Could you be part of something different? We have a rewarding opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of children and families affected by imprisonment.

The aim of this new post is to establish a sustainable project providing activities and support to address isolation, stigma, and unmet pastoral needs, offering consistent relationships, practical support, and safe spaces for connection. This reflects the congregation’s commitment to justice, compassion, and care for those who are often overlooked.

You will bring your experience of working with and relating to children and families along with involvement in project work. Your networking and relationship-building skills will allow you to develop the project with a collaboratively and positively.

It is an essential requirement of this role that the post-holder is a committed Christian with a live Church connection which is a Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010.

It is essential you have the right to work in the UK before applying to work with us. You will be asked to provide proof of your eligibility to work and remain in the UK if you are invited to attend for an interview.

We’re looking for a friendly, motivated person to join our team. The Community Delivery Coordinator will support the delivery of the MCR Pathways mentoring programme in Aberdeen City and surrounding areas. You will support our volunteer mentors and young people, and ensure mentors and young people receive individualised support and remain fully engaged throughout their mentoring journey. You will be responsible for the timely recording and updating of internal mentor recruitment documentation, supporting mentor recruitment, and assisting with the delivery of in-school and community based mentoring and group work.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload of young people and mentors, from initial referral and relationship building to active programme participation.
• Help with the recruitment, interviewing and training of volunteers, including conducting PVG safeguarding checks.
• Facilitate and support the “matchmaking” process to ensure young people are paired with the most suitable mentors rapidly and effectively.
• Conduct regular progress evaluations, providing both support and constructive challenge to monitor the impact of the programme.
• Work with the regional team to help drive mentor recruitment to the targets needed for your area.
• Maintain accurate records and produce high-quality case studies to satisfy funding and quality assurance requirements.

About You

• Exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships with young people, education colleagues, volunteer mentors, key partners and community organisations.
• Awareness and understanding of the principles of safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• Ability and confidence to present programme information and deliver prepared training sessions to groups.
• Ability to work well on own initiative, as part of a team and on a flexible basis in response to young people and organisational needs.
• An understanding of the challenges and barriers that care-experienced and/or vulnerable young people and young adults may encounter.
• Experience or a knowledge of processes to document and evidence good practice and positive outcomes.
• Good knowledge of the local area, including community groups, employers and local organisations.

You should be a “people person”, open-minded and happy talking to large groups as well as having one-to-one chats.

About Us

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 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, additional day off for your birthday, Employee Assistance Programme, 7% Employer Pension Contribution, Life Assurance – 4 x salary.

Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.

To assist the Livingston Parish Churches Grouping ministry team in their work with children and young people in the mission of the three churches in the parish grouping across the schools (16 primary schools and four secondary schools) in their parishes.

The successful candidate will be a committed Christian with an active Church connection (Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010).

It is essential you have the right to work in the UK before applying to work with us. You will be asked to provide proof of your eligibility to work and remain in the UK if you are invited to attend for an interview.