Employability & Mentoring Officer (Higher level Apprenticeship)
| Posting date: | 24 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,000 to £30,000 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | Dependent on qualifications and experience) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 December 2025 |
| Location: | Lions Centre Employability Hub, associate JCP & partner satellite venues in Southwark & Lewisham |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Millwall Football Club |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: |
Summary
Hours of work: 40hrs a week – Hours of work being 8.30 – 17:00
Salary: £26,000 to £30,000 (Dependent on qualifications and experience) Contract Length
Location: Lions Centre Employability Hub, associate JCP & partner satellite venues in Southwark & Lewisham
Supervises: Employability programmes support IAG coaches, Mentors and Teaching assistants
Role Summary:
Are you passionate to work with and engage local young people to help them achieve their full potential and improve their career, education and employment aspirations and well-being through Targeted mentoring support programmes using the power of the club badge to engage with those young people for whom universal support cannot reach.
Millwall Community Trust (MCT) are looking for a ‘Can do’ committed learner focused Employability & Mentoring Officer to work closely with MCT E&E manager to take delegated responsibility for Employability and mentoring programmes within Millwall’s nationally recognised Youth Employability & IAG Hub and wider MCT programmes including Millwall alternative provision academy and Premier League Kicks programme
This role is a fantastic opportunity to develop and advance within the trust and be supported and mentored by an experienced management team. The package also includes access to an extensive CPD training programme to help the successful candidate grow within the programme.
To provide operational leadership on MCTs Employability and Mentoring (E&M) programmes and wider education programmes, including work taster, workshop delivery to enable young people to reach their full potential with education, training, apprenticeship and employment (ETE) opportunities.
The postholder will identify, recruit and retain young people into positive destination against pre-agreed E&M programme caseload targets and support and sustain their engagement in education, training and employment, improve their skills and confidence, and access wraparound support, including physical sessions, mental health, and life skills sessions.
Qualifications - Candidates should hold either Mentoring Level 4 or DET/QTS teaching qualification OR be willing to work towards similar qualification via included accessible Higher-level apprenticeship CPD training package.
The Employability & Mentoring (E&M) Officer will be responsible for the oversight, co-ordination and delivery of MCT’s Employability Hub mentoring and linked MCT mentoring programmes, and will lead or be responsible for ensuring:
Co-ordination of MCTs Employability and mentoring (E&M) programme operations, incl staff and volunteer mentors
Developing and embedding the Millwall mentoring offer across the trust including increasing capacity
Leading E&M programme marketing, promotion and ensuring recruitment and retention targets are met
Creation and delivery of an engaging personalised E&M service that successfully retains young people on programme
Programme administration including enrolment, young person progress tracking and funder reporting and uploading
E&M programme outcome targets are met or exceeded and Pathway opportunities created are aligned to need
Embedding and ensuring Safeguarding and H&S programme compliance including E&M work taster experiences
The details contained in this job profile, reflect the job content at the date of preparation. Therefore, it is inevitable that over time the nature of this role will change; existing duties may be lost and other duties gained without changing the general nature of duties or level of responsibility entailed.
Qualifications
· Mentoring L4 or DET/QTLS teaching L5 teaching qualification (OR willingness to work towards either)
· IAG L2 or above (or willingness to complete)
· Graduate (or working towards)
· Effective Mentoring level 2
· Safeguarding & First Aid trained
· Math’s and English L2 or above
Knowledge and Experiences
· Experience in Employability programme delivery setting 2 years+
· Experience in Mentoring programme delivery setting 2 years+
· Proven record in engaging young people via mentoring & providing IAG
· Experience in supervising groups of young people.
· Delivery of group work programmes and 1:1 intervention
· Experience in Employability programme & workshop delivery.
· Excellent IT skills (Microsoft, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
· Experience in external partner Engagement/Attendance reporting
· Experience of job brokerage/matching
· Familiarity with community clubs and the work of the EFl
To Apply: To comply with safer recruitment procedures for the Club we are unable to accept CV’s and cover letters without an application form accompanied.
Please ensure that you complete our standard application form (which is available via a link on our website). If you do require assistance in any part of the application process, please contact us via recruit@millwallfc.co.uk
Application Form Link: www.millwallfc.co.uk/club-information/work-for-the-lions/application-form
All applications need to be sent to recruit@millwallfc.co.uk
Closing date for applications: Friday 12th December 2025
A full copy of MCT’s Safeguarding Handbook is available by speaking with (or contacting) the MCT person responsible for safeguarding.
