Youth Mentor

As a Youth Mentor you will -

• Work with young people aged 11-18 who are open to Children's Services or Voluntary support. Young people may be experiencing an array of difficulties such as criminal or sexual exploitation, gang affiliation, substance use and suffering with mental health difficulties etc. Intervention will predominately be with the young person, rather than the whole family.


• Work with the young person around any difficulties that may be presenting, for example managing emotions, self-esteem, socialising with others, online safety, healthy relationships, life skills and supporting young people to access education, training or employment.


• Introduce the young person to positive activities via Medway Youth Service in the hope that when our involvement ends, the young person still has access to support.


• Typically support young people for up to 3 months, however this depends very much on the individual needs of that young person.


• Deliver a mixture of 1-1 and group-based work that promotes personal and social development, challenge, enjoyment and results in recorded and accredited learning


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• Support young people to engage in youth work activities centres and projects across the area.


You will be required to work flexibly, which may involve evenings.

In return we offer you:

• Generous annual leave entitlement


• Generous local government pension scheme package


• Access to wider training and development qualifications


• Flexible working scheme


• Travel plan discounts


• Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service


• Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers


Our organisation:
Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.
Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.

We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.
Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.

The council understands that a motivated workforce is the most important factor for it to be successful and achieve its aims. It's vital that employees feel rewarded for their contribution.

As a Medway Council employee you will have the opportunity to develop both professionally and personally by undertaking relevant training opportunities, enjoy a comprehensive benefits package including competitive rates of pay and pension scheme along with access to an employee advice, information and counselling service, employee forums and an employee discount scheme for national and local retailers.