Job Description

Mentor is the UK’s authoritative voice in protecting children and young people from alcohol and drug harm, bridging the worlds of academic research, policy and on the ground practice. Our work is based on the best international scientific evidence, and is helping to create a future generation of confident young people equipped to thrive in the modern world.

The Early Help Model is an exciting national collaboration between Mentor, Grandparents Plus, the Child Bereavement Network and 4Children, which aims to enhance outcomes for children in kinship care by improving access to children's services, providing information and advice on family law, and addressing specific challenges for kinship carers raising teenagers. Mentor's role will be to develop and pilot a training package that enables professionals to understand the core issues and provide relevant support to kinship carers in England and Wales, drawing on our experience of supporting kinship carers in Scotland.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated professional to join our team and utilise Mentor's existing resources to design and pilot a new training package for stakeholders working with kinship carers and children in kinship care. The successful candidate will have experience of delivering training to a range of audiences; they will be analytical and resourceful; and they will be able thrive while working independently as part of a small team, as well as having the communication skills to liaise with partners and deliver training programmes.

This is a fixed 12-month contract. The role is part-time, 21 hours per week, based at Mentor's office in central London with occasional travel. The salary is £31,000 pro rata.

To apply please send a CV and cover letter by 12pm on Friday 1st May. Interviews will be held at our London office on Friday 8th May.