Social Care

Children's Services

Bolton Lads and Girls Club

Children and Families Coordinator (Mentoring & Befriending)

Bolton Lads and Girls Club

Full Time (35 hours), to be worked flexibly including regular evenings and weekends. Initially fixed term to cover an extended maternity leave until December 2023

£22,074- £26,909 per annum (Depending on Experience)- plus contributory pension, health cash plan scheme, enhanced annual leave

Hybrid working - Across BLGC sites, community venues and outside space & home working

About the role

BLGC have an exciting and new role, at the heart of an agile organisation with a strong record and reputation, with the potential for real and profound change for children and young people.

The role holder will deliver an efficient and effective 1:1 mentoring service for children and young people who need help with building self-esteem, self-confidence and resilience. They will be responsible for the management of a cohort of children/young people and their volunteer.  They will match children and young people aged 8 years plus with trained volunteers and supervise the relationship. They will be responsible for training, supporting, advising and guiding volunteers, imparting information and drawing on their skills to maximise support for their allocated young person. 

About you

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to engage and negotiate with children and young people who have a broad range of needs. You will attend a variety of professional meetings to understand how best to support the young person and volunteer in building their self-esteem, self-confidence and resilience and raise aspirations, so must be confident in dealing with multiple stakeholders.

Meeting targets as outlined by funders, contracts and the Services Manager is a significant element of this role to ensure the quality of support children/young people and their volunteers receive to achieve positive outcomes.

Meeting the needs of our young people is our priority, and that doesn’t always fit into ‘9-5’ business. Flexibility is a given. You will also be expected to travel to different venues/locations.

You must hold a degree/qualification in Youth & community Work; Child Development; Social Sciences; or Social Work with at least 3 years direct experience with children and young people.

Perks

All staff have free access to our high-quality gym, during the day, you will also be enrolled into our pension plan and have access to free holiday club child-care. We offer flexible working, your birthday off, provide refreshments and fruit on site and have a wellbeing offer for you to access at times when you may need it. We have a fantastic track record for professional development and training opportunities, we are committed to developing our team. Come and join us in a fun working environment, where no two days are the same!

Fancy joining the team?

To apply please complete our application form from the vacancies section on our website www.blgc.co.uk or email recruitment@blgc.co.uk  You may not tick all the boxes, no problem, you can develop your skills with us.

In addition, please provide the following information:

•                     Confirmation you are eligible to work in the UK (the successful candidate will be required to provide documentary evidence before a job offer is confirmed);

•                     Any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you in your application for the selection process.

•                     In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an Enhanced DBS