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Self Employed Youth Mentor

Job Posted: 13 days ago

Salary: £ 20 - 20 / Hour
Job Type: Permanent Contract
Location: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Expire in: 15 days

Job Description

Job Title:

Self-Employed Youth Mentor (Long-Term Engagement)

Overview

We are seeking committed and reliable Youth Mentors to provide consistent, long-term support to young people. Each mentor will be allocated a young person, with the expectation of building a trusted, stable relationship over time.

This is not ad-hoc work — it requires continuity, accountability, and genuine commitment to positively impact a young person’s life.

Role Purpose

To act as a consistent, positive adult role model, supporting a young person’s personal development through regular, structured mentoring sessions and relationship-based practice.

Key Responsibilities

  * Build and maintain a trusting, professional relationship with an allocated young person

  * Deliver consistent weekly sessions (1:1 or small group where required)

  * Provide emotional support, guidance, and positive challenge

  * Support with confidence building, behaviour, education engagement, and life skillsCreate a safe, supportive environment where young people feel heard and respectedSet goals and track progress over time

  * Work collaboratively with families, schools, and professional

  * Maintain accurate records and uphold safeguarding responsibilities

Commitment Expectations (Essential)

  * Ability to commit to regular, ongoing sessions with the same young person

  * Understanding that consistency is critical to building trust and achieving outcomes

  * Willingness to engage for a minimum agreed period (e.g. 3–6 months or longer)

  * Reliability — cancellations and inconsistency can negatively impact the young person

  * Professional approach to boundaries and relationship-building

Key Requirements

Experience working with young people (mentoring, youth work, education, coaching, etc.)

Strong ability to build rapport and maintain professional relationships

Understanding of trauma-informed or relationship-based approaches (desirable)

Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection

Ability to work independently as a self-employed professional

Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain)

Key Skills & Attributes

  * Patient, empathetic, and resilient

  * Consistent and dependable

  * Strong emotional intelligence

  * Ability to challenge constructively while maintaining trust

  * Passionate about long-term impact, not short-term intervention

Working Arrangement

  * Self-employed / freelance basis

  * Structured, regular sessions (typically weekly)

  * Long-term placements with individual young people

  * Work delivered in schools, community settings, or agreed safe environments

Pay & Benefits

  * Competitive rates based on experience and assignment

  * Ongoing, stable placements (not ad-hoc shifts)

  * Opportunity to build meaningful, lasting impact

  * Continued opportunities across programmes

Compliance Requirements

Enhanced DBS check

Safeguarding training

Public Liability Insurance

Right to work in the UK

Before You Apply

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Bank details.
National Insurance number.
Date of birth.

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