Employability Mentor (REF 100)

Employability Mentor (REF 100)

Are you ready to inspire young people and help them to shape a successful future? 

We are looking for a passionate, high-energy Employability Mentor to join our Mentoring team. In this dynamic role, you will provide vital 1:1 support to a diverse caseload of young people aged 11–29. Your work will bridge the gap between early intervention – helping school-aged young people improve attendance, attainment and achievement – and robust employability coaching to help NEET young people to overcome challenges and transition into sustained education, employment or training

Sport 4 Life UK is driven by a set of values that define our mission:

• All that we do is focused on CHANGINGtheLIVESof young people.
• We are a TEAM
• QUALITYruns through the core of the organisation
• We do not stand still – we are a PROGRESSIVEorganisation

Ready to join our mission? Then here’s your chance to join us in shaping and supporting the next generation.

Job summary

Salary

£26,228

Contract type

Full-time

Number of vacancies

1

Start date

Immediate

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Application deadline

Friday 10th July 2026 (midnight)

Interview date

Monday 20th July 2026

Location

Sport 4 Life office (Jewellery Quarter)

Job description

• Target Demographics: Provide intense, outcome-focused 1:1 mentoring to a diverse caseload of disadvantaged, NEET, at risk and disengaged young people aged 11-29
• Early Intervention Support: Deliver 1:1 and small group based mentoring to secondary aged young people (11-16) in schools or community settings to improve attendance, academic attainment and overall attitude through life skills and resilience coaching
• Employability Support: Focus on NEET (not in education, employment or training) young people by delivering robust pre and post-employment support to address barriers to work
• Core Progression Goals: Guide young people towards sustainable outcomes, keeping a steady focus on helping them transition into long-term, sustainable education, employment or training

Person Specification

Essential

• Level 3 in Coaching & Mentoring (or equivalent)
• Relevant qualification in youth work, childcare support or information, advice & guidance (or equivalent)
• Evidence of CPD in the youth education sector
• 1+ years of experience working with young people who are EET, NEET or at risk of becoming NEET
• Proven track record of recruiting disadvantaged young people through referral partners and community settings
• Passion and enthusiasm for supporting young people
• High level of self-motivation, energy and determination
• Excellent organisational and IT skills
• Ability and confidence to work independently
• Polite, professional appearance and manner
• Valid fully enhanced DBS disclosure (to be carried out on conditional offer by Sport 4 Life UK)
• Clear evidence of commitment to Sport 4 Life UK’s vision

Desirable

• Specialist qualification or additional expertise (e.g. emotional wellbeing, mental health, employability, youth justice)
• Higher level qualification (e.g. JNC Youth Work degree, PGCE, PTTLS, NVQ IAG)
• Direct experience managing a caseload of young people
• Proven success delivering high quality client Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) and personal development support
• Interest in and passion for sport as a vehicle for change

We recognise the importance of diversity within our teams and are fully committed to embracing and maximising talents. See also our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement. We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments, where possible, to recruitment, workplaces and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, please contact us.

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Ready to apply?

Thank you for showing an interest in this role with Sport 4 Life UK. To apply, please tell us a little more about you and your skills.

As a business centred around team culture, people are always at the heart of everything we do. We believe in the richness of ideas and power of each other’s differences, and we’re striving to be an organisation packed full of people that are truly representative of the world that we live in. Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is more than a tick box.

We want to hire people, not statistics or stereotypes, who bring fresh ideas to our work and young people. For impartiality, our applications are divided into two sections. Both sections must be completed to successfully apply for this role.

• Part one:Questions about your experience and relevancy to the role – this excludes any personal information and is reviewed by the hiring manager.
• Part two:Contact information and legally required questions – this is reviewed by our HR team for legal reasons and isnotdisclosed to the hiring manager prior to the interview.