Job Opportunity with FFP Member, Break: Mentoring Lead

Location: Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, and Peterborough
Salary: £27,036 - £29,106 depending on experience and qualifications.
Contract Type: Permanent / Full Time
​Closing Date: Monday 17 July 2023

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Salary- £27,036 - £29,106 depending on experience and qualifications (maximum job rate potential is £31,117 which is performance related). Pay review pending.

About Break
Nobody chooses the family or circumstances they are born into. At Break we firmly believe that with the right care, there is no limit to what can be achieved.

We work across East Anglia with children and young people on the edge of care, in care and leaving care. Whether you’re interested in working in our residential homes and short breaks for children with disabilities, our pioneering Staying Close Staying Connected project or vital essentials like our family assessment centre and wraparound care offer, one thing is universal: you’ll be joining a team of passionate and dedicated individuals who want the very best for the young people they care for. 

Why Break?
At Break we invest in the future of our staff just as we do for the young people in our services. We strive to provide the highest quality of care, so whether you’re just starting your career in children’s social care or are already qualified, you’ll be supported, recognised and rewarded for your essential part in our vital work.

About the role
Our Mentoring Service forms an integral part of our offer to the young people that we care for, and they tell us regularly about how the unique relationship they have with their mentors allows them the space to talk about life challenges with someone outside of their usual support workers. Our aspiration is that all young people within Break will have access to a mentor and as our mentoring lead you will have the opportunity to help grow and maintain that already great relationship our young people have as well as support the creation of positive new relationship with the potential to last a lifetime.

We are seeking an experienced candidate who is passionate about delivering this amazing service to children and young people and has the drive and ambition to help us achieve our aspirations for this service.

Duties of the role will include:

• Supervision of both Mentoring Co-ordinator and Volunteer mentors, supporting them to get the very best out of the young people they mentor as well as offering guidance on practical and emotional issues that might arise.
• Line management tasks in relation to Mentoring Co-ordinator
• Advertising and delivering recruitment events to increase the number of mentors ready to be matched with our young people.
• Matching of Mentors with Mentees based on common interests and goals.
• Developing Risk Assessments for each match
• Availability to offer support and advice to both Mentoring Co-ordinator and Volunteers as situations arise.
• Work within the Lifelong opportunities team to ensure our young people know of the services available to them
• Engage young people to help develop the service so it is more accessible and benefits both out mentees and mentors.

 
In your role, you’ll have access to the following benefits:

• Free, career-enhancing qualifications
• A “golden hello” scheme welcoming you to our services, with £250 paid to you one month after your start date and a second £250 at the six month mark.
• A referral scheme offering the same two payments as the golden hello if you recommend a contact who goes on to be employed by Break.
• A benefits platform enabling you to access discounts across a range of shops, venues and services.
• A free counselling service to all our employees.
• The opportunity to influence Break’s strategy and direction through the Staff Consultation Forum.
• Life assurance to the value of 3x your annual salary.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Free flu jabs.

 
Closing date: 17.07.2023
Interview Date: We will interview suitable candidates as they apply. This means the role may close at short notice and without prior warning.

The first interview will be a Safe Care/ Warner style interview. If successful after the first interview, candidates will then be expected to attend a formal interview.

Break operate services for vulnerable children and families and we need to ensure that we take steps to protect both them and our staff teams from the transmission of the Covid 19 virus. It is therefore a requirement for all staff unless they provide evidence of an appropriate medical exemption to be able to meet at least two of the following three requirements 1) Maintain a full vaccination status (including any recommend booster injections) 2) Undertake LFT / PCR or other approved Covid tests as required 3) Wear PPE including e.g. face masks when requested.

To comply with the Immigration Asylum & Nationality Act 2006 and additional amendments, and UK Visa's and Immigration (UKVI) requirements, all prospective employees will be asked to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK. We will ask to see and take a copy of an appropriate official document as set out in the UKVI guidelines. Do not send anything now, further information will be sent to you should you be invited to interview.

We are committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

For more information on this job opportunity, please initially email or call the HR Team via the contact details found on our website.

Full details and application documents here