Vacancies

Title:                      KICK Mentor

Based in:              Birmingham

Hours of work:    Part Time Positions Available (1-4 days)

 Role purpose

To deliver KICK Solutions Focused Mentoring sessions in, but not limited to, schools and community projects. Coaches 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 for different schools with an understanding of needs and progress.
• Deliver simple sport sessions when needed.
• Achieve the vision of “Transforming young people’s lives by God’s love through Sport and Support”.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

1. Develop relationships with schools and other sections of the community, to help in the set-up and running of Kick London in new areas.
2. Establish and run mentoring sessions in school and community projects (if applicable).
3. Report weekly to the school around mentees needs, progress and goals.
4. To be a role model to young people in terms of Sports skills, fitness, spiritual leadership and pastoral care.
5. 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 travel to different locations when required.
5. Punctuality and reliability.

Abilities

1. To have good interpersonal skills; relates well to people within Kick London, education, Churches and other organisations.
2. To be team oriented; co-operates in and is committed to team activities and decisions, working effectively in partnership with others.
3. To be able to understand and appreciate the values, concerns or feelings of others.
4. To have good communication skills; to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, both written and verbally (on one-to-one and one-to-many basis).
5. To identify and provide opportunities to enable other people to reach their full potential.
6. To be flexible and open minded in order to respond to changing needs or circumstances.
7. To be able to deliver quality results and outcomes in a professional manner.

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. 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 27,000 young people every week and come closer to achieving our mission as we reach more and more young people.

Next Steps

1. Please complete the KICK application form and cover letter and send this to beccilee@kick.org.uk
2. All applicants will undergo an identity check and DBS check as well as being required to provide 2 references.

If you have any questions regarding your chosen vacancy, please connect beccilee@kick.org.uk