Learning & Youth Inspire Mentor

Section: Lifelong Learning Team

Responsible to: Learning Quality Manager and Placement Coordinator

Hours: 1 to 4 daysper week Monday to Thursday only (09:00am – 4:30pm)

Duration: Minimum of 10 weeks

Contact Details: Louise Ross, Tel: 0113 238 0601, Email:

Location:Delph Hill Community Centre, Summer Hall Ing, Wyke, Bradford, BD12 8DF

Minimum Requirements for Volunteer Role: Applicants must be 21yrs+ (or 18+ if you have a mature attitude to work with young people of a similar age) and be undertaking, or hold a relevant college or university qualification and have some teaching, youth work or mentoring experience ideally. This position will require volunteers to undergo a full CRB (now known as DBS) Clearance as it involves working with children and young people. The role also requires an advanced level of written and spoken English. For details on the courses we deliver visit our website:

Access:Based on the ground floor with accessible toilets. Please feel free to contact us regarding any access queries.

Purpose:The Learning & Youth Inspire Mentor will support the Lifelong Learning Tutor to prepare young people from 16 to 19 years old (up to 25 year olds with learning difficulties) to access employment, full-time education or training in Bradford, working in a small group with a maximum of ten young people. This role is predominantly class room based education with the chance of occasional visits to take photos and go on day trips, along with time spent on administration.

The course offers a NOCN accreditation in Arts and Media, Functional skills Maths and English (up to level 2) and Employability and work placement opportunities. Our aim is to work with those who have previously been disengaged from education and employment to improve their confidence and team working skills so that they are able to pursue the career path of their choice.

Key roles and responsibilities:

1. Give support to young people on expectations at work, career choices and the next steps to accessing employment through employability support sessions

2. To support individuals and small groups during the delivery of sessions to improve literacy and numeracy skills delivered by the tutor, with the potential to lead a session if desired.

3. To support the delivery of functional skills i.e. English, Maths, ICT as well as Art & Media and Personal Social Development (PSD e.g. drug and alcohol awareness sessions) delivered by the tutor

4. To support the delivery of practical sessions like pyrography, photography and collage-making.

5. To motivate and support learners on a one to one basis with individual tasks

6. To support Tutors to ensure that accurate records, statistics, learner files and portfolios are of a required standard to help learners achieve a photoshop qualification, or similar NOCN qualification

7. To support Tutors with applying health and safety policies

8. To deal with learners’ needs and problems diplomatically

9. To act as a positive role model

10. To help with administration. This may include telephoning learners to track their progress, collating and recording data, chasing up learners’ timesheets and filing etc.

Volunteer Application Form

Please complete this application form electronically and return to

Name:
Address:
Telephone number/s:
Email Address:
Gender:
Date of birth:
Driving license – do you hold a full valid UK driving license?
Where did you find out about us?
What volunteer role(s) are you interested in?
(See volunteer information booklet and request suitable role descriptions)
What days and times are you available to volunteer?
Approximately how long are you looking to volunteer with us for?
(Most placements are from 3 months up to 1 year – there are currently no placements for a duration less than 10 weeks)
If you are a student looking for a placement as part of your course, when do you have to start and finish it by?
(Please give approximate dates and number of hours you must complete on your placement – also detail exactly what your placement requires of you and us e.g. you have to develop your own activity, deliver a class or produce some research etc. Also please could you provide contact details of your placement tutor in this section)

EDUCATION – Please give details of your full time education since the age of 15.

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY- Please give details of jobs you have held starting with your present or most recent employer

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Please list your relevant skills and experience; describe what you want to achieve from the placement; and why you feel you are a good candidate for the volunteer position: (give as much detail as you can and refer to the role description/s – this information helps us to select applicants for an interview and match applicants to a suitable placement)
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING FORM

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