Mentoring Manager - Vision West Nottinghamshire College
- Recruiter
- Vision West Nottinghamshire College
- Location
- Mansfield
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 02 Mar 2018
- Closes
- 15 Mar 2018
- Sectors
- Education & Teaching, Teaching Assistant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
The ideal candidate will have experience of working with, supporting and engaging hard to reach young people on a one to one basis and in a community setting. They will have experience of managing the delivery of programmes for this client group and will be confident in putting the correct policies and procedures in place to enable activity to be delivered effectively, within health, safety and legal guidelines.
They will be able to confidently lead and make decisions within their field of operation and take a strategic approach to planning and delivery. They must be familiar with delivering outputs related contracts through various funding streams, such as European Social Fund and Talent Match, and be able to successfully complete compliance paperwork and funder returns as required.
The successful candidate will also be a creative thinker and a problem solver, as they will need to find solutions to operational challenges on a daily basis. The successful candidate will have an excellent knowledge of what makes young people 'tick' and will be able to instantly gain the respect of young people whilst enforcing boundaries and expectations. IAF's client group can, at times, show very challenging behaviours so the successful candidate should have experience of, and be able to confidently deal with, challenging behaviour.
This is an exciting and challenging role for a highly motivated, dynamic and creative individual who is passionate about helping young people make positive changes in their lives. The candidate will also need to be able to successfully build relationships with the staff team, with charity and education professionals and be able to work well within both the college and charity sector.
The post is permanent and carries a commitment of 40 hours per week. Due to the delivery nature of the role, some flexible working will be required. The post holder also requires regular use of a vehicle due to the nature of the role. Enhanced DBS check will be required.