Youth Mentor

Provide vital support to children and young people in need. Play a pivotal role in ensuring the physical, emotional, and social well-being of the individuals under ourcare. Primary responsibilities will include offering tuition, guidance, encouragement,and practical assistance to empower young people to achieve their full potential.

Key Tasks leading to a holisticdevelopment experience:

• Build and maintain positive relationships: Develop strong rapportwith children and young people, establishing a foundation of trust
  and support.
• Emotional support: Provide empathetic listening, emotionalguidance, and reassurance to children and young people experiencing
  difficulties, ensuring their emotional well-being.
• Collaborate with professionals: Liaise and collaborate with socialworkers, teachers, therapists, and other professionals involved in thecare of the children and young people.
• Record keeping: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records ofobservations, incidents, and progress, ensuring confidentiality and
  adherence to legal requirements.
• Crisis management: Respond promptly and appropriately to crisissituations, including challenging behaviour, ensuring the safety of allindividuals involved.
• Encourage independence: Promote the development of independentliving skills, empowering young people to become self-reliant andconfident in their abilities.
• Maintain a safe environment: Ensure the physical and emotionalsafety of children and young people by implementing appropriate
  safety measures and reporting any concerns.
• Football Coaching duties as required to support individual players.

We reserve the right to shortlist and appoint before the closing date should we find a suitable applicant. About The Candidate

Person Specification (Essential and Desirable):

1 A professional football playing background x

2 Relevant certifications in education, child and youth care,
social work, counselling, or related fields x

3 UEFA C Coaching qualification x

4 DBS check x

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

5 Previous experience working with children and young
people in a school, residential, foster care, or agency
setting is preferred. x

6 Demonstrate a genuine passion for working with children
and young people, along with the ability to remain
patient and calm in challenging situations. x

7 Excellent verbal and written communication skills to
interact effectively with children, young people, their
families, and professionals. x

8 Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team,
respecting diverse perspectives and contributing to a
positive work environment. x

9 Strong organisational skills to manage multiple tasks,
maintain accurate records, and prioritise responsibilities
effectively. x

10 IT skills to include the ability to use EMS software and
Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook) x

11 Excellent interpersonal and communication skills x

12 Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines x

13 A genuine team player x

14 A reliable individual x

Personal Qualities

15 Displays a high level of discretion x

16 Personable with an ability to build individual relationships x

17 Hardworking and enthusiastic x

18 Ability to adapt to changing circumstances x

19 Loyal and committed x

About The Club

The employee must at all time carry out their duties with dueregard to the Leyton Orient Football Club policies andprocedures. The employee must ensure a positive commitmenttowards equality and diversity by treating others fairly and notcommitting any form of direct or indirect discrimination,victimisation or harassment of any description and to promotepositive workingrelationships between all internal and externalstakeholders.

Leyton Orient Football Club is committed to the principle ofequal opportunity in employment and its employment policiesfor recruitment, selection, training, development and promotionare designed to ensure that no job applicant or employeereceives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age,
disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex,sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy ormaternity.

To have due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfareof children, coaches and young people and to follow the childprotection procedures adopted by the FA and the club.