Track Academy Hiring for Education and Mentoring Coordinator Job at London, England Full Time

An exciting permanent opportunity has arisen for an Education and Mentoring Coordinator to lead on the further development of the department at Track Academy. Track Academy, an education, mentoring and sports charity that uses sports as a tool is looking for an Education and Mentoring Coordinator who will help embed life skills in young people through education and mentoring and help the organisation grow further.

• Full-time (36 hours with some evening and weekend work expected)

• £21000 – £23000

• Permanent contract

• Office-based

• 25 days of annual leave per annum

The organisation

Track Academy is an education, mentoring and sport charity which focuses on life skills and improving the lives of young people through sports. The successful candidate has a passion for sport, children, young people, education and mentoring and will join a talented team of international athletes and coaches, mentors, teachers and volunteers. Collectively these highly motivated people work towards bringing change and helping young people in the borough of Brent to be more than the circumstances they are born into.

The role

In this role you will be required to support and lead the Education and Mentoring Programme of Track Academy. Ideally you have an education or mentoring background and are someone who has the ability to build relationships and engage with children, young adults, teachers and parents to help channel behavioural change and improve lives. You will manage a cohort of mentors and oversee our life skills and holiday programmes by implementing several workshops and initiatives for our members to take part. You will lead on our macro and one-to-one mentoring and have your own mentees with whom you will set goals. You will oversee our tutoring department and homework club. You will work closely with the project coordinators in ensuring that we achieve sustainable outcomes and have a positive impact on our members’ lives.

The successful candidate is:

• A great listener and communicator

• Able to have an understanding of the issues affecting the sport sector and its wider community

• Passionate about driven for change and improvement

• Able to work independently as well as part of a team

• An enthusiastic and engaging person

• Able to manage tasks in a fast-paced environment

• Consultative and approachable

• Flexible and can deal with uncertainty when needed

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

Track Academy embraces a workplace which is equal to all and embraces diversity and inclusion. We encourage everyone to apply regardless of gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation or disabilities as we strongly believe that all groups bring diverse perspectives to our programmes.

Applications are welcome by 10 August

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £21,000.00-£23,000.00 per year

Application deadline: 10/08/2022
Expected start date: 05/09/2022