Salary: £26,000 to £30,000 (Dependent on qualifications and experience) Contract Length
Location: Lions Centre Employability Hub, associate JCP & partner satellite venues in Southwark & Lewisham
Supervises: Employability programmes support IAG coaches, Mentors and Teaching assistants
Role Summary:
Are you passionate to work with and engage local young people to help them achieve their full potential and improve their career, education and employment aspirations and well-being through Targeted mentoring support programmes using the power of the club badge to engage with those young people for whom universal support cannot reach.
Millwall Community Trust (MCT) are looking for a ‘Can do’ committed learner focused Employability & Mentoring Officer to work closely with MCT E&E manager to take delegated responsibility for Employability and mentoring programmes within Millwall’s nationally recognised Youth Employability & IAG Hub and wider MCT programmes including Millwall alternative provision academy and Premier League Kicks programme
This role is a fantastic opportunity to develop and advance within the trust and be supported and mentored by an experienced management team. The package also includes access to an extensive CPD training programme to help the successful candidate grow within the programme.
To provide operational leadership on MCTs Employability and Mentoring (E&M) programmes and wider education programmes, including work taster, workshop delivery to enable young people to reach their full potential with education, training, apprenticeship and employment (ETE) opportunities.
The postholder will identify, recruit and retain young people into positive destination against pre-agreed E&M programme caseload targets and support and sustain their engagement in education, training and employment, improve their skills and confidence, and access wraparound support, including physical sessions, mental health, and life skills sessions.
Qualifications - Candidates should hold either Mentoring Level 4 or DET/QTS teaching qualification OR be willing to work towards similar qualification via included accessible Higher-level apprenticeship CPD training package.
The Employability & Mentoring (E&M) Officer will be responsible for the oversight, co-ordination and delivery of MCT’s Employability Hub mentoring and linked MCT mentoring programmes, and will lead or be responsible for ensuring:
Co-ordination of MCTs Employability and mentoring (E&M) programme operations, incl staff and volunteer mentors
Developing and embedding the Millwall mentoring offer across the trust including increasing capacity
Leading E&M programme marketing, promotion and ensuring recruitment and retention targets are met
Creation and delivery of an engaging personalised E&M service that successfully retains young people on programme
Programme administration including enrolment, young person progress tracking and funder reporting and uploading
E&M programme outcome targets are met or exceeded and Pathway opportunities created are aligned to need
Embedding and ensuring Safeguarding and H&S programme compliance including E&M work taster experiences
The details contained in this job profile, reflect the job content at the date of preparation. Therefore, it is inevitable that over time the nature of this role will change; existing duties may be lost and other duties gained without changing the general nature of duties or level of responsibility entailed.
Qualifications
· Mentoring L4 or DET/QTLS teaching L5 teaching qualification (OR willingness to work towards either)
· IAG L2 or above (or willingness to complete)
· Graduate (or working towards)
· Effective Mentoring level 2
· Safeguarding & First Aid trained
· Math’s and English L2 or above
Knowledge and Experiences
· Experience in Employability programme delivery setting 2 years+
· Experience in Mentoring programme delivery setting 2 years+
· Proven record in engaging young people via mentoring & providing IAG
· Experience in supervising groups of young people.
· Delivery of group work programmes and 1:1 intervention
· Experience in Employability programme & workshop delivery.
· Excellent IT skills (Microsoft, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
· Experience in external partner Engagement/Attendance reporting
· Experience of job brokerage/matching
· Familiarity with community clubs and the work of the EFl
To Apply: To comply with safer recruitment procedures for the Club we are unable to accept CV’s and cover letters without an application form accompanied.
Please ensure that you complete our standard application form (which is available via a link on our website). If you do require assistance in any part of the application process, please contact us via recruit@millwallfc.co.uk
Application Form Link: www.millwallfc.co.uk/club-information/work-for-the-lions/application-form
All applications need to be sent to recruit@millwallfc.co.uk
Closing date for applications: Friday 12th December 2025
A full copy of MCT’s Safeguarding Handbook is available by speaking with (or contacting) the MCT person responsible for safeguarding.