Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Hiring for Mentoring Officer Job at Southend-on-Sea, England Full Time

Your new organisation

Southend on Sea Borough Council is a Unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. We employ around 1,800 staff who are working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the Southend 2050 ambition and make lives better for the people of Southend. Southend itself is a vibrant place to live and work, offering coastal living alongside excellent and fast transport links into London.

Working for Southend on Sea Borough Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovative environment. As a Unitary Authority we are responsible for all local government functions ranging from regulatory services, transport, public health and parks through to planning, social services, community safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy and communities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.

Your new role

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is offering a great opportunity for a hardworking and well organised Mentoring Officer to support the delivery of the 60 Minute Mentor (60MM) Project. The 60MM project is managed by the Economic Development and Skills Team at Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. This is a full time position that offers flexible and hybrid working patterns.

This is a rewarding role responsible for the planning, implementation, publicity and delivery of the 60MM project. Specifically, the post holder will:

• Oversee the successful running of mentoring sessions
• Oversee and support training of mentors
• Support 60MM business volunteers throughout the programme by attending mentoring sessions and collating relevant information
• Act as the point of liaison for schools enrolled onto the programme
• Collate relevant materials for mentor training events, mentoring sessions and programme meetings
• Assist with the marketing of the 60MM project to help attract new business mentors and schools onto the programme
• Network/communicate effectively, in order to promote the 60MM programme to schools, business and Local Authority partners
• Use own initiative to complete general administration tasks
• Monitor and track programme spend

This role will also support the Economic Development and Skills team in delivery across a variety of activities, including business engagement.

For an informal chat about the role and/or to request a copy of the full job description, please contact Uzo Nebechi on 01702352452.

What you’ll need to succeed

To be successful in this role, you will be reliable and able to work in a confident manner liaising with schools and business mentors to facilitate the running of mentoring sessions. As a highly organised and efficient person, you will have a high level of literacy, IT competency, and well developed written and communication skills as the job involves frequent liaison and coordination with stakeholders and members of the public. Fantastic interpersonal skill are required for this role as you be working with a range of people including young people, local business representatives and council stakeholders.

What you need to do now

If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

Please note: Applications for this vacancy may close prior to the date advertised above so you are advised to apply as soon as you are able to.

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check.