Mentoring Coordinator (20 hours per week)
| Posting date: | 27 March 2023 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,500 per annum FTE (£13,600 per annum pro rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 April 2023 |
| Location: | Dorset |
| Company: | Prison Advice and Care Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1020 |
Summary
Role overview
The Mentoring Co-ordinator will be responsible for recruiting, training and vetting a small pool of volunteers dedicated to this
service. Supported by our national volunteering infrastructure and resources, this post will ensure Volunteer Mentors are
appropriately allocated and supported to deliver this extended community mentoring service for People on Probation, (POP). This
role will also carry a small caseload supporting 10 POP.
The Mentoring Coordinator will manage around 5-10 volunteers and ensure there is a high-quality mentoring support system in place
for men and women on probation. People on probation will be supported by the volunteer mentors to create a holistic action plan
which instigates community links. This will also involve a person-centred approach to meeting the needs of the person on
probation. This includes practical support such as attending appointments, completing paperwork, making phone calls to more
structured interventions. The support will include approximately 10 sessions.
How to apply:
If you feel that you meet the requirements of this exciting new role please complete an application form by clicking the `apply
now` button.
* We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are
interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Organisation:
Pact is a highly respected independent charity, working across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative
services. We provide practical and emotional support to prisoner’s children and families, to prisoners and those who have
resettled back into the community. Our work is founded on core values, the first of which is a belief in the innate dignity of
every human being, and our work focusses on human relationships, family and community. We are committed to achieving high
standards of quality in all that we do.
Other information:
Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to
post is subject to a risk assessment).
This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory
references from previous employers covering a 5-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where
appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment) and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
The Mentoring Co-ordinator will be responsible for recruiting, training and vetting a small pool of volunteers dedicated to this
service. Supported by our national volunteering infrastructure and resources, this post will ensure Volunteer Mentors are
appropriately allocated and supported to deliver this extended community mentoring service for People on Probation, (POP). This
role will also carry a small caseload supporting 10 POP.
The Mentoring Coordinator will manage around 5-10 volunteers and ensure there is a high-quality mentoring support system in place
for men and women on probation. People on probation will be supported by the volunteer mentors to create a holistic action plan
which instigates community links. This will also involve a person-centred approach to meeting the needs of the person on
probation. This includes practical support such as attending appointments, completing paperwork, making phone calls to more
structured interventions. The support will include approximately 10 sessions.
How to apply:
If you feel that you meet the requirements of this exciting new role please complete an application form by clicking the `apply
now` button.
* We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are
interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Organisation:
Pact is a highly respected independent charity, working across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative
services. We provide practical and emotional support to prisoner’s children and families, to prisoners and those who have
resettled back into the community. Our work is founded on core values, the first of which is a belief in the innate dignity of
every human being, and our work focusses on human relationships, family and community. We are committed to achieving high
standards of quality in all that we do.
Other information:
Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to
post is subject to a risk assessment).
This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory
references from previous employers covering a 5-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where
appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment) and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.