Self-Employed Youth Mentor (Long-Term Engagement)

We are seeking committed and reliable Youth Mentors to provide consistent, long-term support to young people. Each mentor will be allocated a young person, with the expectation of building a trusted, stable relationship over time.

This is not ad-hoc work — it requires continuity, accountability, and genuine commitment to positively impact a young person’s life.

To act as a consistent, positive adult role model, supporting a young person’s personal development through regular, structured mentoring sessions and relationship-based practice.

• Build and maintain a trusting, professional relationship with an allocated young person
• Deliver consistent daily / weekly sessions (1:1 or small group where required)
• Provide emotional support, guidance, and positive challenge
• Support with confidence building, behaviour, education engagement, and life skills
• Create a safe, supportive environment where young people feel heard and respected
• Set goals and track progress over time
• Work collaboratively with families, schools, and professionals
• Maintain accurate records and uphold safeguarding responsibilities

• Ability to commit to regular, ongoing sessions with the same young person
• Understanding that consistency is critical to building trust and achieving outcomes
• Willingness to engage for a minimum agreed period (e.g. 3–6 months or longer)
• Reliability — cancellations and inconsistency can negatively impact the young person
• Professional approach to boundaries and relationship-building

• Experience working with young people (mentoring, youth work, education, coaching, etc.)
• Strong ability to build rapport and maintain professional relationships
• Understanding of trauma-informed or relationship-based approaches (desirable)
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection
• Ability to work independently as a self-employed professional
• Patient, empathetic, and resilient
• Consistent and dependable
• Strong emotional intelligence
• Ability to challenge constructively while maintaining trust
• Passionate about long-term impact, not short-term intervention
• Self-employed / freelance basis
• Structured, regular sessions (typically weekly)
• Long-term placements with individual young people
• Work delivered in schools, community settings, or agreed safe environments
• Competitive rates based on experience and assignment
• Ongoing, stable placements (not ad-hoc shifts)
• Opportunity to build meaningful, lasting impact
• Continued opportunities across programmes
• Enhanced DBS check
• Safeguarding training
• Public Liability Insurance
• Right to work in the UK