SfYP Inclusion Mentor

Job Title: SfYP Inclusion Mentor
Starting Salary: £32,578 progressing to £35,570per annum
Hours: 37
Location: Stevenage and St Albans
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Children's Services

About the team

Hertfordshire Services for Young People is the primary provider of youth work, career education, information advice guidance and work-related learning in Hertfordshire.

Our vision for young people is clear. We want young people to succeed, and by working for us you’ll be key to enable this to happen.

We work with vulnerable young people to address emerging needs, improve life chances, and reduce escalation to more expensive and intensive services.

This includes supporting those challenged in education, their community or home life, to ensure a successful transition to adulthood. The young people we work with are typically 11-17 and 18 to 25 if they are Care Leavers or have SEND.

About the role

As an SFYP Inclusion Mentor, the main responsibilities are

• Delivering one-to-one and small group sessions with clear aims and measurable outcomes
• Supporting young people who are missing from education and enabling their return to school or progression to post 16 opportunities
• Building strong, positive relationships with young people to support meaningful change
• Working closely with parents, carers, schools and partner professionals
• Representing the service confidently in multi-agency and team meetings
• Signposting young people and families to appropriate services and resources
• Working collaboratively with SfYP colleagues to ensure a holistic support offer

About you

SfYP are looking for an enthusiastic Inclusion Mentors to work as part of a multidisciplinary team supporting young people who are missing education and addressing barriers to their return to learning or progression into post-16 education, employment or training.

The aim of the role is to support young people to overcome barriers to education through bespoke one-to-one interventions and targeted group work, helping them to re-engage with education and improve their attendance and outcomes.

Essential

• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong ICT skills and a flexible approach to work.
• Be able to demonstrate experience of building effective working relationships within multidisciplinary teams, developing positive rapport with young people, and working with them both individually and in small groups.
• Be proactive, with the ability to advocate for young people and negotiate effectively with partners and professionals.
• Have a strong understanding of the issues facing young people and be able to demonstrate how you have effectively challenged stereotyping, inequality and discriminatory practice.
• Be able to work flexibly to meet service needs.
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is Level 8. Please locate the job profile here:

Job profiles - Community services

To hear more about this opportunity please contact Mark.Hughes@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: TBC

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

We are changing
Hertfordshire County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Hertfordshire County on 1 April 2028, it is expected that most roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings – Protection of Employment) principles.

LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better. To find out more, visit https://www.hertfordshire-lgr.co.uk/

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.