Pathways Coordinator

Travel across Sunderland, Gateshead and Durham. A driving licence and car are essential for the role and travel expenses will be reimbursed. Download job description Every young person deserves a trusted adult in their corner and you can be the one who makes that connection happen. Join us as a Pathways Coordinator to deliver personalised guidance, empower dedicated mentors and drive real outcomes for young people across Sunderland, Gateshead and Durham., Our Pathways Coordinator will be building strong, trusted relationships with young people to prepare them for a match with a volunteer mentor. Working with pupils from year 8 and above, you will deliver small group and individual sessions, provide personalised support and guidance, and collaborate closely with local schools and community partners to expand mentoring opportunities.,

• Building exceptional individual and group relationships with young people to prepare them for mentoring.
• Matching young people in year 8 and above with adult volunteer mentors and providing ongoing personalised support, advice, and guidance.
• Delivering effective mentor inductions and Core Mentor Training, facilitating continuous engagement and support for both mentors and mentees.
• Partnering with schools and local organisations to explore and expand mentoring pathways.
  
  Experience in building positive, trusted relationships with young people.
• Ability to work across locations in Sunderland, Gateshead and Durham managing time between school bases and community settings.
• Excellent communication, active listening, and group facilitation skills.
• Solution-focused, empathetic, and trauma-informed approach to youth engagement.
• Well-organised with strong administrative, database, and reporting capabilities.
  
  MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity established in Glasgow in 2007. Our mentoring programme is now delivered in schools across the whole of Scotland as well as North East and South East England. We are committed to helping the country's most vulnerable young people gain self-confidence, identify their skills and recognise and fulfil their potential.
Our mission: To connect every young person with a trusted adult mentor, someone who sparks confidence, fuels ambition, and walks beside them as they find their way. Our vision: MCR Pathways will work until every young person has someone to help them find their way. You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who love what they do and enjoy working with each other. MCR Pathways' values are Respect, Communication, Trust and Growth and they inform everything we do. Benefits of working for MCR Pathways include: 30 days annual leave in first year rising to 35 days from 2nd year of employment, 3 further days of annual leave between the December and January public holidays, 7% employer pension contribution, additional day off for your birthday, Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance - 4 x salary. "
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