Mentor Project Worker - West Lothian, United Kingdom - Volunteering Matters

Volunteering Matters

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West Lothian, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Mentor Project Worker (West Lothian)
Permanent Contract

Job Ref:
V441

Hours/Days per week: 17.5 hours per week
- (Flexible days/hours)

Salary:
£12,500

Start date:

ASAP

Location:
West Lothian (locally home based with regular work in West Lothian communities)

Closing date:
Friday 7 April, 10am

Interview date and Location:
w/b 17 April 2023

Volunteering Matters

At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering's unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.

We bring people together to resolve some of society's most complex issues.

From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence, and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great.

And we won't stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.

People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK.

We operate in five regions:

London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England.

We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years' experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers.

We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team.

We're changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside out business.

Mentor Project Worker JD

Role Purpose
Young people we support include those facing multiple barriers or disadvantage. Our support helps them to achieve positive outcomes for their future.

As our Mentor Project Worker, you will work closely with our partner organisations locally to deliver a high quality, impactful mentoring service across West Lothian.

Attract, recruit, train, support and retain Volunteer Mentors from the local community, ensuring each have an outstanding volunteering experience
Effectively match Volunteer Mentors with young people
Work closely with our external partners in West Lothian to identify young people who could benefit from an empowering and positive mentoring relationship
Work closely with charities across West Lothian, creating new partnerships and identifying opportunities within those organisations for young people to take part in volunteering opportunities
Explore new ways to deliver and promote our mentoring service across West Lothian

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Consistently role model and display our organisational values
Contribute to effective teamwork
Successfully attract, recruit, train and retain a diverse network of Volunteer Mentors
Develop strong relationships with our mentors, ensuring they are supported, valued, and listened to
Matching mentors with young people who could benefit from a mentoring relationship
Develop strong relationships with partner organisations in West Lothian to identify young people who could benefit from mentoring, and opportunities for them to take part in volunteering roles
To manage the risk assessment, quality assurance and audit processes as appropriate
Ensure monitoring, impact and evaluation information and data is collected and that project meets it's agreed targets, reporting format and schedule. Assist colleagues by preparing reports to funders
Create engaging publicity content so it can be promoted across our website and social media channels
To ensure all the above is done with excellent record keeping, in accordance with compliance requirements. This includes the use of Salesforce CRM system

This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post.

It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.

Person Specification
Skills / Knowledge Required

Excellent knowledge and understanding of the life challenges and barriers that young people face today in Scotland
An understanding of how to assess the needs of an individual using a personcentered approach
Knowledge of best practice in Volunteer Management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills including being able to have strategic conversations with external partners one minute, and talk to an anxious or unsure young person the next
Excellent people skills with the ability to build professional, longterm relationships with various stakeholders, to influence and motivate others
Excellent organisational and IT skills including the ability to manage workload and prioritise effectively, the use of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams and Zoom
A creative approach to problem solving, with strong attention to detail
Skills around creating content for social media
Creating, coordi