Sos+ Embeded Mentor - Cardiff, United Kingdom - St Giles Trust

St Giles Trust
St Giles Trust
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Cardiff, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Job Reference:


  • SEM241
    Salary:

Contract Type:


  • Fixed Term/Full Time
    Contract Length:
  • Fixed Term until 30 June 2026.

Working Hours:


  • 35 hours per week
    Location:
  • Cardiff / Gwent area
    Job Summary:
Are you a proactive, highly organised and compassionate individual with proven experience in supporting young people involved in or at risk of entry in to the Criminal Justice System? Do you have a sound knowledge of the challenges and issues facing vulnerable young people?


If so, St Giles Trust is looking for an
Embedded Mentor to deliver the St Giles SOS+ service as part of the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) Trusted Adult Project, where you will provide crucial guidance, support, and mentorship within an educational setting to targeted at-risk students, already within or at high risk of entering the criminal justice system, that will help them make informed positive choices that reduce their risk of offending, help them overcome challenges and to achieve academic and personal goals.


About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support

they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming

issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive

change in others.


About this key role


We will also count on you to collaborate with professionals to support and develop strategies to minimise the risk to students, maintain a trauma informed approach that recognises and responds to trauma and amplifies the voices and experiences student and to support and/or co-deliver whole school awareness sessions; professional sessions and parent/carer sessions.

Safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of children and young people and providing guidance on resolving interpersonal issues are also both vital elements of the role.


What we are looking for

  • Relevant direct or indirect experience of the criminal justice system
  • An understanding and demonstration of professional standards and accountability
  • Empathetic and understanding attitude toward young peoples' needs
  • Excellent record keeping and sound technical literacy of Microsoft Applications
  • Total commitment to excellent safeguarding practice and understanding of professional boundaries
  • Excellent interpersonal, relationshipbuilding and communication skills, verbal and written.


In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.

- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.


St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.


Closing date: 26th February 2024 Interview date: 5th March 2024.
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