desirable employee package.
If you think this is the role for you the click APPLY TODAY! Or contact Carina in our Brook Street Midlands Care Office for more details.
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