We are looking for two Pathways Coordinators for Golspie High School and Nairn Academy, to work with young people, mentors and school staff involved in our programme. About the role: You will be an integral part of the school community and wider MCR team and be the key person delivering the MCR programme to young people in the school. Key responsibilities: - Helping to build exceptional individual relationships with young people across S1 to S6 and delivering S1 & S2 group work. - Helping to drive volunteer mentor recruitment. Consistently supporting, actively engaging and motivating mentors from training through the length of their engagement with the programme. - Actively support MCR young people to set, experience then follow their education and employment pathways. - Evidence progression, impact and best practice with YP input, quantitative feedback and qualitative case studies. About you: - Exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships with young people aged 11-18 years, education colleagues, volunteer mentors and local employers. - Awareness and understanding of the principles of safeguarding and child protection. - Ability and confidence to present programme information & deliver prepared training sessions to groups. - Ability to work well on own initiative, as part of a team and on a flexible basis in response to young person and organisational need. - An understanding of the challenges and barriers that care-experienced and/or vulnerable young people may encounter. - Experience or a knowledge of processes to document and evidence good practice and positive outcomes. You may have experience as a Youth, Community or Advice Worker. You will be an empathetic person who is open minded, non-judgemental, resilient and who is driven to improve outcomes for care experienced and other vulnerable young people. About MCR Pathways: MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity established in Glasgow in 2007. Our mentoring programme is now delivered in schools across the whole of Scotland. Our passionate team is dedicated to helping the most vulnerable young people gain in self-confidence, identify their skills and recognise and fulfil their potential. Our vision is for all young people to experience equality of education outcomes, career opportunities and life chances. Our in-school mentoring has profound impacts on school pupils in their confidence, wellbeing, achievement and post-school progression. MCR Mentors are volunteers who make and experience a life-changing difference. You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who love what they do and enjoy working with each other. We model our values and many of us are also mentors ourselves. Benefits of working for MCR Pathways include: 33 days annual leave in first year rising to 38 days from 2nd year of employment, additional day off for your birthday, Living Pensions Employer, Life Assurance - 4 x salary., None specified
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MCR Pathways is a Scottish charity founded in Glasgow. We connect care-experienced and disadvantaged young people with mentors to help them find their potential. Our vision is that every care experienced and disadvantaged young person in Scotland, gets the same education outcomes, career opportunities and life chances as every other young person.