CAREERS

Location: Gloucestershire & Herefordshire

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Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable young people, and adults, in Gloucestershire & Herefordshire?

We are looking to recruit Mentors and Mentoring assistants with experience of working within the field of additional needs support and life limiting barriers or life experiences which can help relate to the people who we support.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the ever-growing team at Bespoke Mentoring and Training Services.

We are looking for term time only, part-time and full-time Mentors or Assistants who will provide positive support and appropriate challenge, for people with a range of specific needs through high quality mentoring and creative learning opportunities.

Bespoke Mentoring have been supporting both children and adults across Gloucestershire since 2017 to re-engage, develop and achieve their full potential.

The 1-1 mentoring roles we are offering include crucial partnerships with referring services and other professionals involved in the clients journey.

We are specifically looking for people who exhibit our values of Love, Support and Guidance as this is the core of what we do and who we are.

Prior experience in the supporting of achieving EHCP targets will be desirable but not essential for these roles. Life experiences also matter too. Your knowledge and transferable skills are how you can help and support the people who we work with. Relationship building is an important part of the role which having adaptable social skills in different situations. If you have not had previous experiences in a mentoring role, full training will be offered during induction.

This isn’t a school this is an alternative provision offering support to Schools, Councils and other partners build up peoples life skills and confidence through mentoring.
 

Weekly delivery will consist of mentoring, curriculum/learning delivery, planning and assessment of outcomes.

In return for your commitment, dedication and passion to help our mentees, we as a management team offer support and challenge where needed, a vision with shared values at its core and a commitment to both professional development, and open and honest conversations about the pathways of the people we support.

We are very aware of the role Bespoke Mentoring plays in the safeguarding of all its mentees, so we do recruit using rigorous safer recruitment practices where background screening and full background checks including work history and references will be sought after and checked, before the award of any contracts.

If you think you have the skills to fulfil this role and are genuinely kind and caring in your approaches to supporting those in need, please send us a copy of an up to date CV and/or video CV and a covering letter.

Mentors must have a full driving license.
For more information about Bespoke Mentoring, please check out our website.

Essential
• Be able to create positive, honest relationships in a short space of time
• Confidence in your ability to take ownership of situations you may come across
 

Desirable
• An outside interest that can be brought into your mentoring, fitness, music, cooking, sports, gaming, etc.
• A teaching qualification of some sort (From teaching assistant level upwards)
• A clear understanding of safeguarding within our context

Closing Date
31st August 2024.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Salary: Negotiable
Expected hours: 18 – 34 per week term time only


Benefits:
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee mentoring programme
• Free or subsidised travel
• Health & wellbeing programme

Schedule:
• Day shift
• Monday to Sunday

Work Location: In person

If interested please email: careers@bespokementoring.org with subject line: Application - [your name]

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We look forward to hearing from you!

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