Mentoring Coordinator

Surrey County Council

  • New Haw, Surrey
  • £29,000-32,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 12 days ago
Details
  • Title: Mentoring Coordinator
  • Reference: SCC/TP/287916/3756
  • Positions: 1
  • Salary: £29,000 to £32,000 per annum
  • Category: Community Development
  • Contract type: Permanent
  • Working hours: 37 hours per week
  • Posted on: 22 August 2025
  • Closing date: 18 September 2025
  • Directorate: Partnership
  • Location: Eikon Offices, New Haw and community locations across Surrey
DescriptionPlease note that this vacancy is not part of Surrey County Council, we are advertising this on behalf of a partnership organisation.The salary range for this role is £29,000 to £32,000 per annum based on a 37 hour working week.Rewards and Benefits
  • • 5 weeks holiday a year plus Bank Holidays
  • • Sick pay
  • • Safeguarding training
  • • Flexible working where role allows
  • • Pension scheme
  • • Employee Assistance programme
About the OrganisationThe Eikon Charity is one of Surrey's leading charities supporting children and young people to overcome difficulties, become resilient and develop into confident adults who contribute positively to their communities.We are looking for people with passion and expertise to drive the charity forward and help us continue to be a leading provider of early intervention in Surrey.Our vision
  • For all Surrey young people to thrive.
Our mission
  • To empower and support young people in Surrey to have the wellbeing and resilience they need to thrive.
Our values
  • We elevate and amplify the voices of children & young people.
  • The needs of young people guide everything we do, shaping every decision and action we take.
  • We act with compassion.
  • We empathise with the pressures of modern life and feel compelled to help without judgement.
  • We work together.
  • Partnering with parents, carers, schools, policymakers, and young people themselves helps us all to succeed.
  • We take responsibility.
  • We recognise our part to play in the future of children & young people, and we hold ourselves accountable for their success.
About the RoleSupervise the delivery of Eikon's volunteer mentoring services to children and young people in allocated schools across Surrey. Supervise a team of Volunteer Mentors ensuring parity of our offer in Schools to Children and Young People. Ensuring the highest standards of case work, effective practice and safeguarding are maintained. Providing regular review and assessment of caseloads, with guidance on how to progress provided to the team of Volunteer Mentors.Responsibilities:
  • Plan, resource and oversee the delivery of the volunteer mentoring programme, to ensure that the service is offered to young people at the right time and that young people are at the heart of the programme.
  • Develop and maintain key relationships within schools in Surrey to deliver the volunteer mentoring programme.
  • To identify trends and gaps in provision, then work with Service Delivery Manager on ways to improve our Volunteer Mentoring service
  • Supervise a team of volunteer mentors in line with Eikon's policies
  • Induct, train and develop volunteer mentors, ensuring a high-quality service with safe and effective practice is delivered in accordance with all other best practice guidelines
  • Work in collaboration with the Designated Safeguarding Manager and Service Delivery Manager to ensure all volunteers are competent to supervise safeguarding issues
  • Support volunteer mentors with all safeguarding issues and liaise with the Designated Safeguarding Manager and Service Delivery Manager where appropriate.
  • Understand and act when safeguarding issues need to be escalated, always following safeguarding and child protection procedures
The close date for this advert is 18.09.2025 with interviews planned for w/c 29.09.2025.As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, we do not accept CVs. If you have any questions, please contactTo apply for this role please download the details and application form from our website .
  • Reviewed: 23 Aug 2025
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