💼 Full-Time Position

Youth Mentor - Belinda Ferrison House

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Shaw Trust
📍 Northampton, England, United Kingdom
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Location
Northampton, United Kingdom
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Posted
June 14, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

The Role

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As a Youth Mentor, you will:

  • Ensure the protection and safeguard the wellbeing of care leavers in our care.

  • Demonstrate to the care leavers the value of education, care and development to achieve better outcomes.

  • Authoritatively and empathetically, challenge care leavers to help them avoid being without employment, education and training. This will involve liaison and joint working with independent and third sector providers.

  • Work with care leavers on issues such as resilience, self-esteem and confidence building

  • Build and create mutual trust and respect with care leavers in order that they respond and react appropriately to information and advice. This will involve attendance at meetings and include visits to care leaver’s home, education establishments, prisons and courts.

  • Attend placement meetings and induct the care leavers into the provision.

  • Analyse the care leaver’s behaviour and ...