Your role as the Kinship Care Coordinator will focus on developing a programme of volunteer mentoring support for young people who are within Kinship Care. You will offer young people an opportunity to access a programme of support and activities appropriate to their needs contributing to closing the poverty-related attainment gap.
The programme will focus on providing support for children and young people aged 8 – 14 years old who are in formal Kinship Carer arrangements looked after by a family relative or close friend. Supporting them through the transitional stages, and the challenges that they may face within school and the community.
As the Kinship Care Coordinator you will play a vital role in helping children and young people develop goals and find ways to achieve them. You will be responsible for overall service coordination and development including working in partnership and liaising with key organisations.
Initially the programme will focus on providing mentoring for children and young people aged 8 – 14 years who are. Y sort it recognises a young person’s need to have at least one long term relationship with a positive adult role-model. The disruption looked after children face can make this difficult to achieve within a family setting.
Mentors play a vital role in helping young people become independent, develop goals and find ways to achieve them. As Kinship Care Volunteer Coordinator you will be responsible for recruitment, support and the motivation of volunteer mentors and overall service coordination. You’ll play a key role in changing young people’s lives for the better.
The focus in every mentoring relationship will be on developing the child, recognising and building their strengths, and providing support and encouragement to deal with difficult and challenging situations in their lives.
Main Duties & Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Shared tasks
Administration
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Closing date: 4th August