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Working as a member of the Mentoring team across Manchester, this role will work alongside the most persistent and repeat
offenders. The overall aim of the mentoring service is to help reducee offending from cases seen by the service due to complex
needs. This will be achieved through the following outcomes:
• Reducing violence and offending;
• Addressing thinking, behaviour, and attitudes that contribute to offending;
• Improving engagement, motivation, and trust;
• Removing short-term barriers and supporting long-term change;
• Providing practical support
The Mentoring Co-ordinator will be responsible for supporting People on Probation carrying a caseload of service users and
supporting achievement of their needs.
About You:
To be successful in this role you will understand working with vulnerable adults in a challenging environment. You will have
experience of working with and managing a pool of volunteers and also those with lived experience. You will also have excellent
organisational skills and the ability to manage a demanding workload. You will have the skills to contribute to planning and to
the development of service users' success, and also have knowledge of safeguarding/child protection practice. In addition, you
will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to work and build partnerships with a range of
agencies.
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.
What we offer:
Pact offers a range of benefits including a free advice, information and counselling service, contributory pension, corporate eye
care scheme, cycle to work scheme and generous holiday entitlement. You will have the opportunity to attend training events to
further develop yourself as a professional training and interventions worker. You will undergo a thorough induction process and be
supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.
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.
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 3-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where
appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment) Level 1 enhanced vetting with child barring and a Disclosure and Barring Service
check. Please note that being bankrupt or having County Court Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to
work in a court setting.