YMCA St Helens
Location
St. Helens, Merseyside | United Kingdom
Job description
Definition of the Role:
YMCA St Helens delivers youth work services and support programmes as part of a new Childrens and Young People Mental Health early intervention hub, providing activities and support to young people aged between 11 and 25.
Purpose of the Role:
This post is part of the national YMentoring programme and will involve working closely with colleagues in YMCA England & Wales, YMCA Scotland and those other YMCAs across the UK who are delivering the programme. It will also involve working locally with colleagues in social work, education and local grass-roots organisations to develop mentoring pathways and community engagement to enable young people locally to access the programme and the wider support of the Youth Hub.
The post holder will recruit, train and support a team of volunteer mentors to prevent vulnerable young people from developing mild to moderate mental health difficulties by engaging them in a range of positive activities. The role involves engagement with other professionals to ensure appropriate referrals and appropriate monitoring of safety and progress throughout the mentoring relationship.
The post holder will work as part of a team delivering a range of youth work interventions, support and guidance. They will contribute to the national Y Mentoring programme to record and monitor outcomes and to deliver best practice and engage in peer support, as well as work towards developing the evidence base for mentoring in the field of early and effective intervention across the UK.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
• Recruitment, training and on-going support for a team of volunteer mentors.
• Delivery of training, recruitment, support and development activities for volunteer mentors.
• Effective management of all aspects of the project to support children, young people and families.
• To ensure 100% data required is collected and recorded on to relevant reporting databases.
• To support and engage with the local and national programme evaluation and development of best practice.
• Play a key role with professional partners in the identification, referral and monitoring of young people and ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are upheld.
• Effective representation of YMCA St Helens Youth Hub and the national Y’s Girls programme to professional partners, community organisations and in dissemination of programme outcomes.
• Effective management of all aspects of the project including administration, budgeting and data collection.
• Effective implementation and management of best practice policies and procedures.
• Participation in monthly line management meetings with and accountability to your line manager.
• Participation in YMCA St Helens Youth Hub staff meetings and other national and residential events.
• Participation in Y Mentoring national Programme events, including meetings, training and peer support.
• Other tasks appropriate to the role of Project Coordinator as required by your line manager.
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£26k per annum