Senior Young Persons Mentor

Salary: £14.50 – £15.50 per hour and £65 per sleep. Shift: Shift: 40 hours on average per week, number of sleeps are variable. Typically 10am to 10pm followed by a sleep in, 2 to 3 shifts per week. Rota 4 weeks in advance Location: Kettering NN14 / NN15 Overall: To deliver high standards of care, protection and support to children and young people with complex needs by facilitating their physical, psychological, emotional and recreational development.

• To work in partnership with other professionals to achieve the best outcomes for our Young People.
• To be responsible for the day-to-day running of the home and for the delivery of the day-to-day care to the children.
• To ensure that the support workers are maintaining their therapeutic approach and providing direct work with the children.
• To assist in leading staff to operate within legal parameters as described in the company’s policies and procedures.
• To maintain accurate and up-to-date case files and recordings of young people’s files, relevant reports and documents.
• To ensure rota cover is maintained to required standards at all times to ensure safeguarding for young people.

As a Senior Mentor you will be in a position that requires you to:

• Have a warm, empathic manner that makes each child and young person feel special and loved.
• Be willing to give hugs but, recognise when giving space is needed more.
• Be a good listener and curious about what you can learn from young people.
• Understand and be resilient to the fact that young people you have a strong relationship with one week, may then refuse to talk to or insult you a day later. You will also need to help with supporting other staff with this.
• Be able to have a lot of fun in the workplace but also be prepared to soothe and support overwhelming emotions of both young people and staff teams. Because to show emotion is to be human!
• Be able to produce a ten-page personal plan with at least one interruption per page. Although you will likely have lots more!
• Be a positive mentor and role model for our young people and staff teams alike.
• Have a high level of multitasking is essential. You must be comfortable with cooking dinner whilst entertaining hungry teenagers at the same time. And believe us when we say H-ANGER is REAL!!
• Have some knowledge about football, Xbox and Tiktok videos would be helpful but, diverse hobbies and interests are a distinct advantage.
• Manage and provide firm boundaries to young people because they will push boundaries better than anyone and they are smarter than you think!
• Be creative and able to come up with solutions to help manage behaviours and guide less experienced staff in how to also be able to manage behaviours.
• Lead shifts with a confident and enthusiastic manner ensure our young people are cared for to the highest standards whilst then being able to ensure all necessary paperwork is completed before completing your shift.
• Enable effective supervisions that promote best practices within the home whilst providing a supporting approach for our staff teams.
• Contribute to and implement care plans, risk assessments and action plans, participate in reviews and other meetings as required and ensure LAC documentation is up to date and changed when appropriate
• Plan and organise your own workload and help others do the same to achieve improved outcomes for young people.
• Ensure staff work within the home’s policies, procedures and Ofsted Quality Standard requirements.

So far it might sound like all fun and games and for a large part it is essentially is! But you will also be required to do the boring bits which include the paperwork that comes with all looked after young people. But do not be intimidated by this… As a company we are striving for the best and we understand that in order to achieve this we listen to our staff and young people. In order to be the best, we believe you must learn from the best and that is why we are dedicated to hiring the best people possible. Essential Requirements:  

• 1 years’ worth of experience of working with young people in a supervisory position
• A clear Enhanced DBS check (please let us know if you are on the update service or require a full DBS check)
• Teamworking
• Driving Licence
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to commit to changing and demanding shift patterns
• Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent

Desirable Requirements:  

• Emotional and social intelligence
• Competent IT skills
• Can do attitude

Compensation: 

• Bonus & Appraisal Scheme
• Health and Wellbeing app

So, it’s over to you… If you are interested in joining our growing teams, please send an email or give us a call on the following contact details and we will talk you through the next steps! We look forward to hearing from everyone soon! Ref: IN03