Youth Engagement Mentor; Casual

Youth Engagement Mentor (Casual) Location

Manchester Manchester United Foundation believes every young person should feel empowered to achieve their goals and uses the power of football and Manchester United to support young people to make positive choices in their life.

The Manchester United Foundation works in some of the most disadvantaged areas taking Manchester United to the heart of the community.

Our mentoringprogrammeworks in conjunction with our Street Reds provision whichuses the power of football to give young people an opportunity to pursue their interest in playing, leading, and coaching the game as well as supporting the participation in educational and diversionary activities.

These free sessions are aimed at young people aged 8
-18 and promote inclusivity, provide regular physical activity opportunities and the ability to feel valued as part of a group. Enriching the lives of those who might become isolated. The sessionsassistin developing a range of soft skills, increasing social mobility through inter project tournaments,employment and volunteer opportunities.

Thiscasualhoursroleis todeliver targeted youth engagement and mentoring to strengthen protective factors forvulnerable young people, helping them make positive life choices and access meaningful pathways that contribute to the Foundation’s mission of supporting safer, stronger communities.

These interventions are delivered at our evening-based Street Reds sessions and evening work is a requirement for the role.

• Build andmaintainpositive, professional relationships with young people, parents / carersandsupport networks to encourage engagement, resilience, and progression into positive pathways
• Co-deliver programme activities including football and multi-sport sessions, social education workshops, personal developmentplanningand employability-focused opportunities
• Engaging young people who may be reluctant, distrustful, or disengaged, particularly those affected by trauma,exploitation or negative peer influences
• Managing challenging behaviours in a safe,calmand professional manner whilemaintainingstrong boundaries
• Support safeguarding and risk management, ensuring all sessions, interactions and decisions follow the Foundation’s policies, riskassessmentsand reporting procedures
• Contribute to multi-agency working, attending meetings, sharing insight appropriately and coordinating support approaches alongside schools, youthservicesand partner organisations
• Monitor,recordand evaluate participant progress, completing all required documentation accurately to support programme reporting and continuous improvement
• Provide consistent presence at Street Reds community football provision, supporting delivery,participantengagementand behaviour management tomaintaina safe and positive environment
• Identify and signpost young people to external opportunities, including training,volunteering, enrichmentexperiencesand work placements that enhance personal development

• A Level 1 Youth Work qualification (or equivalent)
• A full clean driving license
• Experienceoffacilitatingstructured mentoring programmes
• Understanding of multi-agency work involving schools, youth services, social care,policeor Early Help teams
• Experience delivering sports or football-based youth activities
• Ability to build trust and rapport with young people
• A passion for working and supporting children and young people
• Ability todemonstrateempathy, patience and compassion whilemaintainingprofessional boundaries – critical for safeguarding and effective mentoring
• Ability to manage risk, respond appropriately to concerns, and follow safeguarding procedures
• Ability to plan andfacilitateengaging activities suitable for young people, including sport, socialeducationand personal development content
• Organisational skills for managing caseloads, monitoring, record-keeping and completing evaluations
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills
• Ability to be flexible as role will require working evening hours
• Attention to detail
• Ability to achieve targets and KPIs