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Kick London, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales no.48315
and a registered charity no.1100072
KICK’S MISSION
At KICK, we are motivated to respond to a sense of hopelessness in many young people today as 1/3 of young
people aged 15 identify with a mental health condition, 2million grow up without a father at home, many are
disconnected from local communities with 95% now not attending church. We aspire to see a generation of young
people who will reach their God given potential; where communities have been socially impacted; and where
spiritual change has transformed a nation. Our mission is to transform young people’s lives, with God's love,
through sport and support. We do this through values-driven physical education, street dance, mentoring,
chaplaincy in schools and community KICK Academies to impact a sense of hopelessness and give them a hope for
the future and a joy in the present.
KICK work in Infant, Primary, Secondary, Pupil Referral Units, Private and Special Schools to deliver the following
services with Christian values embedded throughout every session:
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PE National Curriculum - Transformational Street Dance
Solutions Focused Mentoring - Schools based Chaplaincy
In all that we do we seek to live out our values to encourage young people to be aspirational, to be compassionate
in all circumstances, to deliver excellent quality sessions, and to be intentional in building relationships and sharing
the gospel with young people every day and to show integrity in our decision making at all times. KICK are
currently working with over 100 schools and have established 30 KICK Academies. Our staff team has more than
doubled over the last 2 years with KICK now employing over 90 staff. As an organisation we are engaging with
over 30,000 young people every week and come closer to achieving our mission as we reach more and more young
people.
KICK APPLICATION PROCESS
Please complete the KICK Application form and covering letter to send this to our HR Manager –
beccilee@kick.org.uk
Your covering letter should include the following areas and should clearly show how your skills and experience
meet the requirements for this post.
Aspirational - We believe in being aspirational towards our young people and in all that we do.
How are your skills and experience relevant to this post?
Compassionate – We believe in showing compassion to every young person we engage with.
Please tell us about your experiences as a Christian and how you have showed compassion within interactions
with children,, colleagues and key partners.
Excellence – We believe in thriving for excellence in every area of our work and learning.
Please tell us about your previous experience where you have shown excellence in your approach and execution
of projects or sessions.
Intentional Relationships – We believe in taking opportunities and making intentional relationships with both
young people and partners of Kick.
How are you suited to serving and developing the work of KICK?
Integrity – We strive to be a people of integrity in our actions and all our decision making.
What makes you stand out from others to make us bring you in for interview?
If you do have any questions, please connect beccilee@kick.org.uk
Kick London, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales no.48315
and a registered charity no.1100072
KICK JOB DESCRIPTION
Title:
Based in:
Hours of work: Full Time
KICK Mentor and Pupil Support Officer
Birmingham
Role purpose
To provide pupil support across the school both individually and collectively with a large focus on
mentoring students within the school environment. You will be able to:
· Deliver effective and relevant mentoring sessions to young people.
· Have an understanding of the issues that young people face.
· Engage well with young people with the ability to motivate and inspire.
· Manage case load of young people with an understanding of needs and
progress.
· Support the school within various areas to enrich the community and learning provision of
the school, such as attendance tracking, lunchtime cover and reading interventions.
· Achieve the vision of “Transforming young people’s lives by God’s love through Sport and
Support”.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
1. Collaborating with pastoral teams within the school to align the support provided to pupils.
2. Deliver relevant mentoring sessions on a one-to-one basis in order to support
students in a variety of areas such as self-esteem, managing feelings and empathy.
3. Have the ability to assess the performance of the children and the young people in line with
the schools policy and needs.
4. To be a role model to young people in terms of Sports and fitness, spiritual leadership and
pastoral care.
5. To develop skills and qualifications in mentoring and Christian ministry, to maximise the
effectiveness of KICK.
6. To run values based assemblies where requested.
7. Report weekly to the school around mentees needs, progress and goals.
8. Every member of the KICK staff team has a responsibility and role to play in protecting children
from harm within their working environment. This involves adhering to policy and legislation,
understanding of reporting channels and high standards of professionalism.
Person specification
General Characteristics
1. A committed Christian, in line with KICK’s Christian ethos.
2. A satisfactory enhanced DBS Disclosure.
3. Awareness of personal capability and effectiveness and the need for self-improvement.
4. A willingness to undertake tasks associated with sports/dance coaching e.g. setting up
equipment.
5. A willingness to travel to different locations where needed.
Kick London, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales no.48315
and a registered charity no.1100072
6. Punctuality and reliability.
7. As coaches are role models to the children and young people with whom we work, we expect
coaches to be of good character and have a positive and affirming attitude.
Abilities
1. To communicate with, and relate well to, children and young people.
2. To have good interpersonal skills; relates well to people within KICK, education, Churches and other
organisations.
3. To be able to understand and appreciate the values, concerns or feelings of others.
4. To identify and provide opportunities to enable other people to reach their full potential. This will include
young people, volunteers and those on work experience.
5. To be flexible and open minded in order to respond to changing needs or circumstances.
6. To be able to deliver quality results and outcomes in a professional manner.
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge and
• Knowledge of how to plan an engaging
• National Governing Body
Qualifications
sessions with young people.
• Knowledge of Safeguarding and
protecting children from harm.
• Awareness of Health and Safety issues.
• Knowledge of behaviour management
strategies.
qualification in
mentoring or supporting
young people.
• Health and safety
training.
• First Aid training.
Experience
• Experience of working with young
people.
• Experience of implementing effective
behaviour management strategies.
• A healthy and active lifestyle.
• Experience of delivering
Mentoring sessions in
Primary Schools or
Secondary Schools.
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Next Steps
1. Please send your CV and cover letter to beccilee@kick.org.uk
2. All applicants will undergo an identity check and DBS check as well as being required to provide two
references.
If you do have any questions regarding your chosen vacancy, please connect beccilee@kick.org.uk
Kick London, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales no.48315
and a registered charity no.1100072